Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 2012, 2012 in film, 2012 in movies, 21 Jump Street, Aksel Hennie, Alan Silvestri, Alexandre Desplat, Alicia Vikander, Amour, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Argo, Aubrey Plaza, Ava DuVernay, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Benoit Delhomme, best of 2012, best of 2012 in film, Caroline Champetier de Ribes, Celeste & Jesse Forever, Chris Butler, Christopher Walken, chronicle, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Cosmopolis, Dan Romer, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, Dario Marianelli, Dariusz Wolski, David Cronenberg, Denis Lavant, Drew Goddard, Dwight Henry, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Emily Blunt, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, Ezra Miller, Fred Avril, Gina Gershon, Headhunters, Helen Hunt, Henry Jackman, Holy Motors, Janusz Kaminski, Jason Clarke, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, Jon Brion, Joss Whedon, Kara Hayward, Kathryn Bigelow, Keira Knightley, Killer Joe, Kristen Stewart, Lana Wachowski, Lawless, Leos Carax, Les Miserables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Logan Lerman, Looper, Lorraine Toussaint, Magnus Borjeson, Marc Streitenfeld, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Mark Ruffalo, Martin McDonagh, Michael Fassbender, Middle of Nowhere, Mihai Malaimare Jr., Moonrise Kingdom, Nick Cave, On The Road, Paranorman, Patrick Doyle, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prometheus, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rashida Jones, Rian Johnson, Robert Pattinson, Robert Yeoman, Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sally Field, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Barks, Seamus McGarvey, Seven Psychopaths, Six Drummers, Skyfall, Sound of Noise, Stephen Chbosky, Steve Yedlin, Steven Spielberg, Suraj Sharma, The Avengers, The Cabin In The Woods, The Grey, The Hobbit, The hunger Games, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Sessions, The Wachowskis, Tom Hardy, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Warren Ellis, Warren Ellis and Nick Cave, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Yves Cape, Zero Dark Thirty
Best of 2010 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• January 30, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, A Prophet, A.R. Rahman, Aaron Eckhart, Aaron Sorkin, Adam Kimmel, Alexandre Desplat, Andrew Garfield, Angelina Jolie, Animal Kingdom, Anne Rosselini, Another Year, Anthony Dod Mantle, Anton Sanko, Armie Hammer, Ben Mendensohl, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Director, best films of 2010, best movies of 2010, best of 2010, Best Original Score, best performances of 2010, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Black Swan, Blake Lively, Blue Valentine, Boon Jong-Ho, Carey Mulligan, Chloe Moretz, Chris Morris, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Cyrus, Daft Punk, Dale Dickey, Danny Boyle, David Seidler, Debra Granik, Edgar Wright, Enrique Chediak, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Four Lions, Freida Pinto, Geoffrey Rush, Glenn Ficarra, Greig Fraser, Hailee Steinfeld, Hans Zimmer, Helena Bonham Carter, Hong Kyung-Pyo, How To Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Jacki Weaver, Jacques Audiard, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Armstrong, Jesse Eisenberg, Jim Carrey, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, John Powell, John Requa, Kavyan Novak, Kim Hye-Ja, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lee Unkrich, Lesley Manville, Let Me In, Lucien Castaing-Taylor, Marion Cotillard, Mark Romanek, Melissa Leo, Michael Arndt, Michael Bacall, Michael Giacchino, Michael McDonough, Michelle Williams, Mike Leigh, Morning Glory, Mother, Natalie Portman, Never Let Me Go, Niels Arestrup, Nigel Godrich, Olivia Williams, Pawel Edelman, Rabbit Hole, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Portman, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Riz Ahmed, Robert Richardson, Roger Deakins, Roman Polanski, Ruth Sheen, Ryan Gosling, Salt, Sam Bain, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shutter Island, Simon Beaufoy, Simon Blackwell, Stephane Fontaine, Sweetgrass, Tahar Rahim, Tangled, Terribly Happy, The Coen Brothers, The Fighter, The Karate Kid, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Town, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Tron: Legacy, True Grit, Un Prophete, Winter's Bone, Won Bin, You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
My Predictions of the 2011 Oscar Nominations
• January 23, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 82nd Academy Awards, A.R. Rahman, Academy Award nominations 2011, Academy Awards 2011, Alexandre Desplat, Alice in Wonderland, Amy Adams, Andrew Garfield, Animal Kingdom, Annette Bening, Another Year, BAFTA, Barbara Hershey, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Editing, Best Feature-Length Documentary, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Visual Effects, Black Swan, Blue Valentine, Burlesque, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Client 9, Colin Firth, Danny Elfman, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, David O. Russell, Despicable Me, Diane Warren, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Geoffrey Rush, Get Low, Hailee Steinfeld, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Helena Bonham Carter, How To Train Your Dragon, I See The Light, If I Rise, Inception, Inside Job, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Eisenberg, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, John Powell, Julianne Moore, Made in Dagenham, Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Mila Kunis, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscar nominations 2011, Oscar Predictions, Oscar predictions 2011, Oscars 2011, Rabbit Hole, Restrepo, Robert Duvall, Roderick Jaynes, Ryan Gosling, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shine, Shutter Island, Tangled, The Coen Brothers, The Fighter, The Illusionist, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Tillman Story, The Town, The Wolfman, Tom Hooper, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Tron: Legacy, True Grit, Upset special, Vincent Cassel, Waiting For Superman, We Belong Together, Winter's Bone, You Haven't Seen The Last of Me Yet
Why The Golden Globes Are A Sad Joke
• December 14, 2010 • 5 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 2010 nominations, 2010 nominees, Aaron Johnson, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, Alice in Wonderland, Andrew Garfield, Angelina Jolie, Animated film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Animated Film, Best Comedy, Best Drama, Best Picture, Black Swan, Breaking Bad, Burlesque, Cher, Chris Colfer, Christina Aguilera, Cyrus, Danny Boyle, Danny Elfman, Dinner For Shmucks, Eli Wallach, Ewan MacGregor, Four Lions, Glee, Golden Globe nominations, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2010, Golden Globes nominees, Gordon Gekko, Helen Mirren, HFPA, Hitchcock, Hollywood Foreign Press, How To Train Your Dragon, I Love You Phillip Morris, Inception, Iron Man 2, It's Kind Of A Funny Story, James Franco, Jane Lynch, Jim Carrey, John C. Reilly, John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, Kick-Ass, Knight and Day, Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Michael Cera, Michael Douglas, Never Let Me Go, nominations, nominees, Olivia Williams, Oscar buzz, Oscars, Pierce Brosnan, RED, Riz Ahmed, Robert Downey Jr., Rotten Tomatoes, sad joke, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, Shutter Island, Slumdog Millionaire, Steve Carell, Tangled, The Fighter, The Ghost Writer, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Other Guy, The Other Guys, The Social Network, The Tourist, The Town, The Walking Dead, The Wire, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Toy Story 3, Ty Burrell, Wall Street 2, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Will Ferrell, Youth in Revolt, Zach Galifianakis
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
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