Hollywood Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com The creators of “Minions” obviously never heard either of two complementary expressions: “A little goes a long way” and “too much of a good thing.” If they had, there […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/minions3.jpg "‘Minions’: Enough is too much")
‘Minions’: Enough is too much
Posted on July 8, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com The creators of “Minions” obviously never heard either of two complementary expressions: “A little goes a long way” and “too much of a good thing.” If they had, there […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I remember my elation when I saw the first episodes of HBO’s “Entourage” in 2004. Here, at last, was a situation-comedy about backstage life in Hollywood that seemed to […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/entourage2.jpg "‘Entourage’: Cashing the check")
‘Entourage’: Cashing the check
Posted on June 4, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I remember my elation when I saw the first episodes of HBO’s “Entourage” in 2004. Here, at last, was a situation-comedy about backstage life in Hollywood that seemed to […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com These feel like cinematic end times – not in terms of Hollywood movies (that horse is already out of the barn), but in the pack-mentality, “hey, it’s good enough” […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/avengers4.jpg "‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ – The end is nigh")
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ – The end is nigh
Posted on May 1, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com These feel like cinematic end times – not in terms of Hollywood movies (that horse is already out of the barn), but in the pack-mentality, “hey, it’s good enough” […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com A few years back, a practice known as “bum fights” – in which young adults would pay homeless men to brawl with each other, then post videos on the […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/12.25-grudge-match.jpg "‘Grudge Match,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Grudge Match,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 24, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A few years back, a practice known as “bum fights” – in which young adults would pay homeless men to brawl with each other, then post videos on the […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Here’s what I loved about this year’s Emmy Awards: Well, nothing, really – I didn’t watch them. I avoid award shows like they were herpes – and they tend […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/pundits.jpg "The scourge of Oscar pundits")
The scourge of Oscar pundits
Posted on September 30, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Here’s what I loved about this year’s Emmy Awards: Well, nothing, really – I didn’t watch them. I avoid award shows like they were herpes – and they tend […] -
![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 […] -
![Must-See Movies Beyond the Blockbusters Love her or hate her, Sofia Coppola has cornered the market on the world of privilege and its discontents. And so it goes with the […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Critic’s Pick: ‘The Bling Ring’")
Critic’s Pick: ‘The Bling Ring’
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsMust-See Movies Beyond the Blockbusters Love her or hate her, Sofia Coppola has cornered the market on the world of privilege and its discontents. And so it goes with the […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Dear Will Smith, I read recently that you are involved in remaking Sam Peckinpah’s classic western, “The Wild Bunch.” So I’m writing this open letter, pleading with you to […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/wild-bunch.jpg "An open letter to Will Smith")
An open letter to Will Smith
Posted on May 30, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Dear Will Smith, I read recently that you are involved in remaking Sam Peckinpah’s classic western, “The Wild Bunch.” So I’m writing this open letter, pleading with you to […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com You probably have to be in the right mood to appreciate “Sightseers” – a mood that involves dark thoughts, perseverance and a grisly sense of humor. If you ever […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sightseers.jpg "‘Sightseers,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Sightseers,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com You probably have to be in the right mood to appreciate “Sightseers” – a mood that involves dark thoughts, perseverance and a grisly sense of humor. If you ever […] -
![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 […]