Mini-Reviews: Prince Avalanche, Lovelace
• August 11, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
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This Is The End: An Apocalyptic Self-Parody
• June 12, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
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Mini-Reviews: Spring Breakers and Upstream Color
• April 30, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: American Dream, Amy Seimetz, Ashley Benson, Ashley Benson nude, Great Gatsby, Gucci Mane, Harmony Korine, James Franco, Look At My Shit, Nicolas Winding Refn, Primer, Rachel Korine, Riff Raff, Scarface, Selena Gomez, Shane Carruth, Skrillex, Spring Break, Spring Break Forever, Spring Breakers, surrealism, Terrence Malick, Upstream Color, Vanessa Hudgens, Vanessa Hudgens nude
Oz the Great and Powerful: The Wizard of Blahs
• March 9, 2013 • 4 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alice in Wonderland, Danny Elfman, feminism, feminist, Film, Glinda, James Franco, L. Frank Baum, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis, movies, Oz, Oz The Great and Powerful, prequel, prequels, Rachel Weisz, Sam Raimi, The Wicked Witch, The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz, Theodora, Tim Burton, Zach Braff
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: It’s Hard Out Here For A Chimp
• August 6, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
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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
Season of the Witch/Green Hornet: 2011 Begins With a Thud
• January 20, 2011 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
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Why The Golden Globes Are A Sad Joke
• December 14, 2010 • 5 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
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127 Hours: This Movie is Disarmingly Good
• December 5, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 127 Hours, Amber Tamblyn, Aron Ralston, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Clemence Poesy, Danny Boyle, James Franco, Kate Mara, Lizzy Caplan, Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire, Treat Williams
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