george clooney Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com Having been mentioned as an Oscar contender for 2013, George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” was abruptly bumped from awards season to this week because, according to the press release, […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/momumentmen.jpg "‘The Monuments Men,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘The Monuments Men,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Having been mentioned as an Oscar contender for 2013, George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” was abruptly bumped from awards season to this week because, according to the press release, […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Not since “127 Hours” have I run into a movie that provoked that mixture of excitement and trepidation in people I know who have seen the trailer as “Gravity.” […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gravity1.jpg "‘Gravity,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Gravity,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on October 1, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Not since “127 Hours” have I run into a movie that provoked that mixture of excitement and trepidation in people I know who have seen the trailer as “Gravity.” […] -
![Hope for the best, don’t expect the worst. It’s my movie criticism mantra, but as the lights darkened at the Princess of Wales Theater for “Gravity’s” Canadian gala, already hailed […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/gravity-image-bullock-clooney-cuaron.jpg "‘Gravity:’ Lost in Hollywood Space")
‘Gravity:’ Lost in Hollywood Space
Posted on September 15, 2013 | No CommentsHope for the best, don’t expect the worst. It’s my movie criticism mantra, but as the lights darkened at the Princess of Wales Theater for “Gravity’s” Canadian gala, already hailed […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com This was originally going to be a piece about how wrong it was for Will Smith to remake “The Wild Bunch.” But that metastasized into an idea about remakes […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/leprechaun-original102611.jpg "Hollywood and the death of originality")
Hollywood and the death of originality
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com This was originally going to be a piece about how wrong it was for Will Smith to remake “The Wild Bunch.” But that metastasized into an idea about remakes […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com A couple of weeks ago, someone I know, after scanning the movie listings of a Friday newspaper (and really, I’m dating that person just by identifying them as an […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/studio-crap.jpg "Deliver us from stupid Hollywood films")
Deliver us from stupid Hollywood films
Posted on March 27, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A couple of weeks ago, someone I know, after scanning the movie listings of a Friday newspaper (and really, I’m dating that person just by identifying them as an […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I have, on occasion, posted rants about filmmakers and actors who I consider overrated, a list that includes John Hughes, Terrence Malick, Zooey Deschanel and Ridley Scott, among others. […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/rockwell2.jpg "Annals of the Underrated: Sam Rockwell")
Annals of the Underrated: Sam Rockwell
Posted on February 6, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I have, on occasion, posted rants about filmmakers and actors who I consider overrated, a list that includes John Hughes, Terrence Malick, Zooey Deschanel and Ridley Scott, among others. […] -
![Thud of Recognition: Payne’s Cynicism Ruins Descendants By Armond White “We Didn’t do anything to own this land. It was entrusted to us,” says George Clooney as Matt King, the […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "The Descendants Reviewed by Armond White for CityArts")
The Descendants Reviewed by Armond White for CityArts
Posted on November 21, 2011 | No CommentsThud of Recognition: Payne’s Cynicism Ruins Descendants By Armond White “We Didn’t do anything to own this land. It was entrusted to us,” says George Clooney as Matt King, the […]