Mini-Reviews: Rush, Prisoners, Battle of the Year 3D
• September 24, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alexandra Maria Lara, b-boy, Battle of the Year, Battle of the Year 3D, Benson Lee, Chris Brown, Chris Hemsworth, Christian McKay, Daniel Bruhl, Denis Villeneuve, Film, Formula One, Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Hunt, Josh Holloway, Josh Peck, Laz Alonso, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, movie, movies, Natalie Dormer, Niki Lauda, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Peter Morgan, Pierfrancesco Favino, Planet B-Boy, Prisoners, Roger Deakins, Ron Howard, Rush, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis
Mini-Reviews: Oblivion, The Company You Keep, GI Joe: Retaliation
• April 30, 2013 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adrianne Palicki, Andrea Riseborough, Anna Kendrick, Bruce Willis, Chris Cooper, Dwayne Johnson, GI Joe, GI Joe: Retaliation, Jonathan Pryce, Joseph Kosinski, Julie Christie, Lem Dobbs, Melissa Leo, Morgan Freeman, Nick Nolte, Oblivion, Olga Kurylenko, Richard Jenkins, Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon, Terrence Howard, The Company You Keep, The Rock, The Weather Underground, Tom Cruise, Walton Goggins
Olympus Has Fallen: Fifteen Facts About The Action Genre
• April 30, 2013 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aaron Eckhart, Antoine Fuqua, Ashley Judd, Dylan McDermott, Gerard Butler, jingoism, Kang, Melissa Leo, Mike Banning, Morgan Freeman, North Korea, Olympus Has Fallen, Radha Mitchell, xenophobia
Red State: Kevin Smith’s Overambitious Failure
• October 2, 2011 • 5 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Burn After Reading, Dogma, Film, fundamentalist, John Goodman, Kerry Bishe, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Smith, Kyle Gallner, Melissa Leo, Michael Angarano, Michael Parks, movies, Nicolas Braun, Ralph Garman, Red State, Red State film, Silent Bob, Smodcast, View Askew
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
The Fighter: Bale is a Knockout In This Boxing Drama
• December 25, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Amy Adams, boxing, boxing films, boxing movies, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, Dicky Eklund, Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo, Micky Ward, welterweight title
Ten Things I Hope Happen at the Oscars in 2009
• February 22, 2009 • 3 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2009, Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Academy Awards opening number, acceptance speech, Hugh Jackman, Man On Wire, Melissa Leo, Milk, Oscars, Oscars 2009, Peter Gabriel, Richard Jenkins, Sean Penn, The Dark Knight
Best of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens
• February 18, 2009 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Andrew Stanton, Anne Hathaway, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best of 2008, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Cate Blanchett, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Colin Farrell, Columbus Short, Danai Guirira, David Wenham, Doubt, Eddie Izzard, Frank Langella, Freida Pinto, Frost/Nixon, Gabrielle Union, Guillermo Del Toro, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Iron Man, James Franco, Jared Harris, Jason Segel, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Demme, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Man On Wire, Marisa Tomei, Martin McDonagh, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Sheen, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Stone, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Getting Married, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Ron Howard, Rosemarie Dewitt, Sally Hawkins, Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, Tarsem, Thandie Newton, The Fall, Top 10, Valentina Cervi, Viola Davis, Wall-E
The Visitor/ Frozen River- Two Small Timely Stories and Their Oscar-Nominated Stars
• January 27, 2009 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Award nominations 2009, Academy Awards 2009, Courtney Hunt, Frozen River, Melissa Leo, Oscar buzz, Richard Jenkins, The Visitor, Thomas McCarthy
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