Disney Archive
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Week in Film: ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Million Ways to Die’ and more
Posted on May 30, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’m not going to apologize for laughing my ass off at Seth MacFarlane’s “A Million Ways to Die in the West.” And I’m not going to compare it to […] -
‘Walking With Dinosaurs,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 19, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com When my oldest son was a tot, one of the videotapes in heavy rotation on our TV was the cartoon feature, “The Land Before Time.” In it, a group […] -
‘Frozen,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 22, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Disney has had such a long winning streak with its animated comedies and musicals that it’s almost possible to forgive the problems with “Frozen,” which opens in Los Angeles […] -
‘Escape from Tomorrow,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on October 10, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Randy Moore’s “Escape from Tomorrow” may be the year’s most subversive film: a horrifying satire of the manufactured fun we’ve come to associate with the Disney assembly line. Make […] -
‘Wreck-It Ralph,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 1, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Anyone who has ever been caught up in the videogame revolution that exploded in the late 1970s and early 1980s – which has all but consumed popular culture for […] -
‘Finding Nemo 3D,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on September 17, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It used to be that Disney would rerelease its old animated features on a regular schedule into theaters, reaching a new audience every decade or so with sure-fire quality […] -
‘Peace, Love & Misunderstanding,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on June 7, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There’s spoof that works and there’s caricature that depends on stereotype – and Bruce Beresford’s “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding” is witless caricature. Watching it makes you wonder what its […] -
‘Chimpanzee,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A film that took more than four years and an extravagant amount of luck to make, “Chimpanzee” is an exceptional wildlife movie that should hold the interest of viewers […]