The Great Gatsby Archive
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Bruce Dern speaks … and speaks
Posted on November 14, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com In one sense, actor Bruce Dern is an interviewer’s dream: He’s pithy, quotable and voluble. In another sense, Dern is an interviewer’s nightmare: You ask one question and never […] -
‘The Bling Ring,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on June 13, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Imitation is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery. But what if you want to imitate someone so badly that you’re willing to steal from them? Where does […] -
‘Wish You Were Here,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on June 10, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A semi-jigsaw-puzzle of a story, Kieran Darcy-Smith’s “Wish You Were Here” bounces back and forth in time, while feeding the audience’s interest in an unsolved mystery. Even as it […] -
‘Fast & Furious 6,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 22, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Here’s the nicest thing I can say about “Fast & Furious 6”: It’s not in 3D. That’s apparently the only restraint that the makers of this high-end piece of […] -
My annual anti-3D sermon
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I was heartened to read that, on its opening weekend, “The Great Gatsby” did solid business, despite some unjustly vicious reviews. I was even more uplifted when I read […] -
‘The Great Gatsby,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 7, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Apparently, it’s already open season on Baz Luhrmann’s version of “The Great Gatsby,” which blasts off in 3D on Friday before opening the Cannes Film Festival next week. I […] -
Time to say ‘No’ to 3D
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: 3D is a scam. A gimmick. A rip-off. And it’s time to stand up and say, “No more.” Because 3D, apparently, […]