"Let it be known from this day forth, the Olympic movement has seen the creation of the first 'rock 'n' roll' Games, and London 2012 will be remembered for all time as the venue of its birth."
He's brought bloodthirsty zombies, squalid junkies and murderous housemates to life on the big screen, but faced the toughest task of his career at London 2012: bringing boogying nurses, bucolic scenes and butterflies on bicycles to a worldwide audience of a billion people.
Watch a time lapse film of how a run-down area was transformed into an Olympic arena ahead of the grand opening ceremony.
Few shows can claim such an audience. As the dramatic spectacle of the Olympics Games opening ceremony in London unfolds Friday night, millions of people around the world will be glued to their television sets.
The opening ceremony for the 2012 Olympic Games has been shrouded in mystery, with director Danny Boyle keen to keep any details of the $42 million spectacle under wraps. However despite acknowledging that the Internet and social media make it too tempting for people to keep a secret and that spoilers are now part of "the modern world," Boyle graciously invited 60,000 fans to witness a rehearsal of the ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London, days before the actual event, asking them to not tweet photos and suggesting the hashtag #savethesurprise.
She claims it "had nothing to do with the film," but isn't the first to get sick during the intense viewing
"Rolling Stone" movie critic Peter Travers says "127 Hours" is one of the best pictures of the year.
Clint Eastwood gets metaphysical, Nicole Kidman and Winona Ryder shine (again), and there's humor to be found in self-amputation
"Some things you see once and remember forever." According to the series of sponsors' messages that preceded each and every screening at North America's biggest annual movie showcase, the Toronto International Film Festival, these unforgettable moments include Janet Leigh in the shower, the robotic skeleton lurking beneath Arnold Schwarzenegger's skin and Sharon Stone uncrossing her legs ... selections that strip cinema right down to its roots in the peep show.
"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle once told me you have three minutes to announce your intentions, to make your mark at the start of your movie. Nimrod Antal's "Predators" doesn't take three seconds: A face in close-up, screaming into the wind, and then -- in long shot -- the body in free fall, a man desperately fumbling to release his parachute before crashing through the jungle canopy below.
British director Danny Boyle, who won an Oscar for his movie "Slumdog Millionaire," has been named artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony, the organizing committee announced Thursday.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites stars to join its ranks
Rubina Ali's autobiography, Slumdog Dreaming, hits stores July 16
A separate trust for the film's two child stars was also created for education and housing
On Sunday night, Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali were in Hollywood, California, getting celebrity treatment as eight Oscars were awarded to the movie they starred in, "Slumdog Millionaire."
Indian authorities are moving the youngsters from Mumbai slums to new residences
The children in their party outfits on the red carpet were in full agreement with the woman in the middle of the slum: "It's unbelievable!"
A big night in India after 'Slumdog Millionaire' wins at the Oscars. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
Years from now it may be a trivia question on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire."
Kate Winslet, Sean Penn take top honors; Heath Ledger, Penélope Cruz also win
"Slumdog Millionaire," the little film about a poverty-raised teaboy who goes on a game show as a way to find his lost love, won best picture Sunday night, earning a total of eight Oscars at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
Greg Cannom. Remember that name.
As the clock ticks down to the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, audiences could be forgiven for losing interest. On the face of it, apart from Hugh Jackman hosting, this year's Oscars doesn't look like it will offer many thrills.
Slumdog, Rourke and Winslet and favored, but there is a spoiler
"Benjamin Button" received more life, but Batman ended up in the dark.
Actor Anil Kapoor talks to CNN's Mallika Kapur about starring in "Slumdog Millionaire".
CNN's Kareen Wynter takes a look at today's Academy Award nominations.
The first round of voting is over, and the nominations are in. But in this election, there will be no debating between the nominees, and campaigning will be restricted to photo spreads, red-carpet interviews and the Hollywood cocktail party circuit.
Despite the rain, "Slumdog Millionaire" shone brightly at the British Academy Awards Sunday, scooping a clutch of honors.
"Slumdog Millionaire" stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and director Danny Boyle on the red carpet.
The two youngest stars in "Slumdog Millionaire" will get "a substantial sum of money" that would "change their lives for the better" when they turn 18, but only if they stay in school, director Danny Boyle told CNN.
Controversy erupts over the Oscar fave's real-life impoverished Indian kids
In the U.S., the film "Slumdog Millionaire" barely escaped going straight to video before it caught the eye of moviegoers and critics alike, becoming a sleeper hit and best picture nominee. It's viewed by many observers as the film to beat at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
"Slumdog Millionaire" bags ten Oscar nods as it premieres in Mumbai, India. CNN's Mallika Kapur reports.
"It's just amazing," leading man Dev Patel says of the film's 10 nominations
It was a night for underdogs at the Golden Globes -- and a particularly rich one for the biggest underdog of them all, "Slumdog Millionaire."
After a year out of the award show spotlight, the stars return! Kareen Wynter reports.
The casting director of "Slumdog Millionaire" credited the director's risky decision to have actors speak Hindi through much of the film for making it "real to the core."
"Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Bolye talks about the inspiration behind his Golden Globe-winning film.
Screening Room Xtra rolls out the red carpet for the Golden Globes with a look at the contenders, including Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire."
It was the stench. That was what really hit Danny Boyle the first time he went into a slum in India.
Looking back, I find I've written more than 350 film reviews over the past 12 months. That's a lot of time sitting in the dark, especially when you're challenged to whittle them all down to the best 20 hours or so for the annual top 10 list.
On November 26, Danny Boyle had a few hours to spare. He was at a film festival in Wales, in between screenings of his rags-to-riches drama "Slumdog Millionaire," so he decided to switch off his cell phone and go to the movies.
AOL's Russ Leatherman previews the new films: 'Quantum of Solace' and 'Slumdog Millionaire.'
The holiday movie season is a chance to see old friends and make new ones.
In "Slumdog Millionaire," directed by the whiz-bang fabulist Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "Sunshine"), Jamal (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old Indian orphan who has spent his life scavenging on the streets, lands as a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," and he wins -- big.
As North America's most sprawling film fest wraps up, a few movies deserve to be saluted -- and swatted
After a slow start, the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival kicked into life about 6:20 p.m. Sunday when a little Indian boy took a deep breath and plunged into an outdoor cesspit to secure the autograph of his favorite movie star.
"28 Days Later," a zombie movie on speed, pictured the United Kingdom as a desolate wasteland just a month after a homicidal virus ("Rage") entered the general population.
Some years ago at the Cannes film festival, I watched Bruce Willis toss Planet Hollywood T-shirts to a crowd and bad-mouth France. Turns out he was backing the wrong horse.
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