Oscar Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com Half the struggle in documentary filmmaking is finding the right material. The other half is figuring out what to do with it. Two new documentaries get both halves of […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/enemies3.jpg "‘Best of Enemies,’ ‘Listen to Me Marlon’: Tasty slices of history")
‘Best of Enemies,’ ‘Listen to Me Marlon’: Tasty slices of history
Posted on July 27, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Half the struggle in documentary filmmaking is finding the right material. The other half is figuring out what to do with it. Two new documentaries get both halves of […] -
![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 There are so many movies released every Friday that no single critic has a prayer of seeing them all. But as it happens this week, I’ve seen several that […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/theory.jpg "‘The Theory of Everything’ and a few more")
‘The Theory of Everything’ and a few more
Posted on November 7, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandfine.com There are so many movies released every Friday that no single critic has a prayer of seeing them all. But as it happens this week, I’ve seen several that […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Paul Haggis’ “Third Person” may be the year’s most misunderstood film. It’s also one of the most intriguing. A jigsaw puzzle of characters and plots, it might remind some […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3rd-person.jpg "The week in film: ‘Third Person,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ and more")
The week in film: ‘Third Person,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ and more
Posted on June 18, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Paul Haggis’ “Third Person” may be the year’s most misunderstood film. It’s also one of the most intriguing. A jigsaw puzzle of characters and plots, it might remind some […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Almost from the moment the economy collapsed during the 2008 presidential campaign, there has been a war to control the narrative of what led to the disaster – nearly […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hank2.jpg "‘Hank: Five Years from the Brink,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Hank: Five Years from the Brink,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on January 28, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Almost from the moment the economy collapsed during the 2008 presidential campaign, there has been a war to control the narrative of what led to the disaster – nearly […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I’ll admit that I was surprised when Jacob Latimore burst into song early into Kasi Lemmons’ “Black Nativity.” I went into the screening having only the vaguest knowledge of […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/blk-nativity.jpg "‘Black Nativity,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Black Nativity,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 26, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’ll admit that I was surprised when Jacob Latimore burst into song early into Kasi Lemmons’ “Black Nativity.” I went into the screening having only the vaguest knowledge of […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com There were a handful of towering figures in social-justice movements of the 20th century – people who spearheaded a liberation movement in the name of a principle, at great […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/mandela.jpg "‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 25, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There were a handful of towering figures in social-justice movements of the 20th century – people who spearheaded a liberation movement in the name of a principle, at great […] -
![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 […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/philomena1.jpg "‘Philomena,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Philomena,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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 […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Fredrik Bond’s “Charlie Countryman” is an intriguing directorial debut: a blend of the madcap and the maniacal, a movie that mixes tones in ways that shouldn’t work but do. […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/charlie-countryman.jpg "‘Charlie Countryman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Charlie Countryman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Fredrik Bond’s “Charlie Countryman” is an intriguing directorial debut: a blend of the madcap and the maniacal, a movie that mixes tones in ways that shouldn’t work but do. […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Hayao Miyazaki has been a critical darling as an animator almost since his films started being imported to the U.S. He’s been hailed as a master and even given […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/wind-rises.jpg "‘The Wind Rises,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘The Wind Rises,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 8, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Hayao Miyazaki has been a critical darling as an animator almost since his films started being imported to the U.S. He’s been hailed as a master and even given […]