Lord of the Rings Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com And so it comes to an end – again. Some might argue that, having taken the dense “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and condensed it into three monumental films, […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hobbit1.jpg "‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’: Three’s the charm")
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’: Three’s the charm
Posted on December 18, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com And so it comes to an end – again. Some might argue that, having taken the dense “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and condensed it into three monumental films, […] -
![HollywoodandFine.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 […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/million-ways.jpg "Week in Film: ‘Maleficent,’ ‘Million Ways to Die’ and more")
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 […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Akiva Goldsman’s track record is a spotty one, chockablock with commercially successful films full of formulaic writing and manipulatively sentimentalized emotion. Or just plain hogwash: “Batman & Robin,” anyone? […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/winterstale.jpg "‘Winter’s Tale,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Winter’s Tale,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 12, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Akiva Goldsman’s track record is a spotty one, chockablock with commercially successful films full of formulaic writing and manipulatively sentimentalized emotion. Or just plain hogwash: “Batman & Robin,” anyone? […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com My heart sank when I heard that Peter Jackson, having already made the greatest fantasy trilogy of all time in “The Lord of the Rings,” was going back to […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/hobbit.jpg "‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 7, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com My heart sank when I heard that Peter Jackson, having already made the greatest fantasy trilogy of all time in “The Lord of the Rings,” was going back to […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Tony Gilroy is the smartest, most intriguing screenwriter since William Goldman was in his heyday. In a variety of films – including his own “Michael Clayton” and “Duplicity” – […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bourne.jpg "‘The Bourne Legacy,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘The Bourne Legacy,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Tony Gilroy is the smartest, most intriguing screenwriter since William Goldman was in his heyday. In a variety of films – including his own “Michael Clayton” and “Duplicity” – […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I am on the record – aggressively so – as being opposed to the mentality that has turned Comic-Con, the annual San Diego geek festival, into the force that […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/comiccon.jpg "‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I am on the record – aggressively so – as being opposed to the mentality that has turned Comic-Con, the annual San Diego geek festival, into the force that […]