Articles by Marshall Fine

24 articles since 1998

Lessons from the dormitory

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | November 3, 2002
There’s nothing like a boarding school to bring out the fevered obsessions of a group of people and turn their domain into a microcosm of the big, bad world – at least in the movies. Read more
 

This Land Is the Director’s Land

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | June 16, 2002
With “Sunshine State,” John Sayles continues his movie tour of America: Call him the Fodor’s of filmmakers. Read more
 

Send in the Sequels

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | May 5, 2002
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, sequels may be Hollywood’s biggest compliment to itself. Read more
 

A New Level of Comfort

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | January 2, 2002
Other people’s opinions: Actress Halle Berry doesn’t live for them anymore. Read more
 

This Magical Battle Could Get Hairy

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | December 16, 2001
Do you believe in magic? Read more
 

Open to Interpretation

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | November 11, 2001
Cameron Crowe makes no bones about it: His next movie, “Vanilla Sky,” is a remake of a 1997 Spanish-import hit “Abre los ojos” (“Open Your Eyes”). Read more
 

Hot Rocks, Cool Plots

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | September 9, 2001
You could say that ice is a hot topic this fall. Read more
 

You Lookin’ at My Hair? - Yeah–for clues to Robert De Niro’s characters. The virtuoso seems to locate his roles in his locks.

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | September 10, 2000
Does action dictate character? Read more
 

The Right Pack for a Remake

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | June 25, 2000
Everyone in Hollywood, it seems, wants to be in the remake of Ocean’s Eleven,” the definitive Rat Pack movie from 1960. Read more
 

The Brothers Grim

Entertainment | By Marshall Fine | February 18, 2000
Jim and Ken Wheat classify themselves as working screenwriters–which means that, after a career that spans more than two decades in the business, “you learn to have strong finger muscles just to hang on,” Ken says. Read more
 
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