The Dark Knight Rises: The Best Of The Bunch… Yet I’m Left In The Dark
• July 20, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alfred, Anne Hathaway, Bane, Batman, Batman Begins, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, comic book movies, Commissioner Gordon, DC Comics, Film, Gary Oldman, Harvey Dent, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Juno Temple, Lucious Fox, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Miranda Tate, Morgan Freeman, movie, Ra's Al Ghul, Selina Kyle, superhero films, superhero movies, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Tom Hardy
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
The Fighter: Bale is a Knockout In This Boxing Drama
• December 25, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Amy Adams, boxing, boxing films, boxing movies, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, Dicky Eklund, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Micky Ward, welterweight title
Miss LOST Already? Watch These 25 Movies
• May 24, 2010 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 24, 300, A Perfect Getaway, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Air Force One, Alan Dale, Ana Lucia Cortez, Andrew Divoff, Antwone Fisher, Avatar, Baz Luhrmann, Ben Affleck, Ben Linus, Bernard, Bernard Nadler, Best Picture, Blu Ray, Bolt, Brick, Caesar, Capote, Casey Affleck, Charles Widmore, Charlie Pace, Christian Bale, Claire Danes, Claire Littleton, Clifton Collins Jr., Colonel Upham, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Cynthia Watros, Daniel Dae Kim, Daniel Faraday, Daniel Roebuck, Death Proof, Dennis Lehane, Dennis Quaid, Desmond Hume, Dexter, Dharma Initiative, Dharma Orientation, Dick Hickock, Dominic Monaghan, Elizabeth Mitchell, Emilie de Ravin, Ethan Rom, Evangeline Lilly, Flash Forward, Flocke, For Love of the Game, Francois Chau, Frank Lapidus, Frequency, GI Joe, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Gone Baby Gone, Grindhouse, Harold Perrineau, Harrison Ford, Henry Ian Cusick, Hugo Reyes, Human Target, Hurley, Ian Somerhalder, Ilana, In Cold Blood, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Jack Shephard, Jacob, James Cameron, James Ford, Jay Leno, Jeff Fahey, Jeremy Davies, Jeremy Renner, Jim Caviezel, Jin Kwon, John Locke, Jorge Garcia, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Josh Holloway, Juliet Burke, Kate Austen, Ken Leung, Kevin Costner, Kevin Durand, Kiele Sanchez, Kurt Russell, L. Scott Caldwell, Laura Linney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leslie Arzt, Link, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Locke, Lost, Lost Finale, Lost The End, Love Actually, Machete, Maggie Grace, Malcolm David Kelley, Man In Black, Mark Pellegrino, Martin Keamy, Matthew Fox, MC Gainey, Mercutio, Merry, Michael Dawson, Michael Emerson, Michelle Rodriguez, Mikhail, Miles Straume, Mission: Impossible 2, Mr. Eko, Mr. Friendly, Naveen Andrews, Nestor Carbonelli, Nikki, Oz, Paolo, Paul Giamatti, Pierre Chang, Planet Terror, Primal Fear, Quentin Tarantino, Racer X, Rescue Dawn, Rian Johnson, Richard Alpert, Robert Rodriguez, Robin Hood, Rodrigo Santoro, Romeo and Juliet, Rose, Rose Nadler, Saïd Taghmaoui, Saving Private Ryan, Saw, Sawyer, Sayid Jarrah, Seinfeld, Sideways, Smoke Monster, Smokey, Smokin Aces, Speed Racer, Terry O'Quinn, The Blob, The Brothers Bloom, The End, The Fugitive, The Hurt Locker, The Late Shift, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, The Mummy Returns, The Sopranos, Titus Welliver, Tom Cruise, Tom Friendly, Tombstone, Tommy Lee Jones, Truman Capote, V, Val Kilmer, Walt, Werner Herzog, William Mapother, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Xerxes
Netflix Recommendation: Heat (Mann, 1995)
• July 8, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Netflix Recommendation
Tags: Al Pacino, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Christian Bale, Danny Trejo, Dennis Haysbert, Diane Venora, Hank Azaria, Heat, Henry Rollins, Jeremy Piven, Johnny Depp, Jon Voight, Kevin Gage, Michael Mann, Natalie Portman, Public Enemies, Robert DeNiro, Ted Levine, Tom Noonan, Tom Sizemore, Tone Loc, Val Kilmer, William Fichtner, Xander Berkeley
Public Enemies: Not Quite #1, But Worth Hunting Down
• July 2, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3 kernels, Billy Crudup, Channing Tatum, Christian Bale, David Wenham, Emilie de Ravin, Giovanni Ribisi, J. Edgar Hoover, John Dillinger, Johnny Depp, Leelee Sobieski, Lili Taylor, Marion Cotillard, Melvin Purvis, Michael Mann, Public Enemies, Rory Cochrane, Shawn Hatosy, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Graham
Terminator: Salvation: The War Between Apocalyptic Grit and Shameless Popcorn Silliness
• May 22, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Anton Yelchin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bryce Dallas Howard, Christian Bale, Common, Dr. Peter Silberman, Earl Boen, Edward Furlong, John Connor, Kyle Reese, Linda Hamilton, Marcus Wright, McG, Moon Bloodgood, Nick Stahl, Sam Worthington, Terminator, Terminator: Salvation
20 Movies You Can’t Miss This Summer
• April 28, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 3D animated movie, 500 Days of Summer, Adam Sandler, Alison Lohman, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Angels and Demons, Anna Friel, Ben Stiller, Billy Crudup, BJ Novak, Bobcat Goldthwait, bootleg, Brad Pitt, Brad Silberling, Bradley Cooper, Bruno, Chris Pine, Christian Bale, Common, cute animal, Daniel Radcliffe, Danny McBride, Deadpool, Death Proof, Demetri Martin, Dennis Quaid, Denzel Washington, Drag Me To Hell, Dumbledore, Duncan Jones, Ed Helms, Eli Roth, Emma Watson, Eric Bana, Ewan MacGregor, Funny People, G-Force, Gambit, GI Joe, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, guinea pigs, Harold Ramis, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hermione Granger, Hugh Jackman, Ice Age 3, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, IMAX, Inglourious Basterds, Jack Black, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jim Broadbent, JJ Abrams, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hill, Jorma Taccone, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judd Apatow, Julie & Julia, Kevin Spacey, Land of the Lost, Larry David, Leslie Mann, Liev Schreiber, Marion Cotillard, McG, Megan Fox, Meryl Streep, Michael Bay, Michael Cera, Michael Gambon, Michael Mann, Mike Tyson, Moon, Moon Bloodgood, movie previews, movie trailer, Movie trailers, Neal Brennan, Night at the Museum 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Paul Rudd, Pixar, preview, Public Enemies, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Park, red band, reviews, Robin Williams, Ron Howard, Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, Ryan R, Ryan Reynolds, Sabertooth, Sabretooth, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Raimi, Sam Rockwell, Sam Worthington, Seth Rogen, Shia LaBeouf, Shia LaBoeuf, Sienna Miller, Sienna Miller nude, Star Trek, Stephen Sommers, summer movies, Taking Woodstock, Terminator: Salvation, The Goods: The Don Ready Story, The Hangover, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Taking of Pelham 123, Todd Phillips, Tom Hanks, Tony Scott, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up, Whatever Works, Will Ferrell, Wolverine, Woody Allen, World's Greatest Dad, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Year One, Zac Quinto, Zach Galifianakis, Zooey Deschanel
The Dark Knight: A Villain For The Ages
• July 18, 2008 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Action film, Batman, Christian Bale, DC Comics, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Sequels, The Dark Knight, The Joker, Two-Face