Slumdog's Oscar Journey - Behind the Scenes #5

MovieSet’s film insiders have gone behind the scenes again to bring you the latest in movie news. In this web-i-sode Shaun and Eric talk about the big Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire and challenge each other in a ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ type quiz as well as showing exclusive footage in Slumdog’s Oscar Journey - Behind the Scenes #5.They also chime in about favorite flicks by Slumdog’s Director Danny Boyle including Trainspotting and 28 Days Later. This year, the director and his colleagues managed to score 8 of the coveted statuettes in categories like Best Picture and Director. For a full list of Slumdog Millionaire’s wins, check out the official Academy Awards list.Next up, they discuss comeback-kid Mickey Rourke and Marrisa Tomei’s performances in The Wrestler. Although they didn’t win an Academy Award, were both nominated for best acting awards. The duo explores the preparation involved in the fighting scenes with clips you didn’t see in theaters and talk about the rigorous training Rourke underwent for the role.Then an interview with Milk producer Bruce Cohen discusses Harvey Milk’s emergence as an activist in the Castro district of San Francisco. Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black also won an award for Best Original Screenplay and Sean Penn scored Best Actor for playing Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician in the USA in Director Gus Van Sant’s explores the shock and triumph in California with Proposition 6.Do you use Facebook? We thought so. MovieSet is releasing a “MovieSet Insider” trivia application to test your knowledge with answers provided by the people who make the films in video clips. Be sure to check it out here and add it to your page for the hottest news {coming soon}.Subscribe to Behind the Scenes in iTunes.