Danny Boyle Articles

James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours Tony Goldwyn-Hilary Swank’s CONVICTION, Bruce Willis-Helen Mirren-Morgan Freeman’s RED: Low Drop-Off Rates At only 4 locations, Danny Boyle’s self-mutilation (or rather, "survival of the human spirit") drama 127 Hours, starring James Franco, pulled in $266k for an outstanding $66,500 per venue (this year, second only to The Kids Are All Right’s $70,282 average at [...]

Zach Galifianakis, Robert Downey Jr in Todd Phillips‘ Due Date As expected, Dreamworks/Paramount’s animated 3D feature Megamind, featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, and Brad Pitt, ruled North America’s box office on Friday, Nov. 5, collecting $12.5m at 3,944 theaters according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Megamind’s per-theater average was a solid, though considering 3D/IMAX surcharges, hardly earth-shattering $3,169. Also [...]

Janus Metz’s Armadillo Janus Metz’s ARMADILLO Wins Best Documentary at 2010 BFI London Film Festival Broadcaster and journalist Sue Perkins hosted the awards ceremony of the 54th BFI London Film Festival awards. Guests at the 2010 London Festival awards ceremony included Danny Boyle, whose 127 Hours is the festival’s closing-night gala presentation, Greg Dyke, John Hurt, Joanne Froggatt, Richard Ayoade, Craig Roberts, Joanna Hogg, Sue [...]

Manjinder Virk as Lorraine Dunbar in Clio Barnard’s The Arbor BFI London Film Festival 2010 Best Film: HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER The 2010 BFI London Film Festival’s Grierson Award for Best Documentary went to Janus Metz’s Afghanistan War-set Armadillo, which became a cause célèbre in its native Denmark as it exposes the brutal, inhuman side of not only the war itself but of the [...]