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
Beginners: Love, Loss, and Telepathic Dogs
• August 4, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Beginners, Christopher Plummer, Ewan MacGregor, Goran Visnjic, Mary Page Keller, Melanie Laurent, Mike Mills
Mini-Reviews: Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Priest, Bridesmaids
• May 15, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3D, 3D film, Alan Dale, Bridesmaids, Cam Gigandet, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Chauvet Cave, Chris O'Dowd, Christopher Plummer, documentary, Ellie Kempler, Jill Clayburne, Jon Hamm, Judd Apatow, Karl Urban, Kristen Wiig, Legion, Lily Collins, Maggie Q, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Bettany, Paul Feig, Priest, romcom, Rose Byrne, Scott Stewart, vampires, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Werner Herzog
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus: Ledger’s Last is Lovely
• February 18, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Andrew Garfield, Brokeback Mountain, Christopher Plummer, Colin Farrell, Doctor Parnassus, dwarfs, Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Lily Cole nude, Mr. Nick, Ten Things I Hate About You, Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm, The Dark Knight, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer
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
9: The Future of Humanity Rests With a Burlap Doll
• October 10, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 9, CGI, Christopher Plummer, computer animated film, Crispin Glover, Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Martin Landau, Nine, Shane Acker, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, steampunk, stitchpunk, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov
Up: Pixar Continues to Soar Above the Rest
• May 29, 2009 • 5 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Bob Peterson, Carl Fredricksen, Charles Muntz, Christopher Plummer, Dug, Dug the dog, Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Pete Docter, Pixar, Russell, Squirrel, The Brilliance of Pixar, Up
The Password is Swordfish 