‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director Danny Boyle brings urban style to Aron Ralston’s story in ‘127 Hours’

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ director Danny Boyle brings urban style to Aron Ralston’s story in ‘127 Hours’
By Steve Persall, Times Film Critic Friday, November 19, 2010 After winning an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire , Danny Boyle could pick any followup project he wished. 127 Hours, which opens Wednesday in Tampa Bay area theaters, wasn’t a likely choice for a self-described “urban director.” Unlike Slumdog , with its shots of the teeming streets of Mumbai, 127 Hours is essentially a one-man show …
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Outside the Law
Recommended On a hot Algerian day in 1925, a local elder went to the home of one of his neighbors and told him that his land was being claimed by a colonial French diplomat. He and his family would have to find somewhere else to live. Twenty years later, on the day France celebrated the end of World War II, the Algerians took to the streets to march for their own desired independence …
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Community Calendar
Franklin Park Herald-Journal with news of Northlake welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678 or by mail to: Pioneer …
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