Best of 2012 in Film: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• December 31, 2012 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
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Mini-Reviews: Anna Karenina, Rust and Bone, The Comedy
• December 11, 2012 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alicia Vikander, amputee, Anna Karenina, anti-comedy, Domhnall Gleeson, Eric Wareheim, films, Jacques Audiard, James Murphy, Joe Wright, Jude Law, Keira Knightley, Kelly MacDonald, Leo Tolstoy, Marion Cotillard, Marion Cotillard nude, Matthew MacFadyen, Matthias Schoenaerts, movie, movies, Neil Hamburger, Rust and Bone, The Comedy, Tim Heidecker, Tom Stoppard, Vronsky
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
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
Mini-Reviews: Midnight in Paris, The Hangover 2, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• May 29, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adrien Brody, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Bradley Cooper, Carla Bruni, Corey Stoll, Dame Judi Dench, Ed Helms, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Jamie Chung, John Cassavetes, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench, Kathy Bates, Keith Richards, Ken Jeong, Ken Jeong's penis, Kurt Fuller, Marion Cotillard, Mason Lee, Michael Sheen, Midnight in Paris, Mimi Kennedy, Mr. Chow, Nick Cassavetes, Owen Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Penelope Cruz, Pirates 4, Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Rachel McAdams, Richard Griffiths, Rob Marshall, Sam Claflin, The Hangover 2, The Hangover Part 2, Todd Phillips, transvestites, Wolfpack, Woody Allen, Zach Galifianakis
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
Inception: To Sleep, Perchance To Steal
• July 19, 2010 • 8 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Dileep Rao, Ellen Page, Inception, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lukas Haas, Marion Cotillard, Michael Caine, Minority Report, Pete Postlethwaite, sci-fi, science fiction, The Matrix, Tom Hardy
Best of 2009: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 20, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Listmania, The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: (Untitled), 2012, 500 Days of Summer, 9, A Serious Man, Adam, Adrian Younge, Adventureland, Alexandre Desplat, Alfred Molina, Amy Adams, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Anthony Mackie, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Avatar, Away We Go, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Black Dynamite, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Carey Mulligan, Carter Burwell, Catherine DiNapoli, Chris Miller, Christoph Waltz, Clifton Collins Jr., Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Coraline, Crazy Heart, David Yates, Dion Beebe, District 9, Duncan Jones, Emily Blunt, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Greg Mottola, Hans Zimmer, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hugh Dancy, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, In The Loop, Inglourious Basterds, Jackie Earle Haley, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Joel Coen, Jonathan Parker, Julie & Julia, Karen O., Kathryn Bigelow, Knowing, Lance Acord, Larry Fong, Lily Cole, Marion Cotillard, Mark Isham, Marley Shelton, Marvin Hamlisch, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Maya Rudolph, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael H. Weber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monsters vs. Aliens, Moon, Nathan Johnson, Naturi Naughton, Neill Blomkamp, Nicola Pecorini, Nicolas Cage, Nine, Notorious, Penelope Cruz, Pete Docter, Peter Capaldi, Phil Lord, Ponyo, Precious, Rachel McAdams, Rachel Weisz, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Robert Richardson, Robin Williams, Roger Deakins, Rose Byrne, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Sandra Bullock, Saoirse Ronan, Scott Neustadter, Scott Z. Burns, Sharlito Copley, Sheldon Turner, Sherlock Holmes, Spike Jonze, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, Stephen Bruton, Steve Yedlin, Sunshine Cleaning, T-Bone Burnett, Terminator: Salvation, Terry Gilliam, The Blind Side, The Brothers Bloom, The Hurt Locker, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Informant, The Lovely Bones, The Princess and the Frog, The Time Traveler's Wife, Thomas McCarthy, Tom Hollander, Tom Waits, Trent Opaloch, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Watchmen, Where the Wild Things Are, World's Greatest Dad, Zombieland
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
Nine: Nine Reasons to See Nine
• January 11, 2010 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 8 1/2, Be Italian, Cinema Italiano, Daniel Day-Lewis, Federico Fellini, Fergie, film musical, Folies Bergeres, Guido, Guido's Song, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Maury Yeston, movie musical, musical theater, Nicole Kidman, Nine, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson, The Weinstein Company
The Password is Swordfish 