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
Hugo: Scorsese’s 3D Love Letter To Cinema
• December 18, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3D film, 3D movies, A Trip To The Moon, Asa Butterfield, automaton, Chloe Grace Moretz, Chloe Moretz, Christopher Lee, Emily Mortimer, Film, Frances De La Tour, Georges Melies, Hugo, Hugo Cabret, Jude Law, Martin Scorsese, movies, Ray Winstone, Richard Griffiths, Sacha Baron Cohen, The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Shutter Island: A Hitchcockian Mindbender from Scorsese
• March 13, 2010 • 6 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alfred Hitchcock, Ben Kingsley, Dennis Lehane, Elias Koteas, Jackie Earle Haley, John Carroll Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Martin Scorsese, Max Van Sydow, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson, Shutter Island, Teddy Daniels, The Rule of Four, Vertigo, Who is 67
New Classics: The Best Films Since 1983
• July 31, 2008 • 6 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: 25th Hour, A Mighty Wind, Akira Kurosawa, Alfonso Cuaron, Almost Famous, Andrew Dominik, Back to the Future, Barton Fink, Being John Malkovich, Bill Murray, Boogie Nights, Brad Pitt, Brazil, Bruce Willis, Cameron Crowe, Cameron Diaz, Casey Affleck, Catherine O'Hara, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Christopher Guest, Clive Owen, Coen Brothers, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denzel Washington, Die Hard, Dirty Work, Do the Right Thing, Edward Norton, Entertainment Weekly, Eugene Levy, Fargo, Finding Nemo, Frances McDormand, Full Metal Jacket, George Lucas, Goodfellas, Groundhog Day, Halle Berry, Hannah and Her Sisters, Harold Ramis, Harrison Ford, Heather Graham, High Fidelity, Hoop Dreams, Hugh Jackman, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Jack Black, Jackie Brown, Javier Bardem, Jerry Maguire, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Jon Favreau, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Judd Apatow, Julianne Moore, Kate Hudson, King Kong, Malcolm X, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Scorsese, Marvel Comics, Men In Black, Michael Caine, Michael Cera, Michael J. Fox, Monty Python, Murderball, Naomi Watts, No Country For Old Men, Norm Macdonald, Parker Posey, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pee Wee Herman, Peter Jackson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pixar, Prince, Purple Rain, Quentin Tarantino, Ratatouille, Renee Zellweger, Return of the Jedi, Richard Linklater, Rob Reiner, Robert DeNiro, Robert Downey Jr., Robert Zemeckis, Rosario Dawson, Rushmore, Samuel L. Jackson, School of Rock, Sean Connery, South Park, Spike Jonze, Spike Lee, Spinal Tap, Stanley Kubrick, Steve Buscemi, Steven Spielberg, Superbad, Terry Gilliam, The Assassination of Jesse James, The Brilliance of Pixar, The Coen Brothers, The Incredibles, The Princess Bride, The Truman Show, There Will Be Blood, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Tommy Lee Jones, Toy Story, Waiting For Guffman, Wall-E, Wes Anderson, Will Smith, William H. Macy, Woody Allen, X-Men