Who To Root For In Sunday’s Academy Awards
• February 28, 2014 • 1 CommentPosted in Awards Season
Tags: 12 Years a Slave, 2014 Academy Awards, 2014 Oscars, Academy Awards, American Hustle, Bad Grandpa, Barkhad Abdi, Cate Blanchett, Gravity, Her, Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong'o, Matthew McConaughey, Meryl Streep, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Oscar picks, Oscar pool, Oscars, Philomena, predictions, Sandra Bullock, The Hobbit
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
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
It’s Complicated: Actually, It’s Surprisingly Simple
• February 8, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alec Baldwin, It's Complicated, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Mary Kay Place, Meryl Streep, Nancy Meyers, Rita Wilson, Steve Martin, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin
The 2010 Oscar Nominations, and My Thoughts
• February 2, 2010 • Leave a CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: 2010 Academy Award nominations, 2010 Oscar nominations, A Matter of Loaf and Death, A Serious Man, Academy Award nominations, Academy Awards, Ajami, Alan Rankin, Alessandro Camon, Alexandre Desplat, An Education, Anastasia Masaro, Andrew R. Jones, Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Anna Kendrick, Armando Iannucci, Avatar, Barry Ackroyd, Bob Murawski, Bob Peterson, Bruno Delbonnel, Buck Sanders, Burma VJ, Burt Dalton, Carey Mulligan, Caroline Smith, Catherine Leterrier, Chris Innis, Christian Berger, Christoph Waltz, Christopher Boyes, Christopher Plummer, Colin Firth, Colleen Atwood, Coraline, Dan Kaufman, Dave Warren, District 9, El Secreto de sus Ojos, Ethan Coen, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Food Inc., Gabourney Sibide, Gary Summers, Geoffrey Fletcher, Geoffrey Patterson, George Clooney, Gordon Sim, Greg P. Russell, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Hans Zimmer, Helen Mirren, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, James Horner, Janet Patterson, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Jesse Armstrong, Joe Klotz, Joe Letteri, Joel Coen, John Myhre, John Refoua, Julian Clarke, Kathryn Bigelow, Katie Spencer, Kim Sinclair, Lee Daniels, Maggie Gray, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marco Beltrami, Mark Boal, Mark Stoeckinger, Mark Ulano, Matt Aitken, Matt Damon, Mauro Fiore, Meryl Streep, Michael Giacchino, Michael Jackson, Michael Minkler, Michael Silvers, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mo'Nique, Monique Prudhomme, Morgan Freeman, Neill Blomkamp, Nick Hornby, Nick Park, Oren Moverman, Oscar nominations, Oscars, Paris 36, Patrice Vermette, Paul Kavanaugh, Paul N. J. Ottonson, Penelope Cruz, Peter Devlin, Peter Docter, Peter Muyzers, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Beckett, Richard Baneham, Rick Carter, Robert Habros, Robert Richardson, Robert Stromberg, Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Sally Menke, Sandra Bullock, Sandy Powell, Sarah Greenwood, Sheldon Turner, Simon Blackwell, Stanley Tucci, Stephen Rivkin, Stephen Rosenbaum, T-Bone Burnett, Terri Tatchell, The Blind Side, The Cove, The Hurt Locker, The Milk of Sorrow, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, The White Ribbon, Tom McCarthy, Tom Myers, Tony Johnson, Tony Lamberti, Tony Roche, Un Prophete, Up, Up In The Air, Vera Farmiga, Which Way Home, Woody Harrelson, Wylie Stateman
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
Fantastic Mr. Fox- Falls Short of Fantastic, But Mr. Fox is Quite Good
• December 16, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Adrien Brody, Bill Murray, Brian Cox, Eric Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox, George Clooney, Jason Schwartzman, Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Owen Wilson, Roald Dahl, stop-motion animation, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wally Wolodarsky, Wes Anderson, Willem Dafoe
Julie & Julia: Streep’s Super, Adams Ain’t
• September 6, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Amy Adams, Casey Wilson, Chris Messina, French cooking, Jane Lynch, Julia Child, Julie & Julia, Julie and Julia, Julie Powell, Linda Emond, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Meryl Streep, Nora Ephron, Stanley Tucci, Vanessa Ferlito
20 Movies You Can’t Miss This Summer
• April 28, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: 3D animated movie, 500 Days of Summer, Adam Sandler, Alison Lohman, Amy Adams, Ang Lee, Angels and Demons, Anna Friel, Ben Stiller, Billy Crudup, BJ Novak, Bobcat Goldthwait, bootleg, Brad Pitt, Brad Silberling, Bradley Cooper, Bruno, Chris Pine, Christian Bale, Common, cute animal, Daniel Radcliffe, Danny McBride, Deadpool, Death Proof, Demetri Martin, Dennis Quaid, Denzel Washington, Drag Me To Hell, Dumbledore, Duncan Jones, Ed Helms, Eli Roth, Emma Watson, Eric Bana, Ewan MacGregor, Funny People, G-Force, Gambit, GI Joe, GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, guinea pigs, Harold Ramis, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Hermione Granger, Hugh Jackman, Ice Age 3, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, IMAX, Inglourious Basterds, Jack Black, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jim Broadbent, JJ Abrams, John Travolta, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hill, Jorma Taccone, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judd Apatow, Julie & Julia, Kevin Spacey, Land of the Lost, Larry David, Leslie Mann, Liev Schreiber, Marion Cotillard, McG, Megan Fox, Meryl Streep, Michael Bay, Michael Cera, Michael Gambon, Michael Mann, Mike Tyson, Moon, Moon Bloodgood, movie previews, movie trailer, Movie trailers, Neal Brennan, Night at the Museum 2, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Paul Rudd, Pixar, preview, Public Enemies, Quentin Tarantino, Ray Park, red band, reviews, Robin Williams, Ron Howard, Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, Ryan R, Ryan Reynolds, Sabertooth, Sabretooth, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sam Raimi, Sam Rockwell, Sam Worthington, Seth Rogen, Shia LaBeouf, Shia LaBoeuf, Sienna Miller, Sienna Miller nude, Star Trek, Stephen Sommers, summer movies, Taking Woodstock, Terminator: Salvation, The Goods: The Don Ready Story, The Hangover, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, The Taking of Pelham 123, Todd Phillips, Tom Hanks, Tony Scott, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Up, Whatever Works, Will Ferrell, Wolverine, Woody Allen, World's Greatest Dad, X-Men, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Year One, Zac Quinto, Zach Galifianakis, Zooey Deschanel