A belated Yay!  Slumdog Millionaire did well at the Oscars.  Based on a novel, it truly is a writer’s kind of movie. [See my earlier post for a review ... Jan. 29th. ]

8 awards, all the major ones: best picture, directing, adapted screenplay, original score, film editing, original song, sound mixing and cinematography.

It just goes to prove that the public still loves a rags to riches story.

The film is based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, which is available in two tie-in versions, Slumdog Millionaire (Scribner, $15, 9781439136652/1439136653) and Q&A (Scribner, $15, 9780743267489/ 0743267486). Also available: Slumdog Millionaire: The Shooting Script (Newmarket Press, $19.95, 9781557048363/1557048363).

Enjoy,

Shutta