Tag: Leonardo DiCaprio
Oscar Nominations (our expectations)
The Academy Award nominations are expected to be released tomorrow (Tuesday the 24th) and so rather than wait for the inevitable disappointments and obvious bit of pandering…DailyHelping brings you it’s anticipated nominees with a few comments about what or who should win. Best Picture “The Artist” (It’s hard to understand why this is so popular!) [...]
Posted: January 23rd, 2012 under movies.
Tags: 3D, A Dangerous Method, Aaron Sorkin, Albert Brooks, Albert Nobbs, Alexander Payne, Beginners, Bernice Bejo, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Charleze Theron, Christopher Plummer, David Fincher, Diablo Cody, George Clooney, Glenn Close, Hugo, J.Edger, Janet McTeer, Jean Dujardin, Jessica Chastain, Kenneth Branagh, Kristin Wiig, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, My Week with Marilyn, Nominations, Octavia Spencer, Patton Oswalt, Ryan Gosling, Terrance Malick, The Academy Awards, The Artist, The Descendents, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Ides of March, The Iron Lady, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tree of Life, Viggo Mortensen, War Horse, Win Win, Woody Allen, Young Adult
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The best of the past ten… (film)
The Daily Helping is proud to present our personal favorites for the past ten years. Now please note that this in no way implies that these are the best artistic efforts for the decade. That’s a bit pretentious. Instead these are personal favorites that speak to a particular taste. If you’ve taken the time to [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under books, movies, weaponry.
Tags: A History of Violence, Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Clive Owen, Cormac McCarthy, David Cronenberg, Eastern Promises, Goodfellas, GOSFORD PARK, Hannibal Lecter, Heath Ledger, Infernal Affairs, Jack Nicholson, Javier Bardem, Joel and Ethan Coen, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Michael Cain, Momento, No Country For Old Men, Norman Bates, The Academy Awards, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Golden Globes, The Inside Man, The Prestige, Viggo Mortensen
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Say Hello to the Bad Guys
Free lance writer Michael Ordoña, put together an interesting list. He went with his top ten Mobster list. He was very specific regarding the pool from which his names could be drawn. These were not just bad guys and crooks, but the essence of organized crime. They could be good soldiers, but not be someone [...]
Posted: June 28th, 2009 under books, movies, television, website.
Tags: Al Pacino, Bruno Kirby, Carmen Diaz, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Mamet, Eastern Promises, James Caan, James Gandolfini, Joe Pesci, Jude Law, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marlon Brando, Mathew Broderick, Once Upon A Time in America, Scarface, Sean Connery, The Freshman, The Godfather, The Godfather ll., The Sopranos, Tony Montana, Tony Soprano, Viggo Mortensen, Vito Corleone
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The Oscar Nominations
The Academy Award Nominations were announced early this morning. There were some minor surprises among those nominated and those that weren’t, but all in all it should be a pretty interesting award show. Here are some of the major categories and a few of my thoughts on who might win. BEST PICTURE THE CURIOUS CASE [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2009 under books, comedy, magazine, movies, radio, television.
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Danny Boyle, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, Frost/Nixon, Gus Van Sant, Heath Ledger, Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marisa Tomei, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Mumbai, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Sam Mendes, Sean Penn, Six Feet Under, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, The Reader, The Wrestler, Viola Davis
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Looking for a good book?
Nothing can compare to really captivating book. Here are few novels that I found to be wonderful reading experiences. If you have something you’d like to recommend, please don’t be shy. My hope is that we can all share the wealth. Body of Lies by David Ignatious. This was recently turned into a confusing film by Ridley [...]
Posted: January 9th, 2009 under books, movies.
Tags: books, CIA, drugs, Leonardo DiCaprio, novels, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Shia LaBeouf
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