Lincoln: This Outstanding Presidential Drama Is One For The Ages
• November 21, 2012 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Academy Awards, Bruce McGill, Colman Domingo, dane dehaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Oyelowo, David Straithairn, Gloria Reuben, Gregory Itzin, Hal Holbrook, Jackie Earle Haley, James Spader, Janusz Kaminski, Jared Harris, Jeremy Strong, John Hawkes, John Williams, Joseph Cross, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julie White, Kevin Kline, Lee Pace, Lincoln, Lukas Haas, Mary Lincoln, Michael Stuhlbarg, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Thaddeus Stevens, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Ulysses S. Grant, Walton Goggins
Mini-Review: The Sessions
• October 19, 2012 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adam Arkin, Annika Marks, Ben Lewin, Film, Helen Hunt, Helen Hunt nude, iron lung, John Hawkes, Mark O'Brien, Moon Bloodgood, movies, polio, Rhea Perlman, sex surrogate, The Sessions, W. Earl Brown, William H. Macy
Mini-Reviews: Martha Marcy May Marlene, My Week With Marilyn, Margin Call
• December 16, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Arthur Miller, Colin Clark, cult movies, cults, Demi Moore, Dominic Cooper, Dougray Scott, economic crisis, Eddie Redmayne, Elizabeth Olsen, Elizabeth Olsen nude, Emma Watson, Hugh Dancy, investment banking, J.C. Chandor, Jeremy Irons, John Hawkes, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Olivier, Lehman Brothers, Margin Call, Marilyn Monroe, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Michelle Williams, Michelle Williams nude, My Week With Marilyn, Occupy Wall Street, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Sarah Paulsen, Sean Durkin, Simon Baker, Simon Curtis, Toby Jones, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Zac Quinto, Zoe Wanamaker
Contagion: Soderbergh’s Virus Film Will Leave You Cold
• September 15, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: avian flu, Bryan Cranston, Contagion, Demetri Martin, Elliott Gould, epidemic, Gwyneth Paltrow, H1N1, Jennifer Ehle, John Hawkes, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Sanaa Lathan, Scott Z. Burns, Steven Soderbergh, swine flu
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
The 2011 Oscar Nominations, And How The Academy Got It (Mostly) Right This Time
• January 25, 2011 • 3 CommentsPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 127 Hours, 2011 Academy Award nominations, 2011 Oscar nominations, 83rd Academy Award nominations, 83rd Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations, Animal Kingdom, Black Swan, Christopher Nolan snub, Exit Through The Gift Shop, Hailee Steinfeld, How To Train Your Dragon, Inception, Jacki Weaver, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Michelle Williams, Mila Kunis snub, Oscar nominations, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, True Grit
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
Winter’s Bone: A Gorgeous Nightmare in the Ozarks
• January 16, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards, Dale Dickey, Debra Granik, film noir, Garret Dillahunt, Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, meth cooking, Oscar buzz, Ozarks, Ronnie Hall, Winter's Bone
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