Best of 2011 In Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 5, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 50/50, A Dangerous Method, A Separation, Academy Awards, Adam Stone, Albert Brooks, Alberto Iglesias, Alwin Kuchler, Andrew Lesnie, Andy Serkis, Anjelica Huston, Attack the Block, Beginners, Ben Kingsley, Berenice Bejo, best of, Best of 2011, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Reitzell, Bridesmaids, Bridget O'Connor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Carey Mulligan, Cate Blanchett, Certified Copy, Christopher Plummer, Corey Stoll, Dave Palmer, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Elle Fanning, Emmanuel Lubezki, Everything Must Go, Felicity Jones, Film, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Gore Verbinski, Hanna, Hans Zimmer, Hossein Amini, Howard Shore, Hoyte Van Hoytema, Hugo, Hunter McCracken, Janusz Kaminski, Jeff Nichols, Jessica Chastain, Joe Cornish, Joe Wright, Joel Edgerton, John Boyega, John Logan, John Williams, Jonathan Levine, Jonny Greenwood, Juliette Binoche, Keira Knightley, Kevin Spacey, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Wiig, Like Crazy, Lynne Ramsay, Manuel Alberto Claro, Margin, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Martin Scorsese, Melancholia, Melanie Laurent, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Giacchino, Michael Shannon, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Mike Mills, Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol, movies, Muppets, My Week With Marilyn, Newton Thomas Sigel, Nick Nolte, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscars, Patrick Doyle, Peter Straughan, Rango, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Rob Brydon, Robert Richardson, Roger Neill, Rooney Mara, Rory Kinnear, Ryan Gosling, Saoirse Ronan, Sareh Bayat, Seamus McGarvey, Shailene Woodley, Steven Price, Steven Spielberg, Super 8, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Adventures of Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Artist, The Chemical Brothers, The Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Guard, The Tree of Life, The Trip, Tilda Swinton, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hardy, Tom Hollander, Tomas Alfredson, War Horse, Warrior, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Will Ferrell, Woody Allen
The 2012 Academy Award Nominations: The Biggest Snubs and Biggest Surprises
• January 24, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Announcements, Awards Season, Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 2012 Academy Award nominations, 2012 Academy Awards, 2012 Oscar buzz, 2012 Oscar nominatons, 2012 Oscars, Academy Award nominations, Albert Brooks, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Demian Bichir, Drive, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Film, George Clooney, Hugo, Jean DuJardin, Jessica Chastain, Margin Call, Martin Scorsese, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, movies, Octavia Spencer, Oscar nominations, Rooney Mara, The Artist, The Help, The Tree of Life, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Viola Davis, War Horse, Woody Allen
The Golden Globes: Who Will Win (And Who Should Win)
• January 15, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Awards Season, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 2012 Golden Globes, 50/50, A Separation, Albert Brooks, Alexander Payne, American Horror Story, Amy Poehler, Angelina Jolie, Beginners, Berenice Bejo, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Boardwalk Empire, Boss, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Bret MacKenzie, Bryan Cranston, Christopher Plummer, Claire Danes, Downton Abbey, Drive, Elton John, Episodes, Game of Thrones, George Clooney, Gnomeo and Juliet, Golden Globe nominations, Golden Globes, HFPA, Hollywood Foreign Press, Homeland, Hugo, Idris Elba, In The Land Of Blood and Honey, Jean DuJardin, Jessica Chastain, Jessica Lange, John Williams, Kate Winslet, Kelsey Grammer, Luther, Madonna, Maggie Smith, Martin Scorsese, Matt LeBlanc, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Midnight in Paris, Mildred Pierce, Modern Family, Moneyball, My Week With Marilyn, New Girl, Octavia Spencer, Oscar buzz, Peter Dinklage, Rooney, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley, The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Guard, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Muppets, Tilda Swinton, Viola Davis, W.E., War Horse, We Need To Talk About Kevin, Woody Allen, Zooey Deschanel
The Descendants: Legacy and Fatherhood on the Hawaiian Islands
• November 18, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: George Clooney, Academy Awards, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, The Descendants, Hawaii, Kauai, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Robert Forster, Beau Bridges, Nick Krause, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer, Shailene Woodley topless
The Ides of March: Clooney’s Perfectly Timed Cynicism Bomb
• October 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Evan Rachel Wood, Farragut North, Film, films, George Clooney, Gregory Itzin, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle, John Edwards, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella, movies, Obama, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman, politics, Ryan Gosling, Shepard Fairey, The Ides of March
The American: Unlike Most Americans, This One is Quiet and Patient
• September 24, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: A Very Private Gentleman, Anton Corbijn, Control, George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Martin Booth, Paolo Bonacelli, The American, Thekla Reuten, Violante Placido
Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 20, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: (Untitled), 2012, 500 Days of Summer, 9, A Serious Man, Adam, Adrian Younge, Adventureland, Alexandre Desplat, Alfred Molina, Amy Adams, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Anthony Mackie, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Avatar, Away We Go, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Black Dynamite, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Carey Mulligan, Carter Burwell, Catherine DiNapoli, Chris Miller, Christoph Waltz, Clifton Collins Jr., Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Crazy Heart, David Yates, Dion Beebe, District 9, Duncan Jones, Emily Blunt, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Greg Mottola, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hugh Dancy, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, In The Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Jackie Earle Haley, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Joel Coen, Jonathan Parker, Julie & Julia, Karen O., Kathryn Bigelow, Knowing, Lance Acord, Larry Fong, Lily Cole, Marion Cotillard, Mark Isham, Marley Shelton, Marvin Hamlisch, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael H. Weber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monsters vs. Aliens, Moon, Nathan Johnson, Naturi Naughton, Neill Blomkamp, Nicola Pecorini, Nicolas Cage, Nine, Notorious, Penelope Cruz, Pete Docter, Peter Capaldi, Phil Lord, Ponyo, Precious, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Richardson, Robin Williams, Roger Deakins, Rose Byrne, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Sandra Bullock, Saoirse Ronan, Scott Neustadter, Scott Z. Burns, Sharlito Copley, Sheldon Turner, Sherlock Holmes, Spike Jonze, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, Stephen Bruton, Steve Yedlin, Sunshine Cleaning, T-Bone Burnett, Terminator: Salvation, Terry Gilliam, The Blind Side, The Brothers Bloom, The Hurt Locker, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Informant, The Lovely Bones, The Princess and the Frog, The Time Traveler's Wife, Thomas McCarthy, Tom Hollander, Tom Waits, Trent Opaloch, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Watchmen, Where the Wild Things Are, World's Greatest Dad, Zombieland
The 2010 Oscar Nominations, and My Thoughts
• February 2, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2010 Academy Award nominations, 2010 Oscar nominations, A Matter of Loaf and Death, A Serious Man, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Ajami, Alan Rankin, Alessandro Camon, Alexandre Desplat, An Education, Anastasia Masaro, Andrew R. Jones, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Anna Kendrick, Armando Iannucci, Avatar, Barry Ackroyd, Bob Murawski, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Buck Sanders, Burma VJ, Burt Dalton, Carey Mulligan, Caroline Smith, Catherine Leterrier, Chris Innis, Christian Berger, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Boyes, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Colleen Atwood, Coraline, Dan Kaufman, Dave Warren, District 9, El Secreto de sus Ojos, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Food Inc., Gabourney Sibide, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Fletcher, Geoffrey Patterson, George Clooney, Gordon Sim, Greg P. Russell, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Hans Zimmer, Helen Mirren, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Horner, Janet Patterson, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Armstrong, Joe Klotz, Joe Letteri, Joel Coen, John Myhre, John Refoua, Julian Clarke, Kathryn Bigelow, Katie Spencer, Kim Sinclair, Lee Daniels, Maggie Gray, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marco Beltrami, Mark Boal, Mark Stoeckinger, Mark Ulano, Matt Aitken, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael Jackson, Michael Minkler, Michael Silvers, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monique Prudhomme, Morgan Freeman, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Hornby, Nick Park, Oren Moverman, Oscar nominations, Oscars, Paris 36, Patrice Vermette, Paul Kavanaugh, Paul N. J. Ottonson, Penelope Cruz, Peter Devlin, Peter Docter, Peter Muyzers, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Beckett, Richard Baneham, Rick Carter, Robert Habros, Robert Richardson, Robert Stromberg, Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Sally Menke, Sandra Bullock, Sandy Powell, Sarah Greenwood, Sheldon Turner, Simon Blackwell, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Rivkin, Stephen Rosenbaum, T-Bone Burnett, Terri Tatchell, The Blind Side, The Cove, The Hurt Locker, The Milk of Sorrow, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, The White Ribbon, Tom McCarthy, Tom Myers, Tony Johnson, Tony Lamberti, Tony Roche, Un Prophete, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Which Way Home, Woody Harrelson, Wylie Stateman
My Predictions of the 2010 Oscar Nominations
• February 2, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2010, 2010 Academy Award nominations, 2010 Academy Awards, 2010 Oscar nominations, 2010 Oscars, 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, An Education, Armando Iannucci, Avatar, Best Actor, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Bob Peterson, Carey Mulligan, Christian McKay, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, District 9, Emily Blunt, Ethan Coen, Gabourney Sibide, Geoffrey Fletcher, George Clooney, Helen Mirren, In The Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Invictus, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Joel Coen, Jule & Julia, Julianne Moore, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Matt Damon, Me and Orson Welles, Meryl Streep, Michael H. Weber, Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Hornby, Oscar nominations, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Pete Docter, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock, Scott Cooper, Scott Neustadter, Sheldon Turner, Stanley Tucci, Terri Tatchell, The Blind Side, The Hurt Locker, The Informant, The Last Station, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Young Victoria, Up, Up In The Air, Woody Harrelson
Up In The Air: A First-Class Film
• December 29, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards, Amy Morton, Anna Kendrick, Danny McBride, George Clooney, J.K. Simmons, Jason Bateman, Jason Reitman, JK Simmons, Juno, Melanie Lynskey, Natalie Keener, Oscar buzz, Ryan Bingham, Sam Elliott, Sheldon Turner, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Walter Kim, Zach Galifianakis
