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Opinion: How About a Little Respect for Hollywood Screenwriters?

The Oscars are coming! While the usual pundits are busy sharpening their predictions and betting on the biggies -- best actor, best director, best picture -- I would like to say a word for the oft-forgotten writing nominations. Scripts are the seeds of thought that movies grow from. Not many films get made without them...

How to Amputate Your Own Arm Like Aron Ralston in '127 Hours'

(Aug. 26) -- In "127 Hours," the new film by Danny Boyle, James Franco plays Aron Ralston, the mountaineer who (SPOILER ALERT!) was forced to amputate his own arm after he got it trapped between a fallen boulder and a sandstone wall while solo-climbing a Utah canyon back in '03. Watch more YouTube videos on AOL...

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06/02/12 No Boyle for 'Slumdog' musical Source: United Press International (UPI) The producer of "'Slumdog Millionaire" is going ahead with plans to create a musical of the movie without British director Danny Boyle.
06/01/12 Fight Over 'Slumdog Millionaire' Musical Heats Up... Source: The Hollywood Reporter An executive producer for 2008's Slumdog Millionaire , which picked up a slew of Oscars including best director for Danny Boyle , intends to go forth on a stage version -- without the creative input of Boyle and others who worked on the film.
05/31/12 Danny Boyle out of 'Slumdog Millionaire' musical,... Source: Digital Spy Slumdog Millionaire is set to be adapted into a musical reportedly without input from its Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle.
05/29/12 Danny Boyle's Olympics Ceremony Inspired By... Source: The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Filmmaker Danny Boyle borrowed ideas from Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein when drawing up plans for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London this summer.
05/21/12 Weekend News: Boyle Drops âSlumdog' Musical; Disney... Source: Backstage.com Director Danny Boyle has reportedly backed out of negotiations to adapt "Slumdog Millionaire" into a stage musical, which was originally slated to debut in London's West End in 2013.

Background on danny boyle

Daniel "Danny" Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his work on films such as Slumdog Millionaire, Shallow Grave, 127 Hours, 28 Days Later, Sunshine and Trainspotting.

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