Mini-Reviews: Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, The Counselor
• November 6, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Bad Grandpa, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Cameron Diaz car, Cormac McCarthy, criticism, Film, films, Goran Visnjic, Jackass, Jackass Presents Bad Grandpa, Javier Bardem, Johnny Knoxville, Michael Fassbender, movie, movies, Penelope Cruz, review, reviews, Ridley Scott, The Counselor
Mini-Reviews: World War Z, Monsters University
• July 10, 2013 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alfred Molina, Aubrey Plaza, Bill Hader, Billy Crystal, Bobby Moynihan, Bonnie Hunt, Brad Pitt, Charlie Day, Damon Lindelof, Daniella Kertesz, Dave Foley, David Morse, Dean Hardscrabble, Fana Mokoena, Film, Helen Mirren, James Badge Dale, James Sullivan, John Goodman, John Krasinski, John Ratzenberger, Marc Forster, Matthew Fox, Mike Wazowski, Mireille Enos, Monsters University, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Pierfrancesco Favino, Pixar, prequel, prequels, Ruth Negga, Sean Hayes, Steve Buscemi, The Internship, Tyler Labine, World War Z, zombies
Killing Them Softly: Nothing Done Softly In This Messy Misfire
• December 2, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Andrew Dominik, Ben Mendelsohn, Brad Pitt, Bush, Cogan's Trade, Jackie Cogan, James Gandolfini, Killing Them Softly, McCain, New Orleans, Ray Liotta, Richard Jenkins, Scoot McNairy, The Assassination of Jesse James
Best of 2011 In Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 5, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews, Listmania
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 • 3 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
Moneyball: No More Than A Solid Double
• September 22, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Art Howe, baseball, baseball movies, Bennett Miller, Billy Beane, Brad Pitt, Chad Bradford, Chris Pratt, David Justice, Film, Jonah Hill, Miguel Tejada, Moneyball, movies, Oakland A's, Oakland Athletics, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Scott Hatteberg, Stephen Bishop
The Tree of Life: Part Maddening, Part Genius, All Important
• June 28, 2011 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Badlands, Brad Pitt, creationism, dinosaurs, Fiona Shaw, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, the big bang, The Tree of Life, Tree of Life
Inglourious Basterds: A Mixed Bloody Bag of Violence and Dialogue
• August 21, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adolf Hitler, Aldo Raine, B.J. Novak, Basterds, Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, David Bowie, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Fredrick Zoller, Hans Landa, Inglorious Bastards, Inglorious Basterds, Inglourious Basterds, Julie Dreyfus, Kill Bill, Melanie Laurent, Mike Myers, Nazis, Oscar buzz, Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Richardson, Samm Levine, The Bear Jew, World War Two film
When Viral Marketing Goes Wrong: Nazi Propaganda for Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds
• August 6, 2009 • 12 CommentsPosted in The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: B.J. Novak, Brad Pitt, Cannes, Cannes Film Festival, Death Proof, Diane Kruger, Dirty Dozen, Eli Roth, Goebbels, Grindhouse, Inglorious Bastards, Inglorious Basterds, Inglourious Bastards, Inglourious Basterds, Nation's Pride, Nazi propaganda, Nazis, Quentin Tarantino, Samm Levine, The Sorrow and the Pity, The Weinstein Company, viral, viral ads, viral marketing