Robert Altman Archive
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‘Inherent Vice’: Tripping – and stumbling
Posted on December 15, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I was engaged for the first hour of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” – and frustrated into raging impatience by the final 90 minutes. So – 40 percent? Not […] -
‘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, […] -
Critic’s Pick: ‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’
Posted on August 17, 2013 | No Commentsfrom Yahoo! Movies www.movies.yahoo.com Like a bastard love child of Terrence Malick and Robert Altman, David Lowery’s crime drama shuffles to its own drummer. Either you dance to it or […] -
‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com So many films today seem to carry the same references to earlier work, indicating the influences that shaped the filmmaker in his work. But references are one thing; using […] -
‘The Place Beyond the Pines,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Derek Cianfrance’s “The Place Beyond the Pines” is a sure-handed effort from a director who proved himself capable of dramatizing difficult human emotions in “Blue Valentine.” “Pines,” opening Friday […] -
‘Ruby Sparks,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on July 24, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Ruby Sparks” could be a tasty bit of magical realism in romantic-comedy form, the first produced screenplay by actress Zoe Kazan, who plays the title character. Except for one […]