At Sundance, ‘Slumdog’ Casts a Long Shadow

At Sundance, ‘Slumdog’ Casts a Long Shadow - NYTimes.com

This year’s award-circuit darling, “Slumdog Millionaire,” may not be a Sundance movie in the clinical sense, but in terms of aesthetic and appeal it hits all the buttons with its innovative shooting style, a cast of nobodies and a backdrop in India. Audiences who are now walking past all manner of studio fare and lining up for this film could not be blamed for wondering, “Why aren’t there more movies like this?”