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The movie "Slumdog Millionaire," which just swept the Golden Globes this past weekend, has been a surprise hit here. Warners Brothers is hoping to capitalize on the popularity of that film and its Indian setting. The studio's releasing "Chandni Chowk to China" (opening January 16 at UltraStar Del Mar). It's going to open on more than 125 screens in more than 50 markets. That would make it the largest release of a Bollywood film in the United States. And to add to the cultural mix, it's also the first Bollywood production to film in China. (You can listen to my feature from The World on Public Radio International.)

A bio-pic about Harvey Milk proves timely, teenage vampires rule the box office, another Bond movie is in theaters and Danny Boyle tells the story of a plucky quiz-show contestant from India. Oh, and

A bio-pic about Harvey Milk proves timely, teenage vampires rule the box office, another Bond movie is in theaters and Danny Boyle tells the story of a plucky quiz-show contestant from India. Oh, and

Slumdog Millionaire

Behind the scenes manuevering in Loins of Punjab (Emerging Pictures)

Bollywood Starts Fad of Dancing on Top of Moving Trains!

French President Nicolas Sarkozy plans to reform public broadcasting to improve its service. Critics say his overhaul will return it to a state-run model from decades ago that had much less freedom and independence. Sarkozy says French public broadcasting is bloated and inefficient, and his changes will make it more competitive.

Fun is contagious. Okay that might not be a medical fact but if everyone on screen is having a blast, the mood can quickly spread to spectators in the theater. That seemed to be the case with last year's

Cloverfield

The appealing thing about Mike Myers and the comedy he writes is that it's basically good-natured -- dumb but good-natured. Think about Wayne Campbell or Austin Powers. They are goofy likable characters that never display any real mean-spiritedness. Even if they do lash out at someone, it's usually more silly than vicious. Myers' work falls into the pot comedy genre where even bad guys don't come across as that bad, and there's a loopy surreal quality to the comic world created.