Every so often I like to do these things because many years have gone by, my taste in music has changed (kinda), there's more/different stuff on my iTunes now...with 6608 songs, there's gotta be a lot of variety, right? So, here it goes, an oldie but goodie, a Life's Soundtrack....

( Sorry for all the vids )

And now to catch up with the 2010 nominees for Best Picture, both mine and Oscar's. If you recall, Oscar nominated the following:

127 Hours
Black Swan (win for Best Actress, Natalie Portman)
The Fighter (wins for Best Supporting Actor, Christian Bale; Best Supporting Actress, Melissa Leo)
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech (wins for Best Picture; ( Read more... )

Ok, finally finishing up these old casts from 2009, then on to 2010. Say, I'm not behind schedule or anything, am I?

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WELCOME! Those of you familiar enough with this site know of my "prestigious" Hollmann Awards, honoring the year's cinematic best in my opinion! But did you know this is the FIFTH ANNUAL?!? It's true!

Five is a big number, so I'll have to think of a way to honor that, but first: let's have a look at the Nominees! After the jump!

( 2010 Hollmann Award Nominees! )

The Year-End Top Ten is rightfully revered. It's more than just a list of films that you liked: it's a reflection of who you were in a given year. What was it about 2009 that led me to Public Enemies, Fantastic Mr. Fox and (500) Days of Summer? Certainly it was pure love with the first, but what I was going through that year certainly informed my ( Read more... )

Before we start on the good, I need to get some bile out of my mouth. Last year, I included some movies that, while undeniably terrible, I absolutely loved; for instance, the Friday the 13th remake. This year, I decided to go with the movies that I know I will never, ever see again. Not without some convincing, at least. For this reason, Legion is ( Read more... )

I still stand by my calling 2010 the most mediocre and disappointing film year I've experienced, but I've always been known among friends and family as "liking every movie". While that's not true at all (clearly), I have a lot of love in my heart for all kinds of cinema, and I think my Top 25 reflects that. What's so significant about this year is ( Read more... )

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DAY SIX OF HOLLMANN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA:

Ladies and gentlemen. Friday night, I was in...a snowball fight.

Maybe you don't know the power that statement has for me. I grew up in South Florida, where the last snowfall was in 1977, when my parents were high school and I...I was not yet a thought. The furthest north ( Read more... )

DAY THREE OF HOLLMANN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA


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DAY TWO OF HOLLMANN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA

Occasionally I write about movies. This may be news to some of you. But did you know that some of my favorite movies are Christmas ones? Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually, The Nightmare Before Christmas, A Muppet Christmas Carol: these are Christmas films that are part of my own personal canon of ( Read more... )