Slumdog Millionaire Backlash Refuses to Die
You'd think a post-'Slumdog' payday would be nice, but you'd be wrong.
Posted 03/26/09 in Daily Intel
The Rage of the Never Rich
Citigroup to Lay Off 65 Office Cleaners
Sorry, guys! Citi blew all of its budget this year making millionaires more millionaire-y! Good luck feeding your kids, though.
The Bagger Bags Bale
David Carr's got a theory on why Christian Bale growled so much in 'The Dark Knight'.
Posted 01/29/09 in Vulture
Backlash to the Backlash
Slumdog Filmmakers Strike Back
With ten Oscars on the line, Danny Boyle has released a statement rebutting charges of exploitation that appeared in Tuesday's 'Telegraph.'
Posted 01/06/09 in Vulture
Friends In Low Places
With Friends Like These, Ben Lyons Needs More Friends
Or, one man's largely ineloquent quest to rush to the defense of Ben Lyons.
Ben Lyons Earns Title As America’s Most Hated Film Critic
According to one of his critics, he "crystallizes everything that's wrong with American pop culture."
Early Negative Reaction to G.I. Joe Teaser Gives Paramount the Jitters
Yet another instance of bloggers ruining everything.
Key Twilight 2 Constituents Attempt to Curb Fan Backlash
'Twilight' creator Stephenie Meyer rushes to 'New Moon' director Chris Weitz's defense.
A Best Picture Contender’s Guide to Running Against Slumdog Millionaire
Now that the underdog is the odds-on favorite, we've drafted a list of anti-'Slumdog' talking points that might be helpful to publicists running rival Oscar campaigns.
Nicole Kidman Harangued by Unruly Facebookers
An increasing number of Facebook users are asking themselves "Am I Taking Crazy Pills or is Nicole Kidman the Worst Actress in the World?"
Annie Leibovitz: Miley’s Audience Wasn’t Ready for That ‘Vanity Fair’ Picture
"She was ready to take that picture and her audience was not. Maybe she shouldn't have posed for 'Vanity Fair.'"
Closing Ceremony Takes the Bloom Off Zhang Yimou, Jimmy Page
The closing Ceremony included little that we couldn't have thought up if someone gave us millions of dollars, thousands of people, and terrible taste.
Will the Opening Ceremony Fakery Never End? Adorable Moppet Was Lip-Syncing
'I am proud to have been chosen to sing at all,' says plucky little Yang Peiyi.
Did ‘Breaking Dawn’ Ruin the Twilight Series?
Angry superfans are already returning their books to bookstores, apparently.
‘Iron Man’: A Dissenting View on Robert Downey Jr.
Having an effeminate roué like Robert Downey Jr. play Tony Stark is actually the most subversive thing that's ever been done in a comic-book movie — and not in a good way.
Will Charges of Inaccuracy Bring Down ‘Bringing Down the House’?
Ben Mezrich's MIT card-counting thriller is now the latest nonfiction book to come under scrutiny by people who think "nonfiction" means "true."
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