As many of you know, India is hap-hap-happy about the multiple nominations for Slumdog Millionaire. Despite Jan Wahl's review* it's supposed to be a fantastic film and regrettably haven't seen it yet. Sure, we could post about Ben Burtt and Randy Thom all day, but rarely do we get to hear about sound designers off U.S. shores, so here's an interview with Resul Pookutty's where India seems to be about at lea ts 25-30 years on set:

“More than recording the sound, I always endeavour to design a sound that suits the correct ambiance. I am doing sync sound, which is new in Indian cinema.”

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*Jan Wahl is an SF Bay Area music critic who rates her movies with hideous looking hats. OK, we all need a schtick. But she also has a panache for rating popular movies as "disturbing" and "disgusting" and that being the basis of the whole film and her review. This has lead to The Dark Night (rated 1 less hat than Mama Mia!), Slumdog Millionaire, and in famous pan of No Country for Old Men to be nominated or win Oscars. If you prefer more intelligent reviews in the SF Bay Area, stick with Mick LaSalle.