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
DVD Releases: Let Me In, Un Prophete, Terribly Happy
• January 30, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: A Prophet, Blood Simple, Cara Buono, Chloe Moretz, Danish film, Dylan Minnette, Edgar Wright, French cinema, French film, gangster films, gangster movies, Goodfellas, Henrik Ruben Genz, Hitchcock, Jacques Audiard, Jakob Cedergren, Joel and Ethan Coen, Kim Bodnia, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lena Maria Christensen, Let Me In, Let the Right One In, Matt Reeves, Michael Giacchino, Niels Arestrup, Richard Jenkins, Tahar Rahim, Terribly Happy, The Coen Brothers, The Godfather, Twilight, Un Prophete, vampire films, vampire movies
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
DVD Releases: Animal Kingdom, Mother, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
• January 19, 2011 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards, Animal Kingdom, Australian cinema, Australian film, Ben Mendelsohn, Bin Won, Boon Jong-Ho, David Michod, documentaries, documentary, Guy Pearce, Hye-Ja Kim, Jacki Weaver, James Frecheville, Joan Rivers, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Jong-Ho Boon, Kim Hye-Ja, Korean cinema, Korean film, Melissa Rivers, Mother, Oscar buzz, plastic surgery, stand-up comedy, The Coen Brothers, The Host, The Town, Won Bin
A Serious Man: The Coens’ Newest is Seriously Good
• February 1, 2010 • 1 CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: A Serious Man, Adam Arkin, Amy Landecker, Fred Melamed, Jewish film, Judaism, Michael Lerner, Michael Stuhlbarg, rabbi, Richard Kind, Sari Lennick, Simon Helberg, The Coen Bros., The Coen Brothers
Burn After Reading: The Coens’ Continued Plea For People to Stop Stealing
• October 15, 2008 • Leave a CommentPosted in Film Reviews
Tags: Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading, Coen Brothers, Comedy, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, JK Simmons, John Malkovich, The Coen Brothers, Tilda Swinton
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
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