HollywoodandFine.com The past, as William Faulkner famously wrote, “is never dead. It’s not even past.” Or, as Paul Thomas Anderson said in his film “Magnolia,” “We may be through with the past – but the past ain’t through with us.” That’s a lesson the Catholic Church seems to learn repeatedly. …
HollywoodandFine.com There’s been a lot of Oscar chatter about the fact that “Argo” seems on track to win the best-picture trophy this year – despite the fact that its director, Ben Affleck, was left off the list of best-director nominees. What seems to have gone undiscussed is the elephant in …
HollywoodandFine.com You’re as old as you feel – unless you’re James Bond. Then you’re both ageless and timeless. But as “Skyfall,” the newest adventure of 007, shows, even the world’s most dangerous secret agent needs to keep up with the times. And so director Sam Mendes and a trio of …
HollywoodandFine.com An all-star comedy in the same vein as such crowd-pleasers as “The Full Monty,” “Calendar Girls” and other British charmers, John Madden’s “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is the kind of movie they seldom make anymore – except in England. When they try to do it in America, you …
HollywoodandFine.com It’s hard now to conceive of just how huge a star Marilyn Monroe was at the peak of her fame in the mid-1950s. Take Lady Gaga, multiply her by Brangelina at their most visible – and then take it to the 10th power. You get a hint of that …