Reviews: Stoker, Dead Man Down, Jack the Giant Slayer
• March 8, 2013 • 3 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Armand Assante, Bill Nighy, Chan Wook Park, Colin Farrell, Dead Man Down, Dominic Cooper, Eddie Marsan, Ewan MacGregor, fairy tale, Film, Ian McShane, Isabelle Huppert, Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack the Giant Slayer, Jacki Weaver, Matthew Goode, Mia Wasikowska, movie, movies, Nicholas Hoult, Nicole Kidman, Niels Arden Oplev, Noomi Rapace, Stanley Tucci, Stoker, Terrence Howard
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
Rabbit Hole: A Delicate Look At Parents Learning To Live With Loss
• January 14, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Aaron Eckhart, David Lindsay-Abaire, Dianne Wiest, Giancarlo Esposito, John Cameron Mitchell, Miles Teller, Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole, Tammy Blanchard
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
Ranking The Best and Worst Films Based on TV Shows
• June 3, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in Listmania
Tags: Al Capone, Anne Hathaway, Barry Sonnenfeld, Ben Stiller, Betty Thomas, Bewitched, Brendan Fraser, Brian DePalma, Burt Reynolds, Car 54 Where are You?, Christina Ricci, Christopher Lloyd, Colin Farrell, David soul, Eddie Murphy, Elliot Ness, films based on old TV shows, films based on TV shows, Fran Drescher, Gary Cole, Gary Oldman, George of the Jungle, Get Smart, Harrison Ford, I Spy, Jessica Simpson, John Goodman, Johnny Knoxville, Kenneth Branaugh, Kevin Costner, Lost in Space, Matt LeBlanc, Maverick, Mel Gibson, Michael Bay, Mission: Impossible, movies based on old tv shows, movies based on TV shows, Nicole Kidman, Olivier Martinez, one-armed man, Owen Wilson, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Donner, Robert DeNiro, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Rosie O'Donnell, S.W.A.T., Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Connery, Shia LaBeouf, Starsky and Hutch, Steve Carell, Sunshine Day, The Addams Family, The Avengers, The Brady Bunch Movie, The Dukes of Hazzard, The Flintstones, The Fugitive, The Untouchables, Tom Cruise, Tommy Lee Jones, Transformers, TV-to-film adaptation, TV-to-movie adaptation, Uncle Fester, Wild Wild West, Will Ferrell, Will Smith, Willie Nelson
Trailer for Rob Marshall’s “Nine”
• May 14, 2009 • 2 CommentsPosted in The Thoughts of Russell Hainline
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2010, Daniel Day-Lewis, Fergie, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Nine, Nine musical, Nine musical trailer, Nine trailer, Oscar buzz, Oscars, Oscars 2010, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall, Sophia Loren
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
Australia, and a Brief Word on Critical Expectations
• December 13, 2008 • 2 CommentsPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Action film, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, David Wenham, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Oscar buzz
Films to Look Forward To As Oscar Season Approaches
• October 21, 2008 • 4 CommentsPosted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Amy Adams, Angelina Jolie, Angelina Jolie's ass, Anne Hathaway, Australia, Baz Luhrmann, Benicio Del Toro, Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, Bryan Singer, Cate Blanchett, Changeling, Charlie Kaufman, Che, Clint Eastwood, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Defiance, Doubt, Elizabeth Banks, Emily Watson, Evan Rachel Wood, Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon, Frozen River, Gus Van Sant, Happy-Go-Lucky, Hugh Jackman, I've Loved You So Long, James Franco, John Patrick Shanley, Josh Brolin, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Kristen Scott Thomas, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marisa Tomei, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Shannon, Michael Sheen, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, Milk, Movie trailers, Nicole Kidman, Nothing But The Truth, nude, Oliver Stone, Oscar buzz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Previews, Rachel Getting Married, Revolutionary Road, Ron Howard, Rosario Dawson, Sally Hawkins, Sam Mendes, Sam Rockwell, Samantha Morton, Sean Penn, Seven Pounds, sex, Slumdog Millionaire, Steven Soderbergh, Synecdoche, The Duchess, The Wrestler, Tilda Swinton, Tom Cruise, Valkyrie, W., Waltz With Bashir, Will Smith