Who To Root For In Sunday’s Academy Awards
• February 28, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in Awards Season
Tags: 12 Years a Slave, 2014 Academy Awards, 2014 Oscars, Academy Awards, American Hustle, Bad Grandpa, Barkhad Abdi, Cate Blanchett, Gravity, Her, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Oscar picks, Oscar pool, Oscars, Philomena, predictions, Sandra Bullock, The Hobbit
Blue Jasmine: Woody Returns Stateside With A Bang
• August 15, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alden Ehrenreich, Alec Baldwin, Ali Fedotowsky, Andrew Dice Clay, Bernie Madoff, Blue Jasmine, Bobby Cannavale, Cate Blanchett, Louis C.K., Max Casella, Michael Stuhlbarg, Peter Saarsgard, Sally Hawkins, Tammy Blanchard, Woody Allen
The Hobbit: A Passionate Defense of the Unfairly Maligned High Frame Rate
• December 15, 2012 • 7 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aidan Turner, Andy Serkis, Barry Humphries, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bilbo Baggins, Bret McKenzie, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Dean O'Gorman, Elijah Wood, Elrond, Frodo Baggins, Galadriel, Gandalf, Gandalf the Grey, Gollum, Graham McTavish, Great Goblin, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, James Nesbitt, John Callen, JRR Tolkien, Ken Stott, Lee Pace, Lord of the Rings, Martin Freeman, Necromancer, Peter Jackson, Radagast, Richard Armitage, Saruman, Stephen Hunter, Sylvester McCoy, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Thorin Oakenshield, William Kircher
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
Mini-Reviews: Hanna, Source Code, Rubber
• April 22, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Cate Blanchett, Charley Koontz, Duncan Jones, Eric Bana, Hanna, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Wright, Michelle Monaghan, Quentin Dupleux, Rubber, Saoirse Ronan, Source Code, Tom Hollander, Vera Farmiga
Robin Hood: Steal From The Rich, Give To A Bore
• June 1, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alan Doyle, Allan A'Dale, Cate Blanchett, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins, Friar Tuck, Kevin Durand, King John, Lea Seydoux, Little John, Maid Marian, Mark Addy, Mark Strong, Matthew MacFayden, Max Von Sydow, Nottingham, Oscar Isaac, Richard the Lionhearted, Ridley Scott, Robert Loxley, Robin Hood, Robin Hood prequel, Robin Longstride, Russell Crowe, Scott Grimes, Sheriff of Nottingham, Sir Godfrey, Will Scarlett, William Hurt
Ponyo: Pure Hand-Drawn Magic
• August 21, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Betty White, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Frankie Jonas, Fujimoto, Hayao Miyazaki, Japanimation, John Lasseter, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon, Noah Cyrus, Ponyo, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Sosuke, Studio Ghibli, The Brilliance of Pixar, The Little Mermaid, Tina Fey
Best of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 18, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Andrew Stanton, Anne Hathaway, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best of 2008, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Cate Blanchett, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Colin Farrell, Columbus Short, Danai Guirira, David Wenham, Doubt, Eddie Izzard, Frank Langella, Freida Pinto, Frost/Nixon, Gabrielle Union, Guillermo Del Toro, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Iron Man, James Franco, Jared Harris, Jason Segel, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Demme, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Man On Wire, Marisa Tomei, Martin McDonagh, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Sheen, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Stone, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Getting Married, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Ron Howard, Rosemarie Dewitt, Sally Hawkins, Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, Tarsem, Thandie Newton, The Fall, Top 10, Valentina Cervi, Viola Davis, Wall-E
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Forrest Gump’s Bleaker Cousin
• February 7, 2009 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Jared Harris, Oscar buzz, Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tilda Swinton
Films to Look Forward To As Oscar Season Approaches
• October 21, 2008 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Amy Adams, Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie's ass, Anne Hathaway, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Bryan Singer, Cate Blanchett, Changeling, Charlie Kaufman, Che, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Defiance, Doubt, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Watson, Evan Rachel Wood, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Gus Van Sant, Happy-Go-Lucky, Hugh Jackman, I've Loved You So Long, James Franco, John Patrick Shanley, Josh Brolin, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Kristen Scott Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, Michael Sheen, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, Milk, Movie trailers, Nicole Kidman, Nothing But The Truth, nude, Oliver Stone, Oscar buzz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Previews, Rachel Getting Married, Revolutionary Road, Ron Howard, Rosario Dawson, Sally Hawkins, Sam Mendes, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Morton, Sean Penn, Seven Pounds, sex, Slumdog Millionaire, Steven Soderbergh, Synecdoche, The Duchess, The Wrestler, Tilda Swinton, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, W., Waltz With Bashir, Will Smith