Tuesday, 21 December 2010

Xmas Task #4

Additional Web Research

A-level Media Sites - research
Media Magazine
MediaEdu

Broadsheet Newspaper sites
Media Guardian
- Dev Patel Attacks Hollywood about the lack of roles for south asian Actors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/aug/11/dev-patel-asian-roles-slumdog?INTCMP=SRCH
Slumdog Millionaire and Last Airbender star says he has struggled to find work beyond stereotypical roles of terrorists, taxi drivers and geeks
- Advertisers discriminate against Ethnic Minorities
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/dec/04/mondaymediasection32?INTCMP=SRCH
Independent Media
- Christmas Animation for Bollywood
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/bollywood-hopes-christmas-animation-is-a-draw-for-audiences-2168547.html#



Media education sites
Mcs
Media Literacy
Film Education
Screen Online
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/521352/credits.html
Goodness Gracious Me 1998


Film Review sites
IMDb -
Slumdog Millionaire
Ratings 8.3 out of 10
Won 8 Oscars and was nominated for over 100 other awards
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/
Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay
Rated 6.7 out of 10
Won the best comedy TV Spot award.
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0481536/

Rotten tomatoes
Slumdog Millionaire - Reviews
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slumdog_millionaire/
Kal Penn
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/kal_penn/biography.php


Film Magazines
Sight and sound
Guardian Film
Katrina Kaif: How Bollywood fell in love with a British unknown
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/dec/19/bollywood-belly-dance-british-star?INTCMP=SRCH
Bachchan and Khan head Indian player list
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2003/dec/03/bollywood.news?INTCMP=SRCH
Go south and east, Hollywood
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2009/dec/22/south-and-east-asian-actors?INTCMP=SRCH
South and east Asian actors may be enjoying higher profiles in the US on the small screen, but in mainstream films they haven't moved far away from comedy sidekicks and stereotypes
Slumdog Millionaire - Overview
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/movie/126911/slumdog-millionaire
English is Recast in Indian Films
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/oct/17/bollywood-english?INTCMP=SRCH
The lure of new markets and a healthy appetite at home for controversial storylines are prompting Bollywood to turn from song and dance to dialogue with global appeal, reports Randeep Ramesh
Bollywood aims for Hollywood
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/jul/02/film.india?INTCMP=SRCH
Empire

Wikipedia

Google scholars

Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsf5VW7ZhQg&feature=related




The film won eight Oscars out of 10 nominations in every conceivable category," he says. "Every category that is, except for acting ones." Which might have been a much stronger point were he not using Dev Patel and Freida Pinto

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