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Entries by Marshall Fine from 02/2009

Movie Review: He's Just Not That Into You

| Posted 02.03.2009

Even more shocking for a chick flick: The women in this movie aren't all saints. Some are painfully needy, some are willfully clueless and some are predatory -- just like guys.

Face Facts: Botox, Remakes, Faye Dunaway and the Boss

| Posted 02.05.2009

Every once in a while, you realize you're witnessing one of those crises in American colloquy that threaten the very fabric of society. The Hilary Duff-Faye Dunaway tiff is one such event.

An Offbeat List of Romantic Movies to Rent for Valentine's Day

| Posted 02.10.2009

Here's a brief alternative list: an offbeat six-pack of movies that pack a potent romantic wallop, but which don't immediately spring to mind when you say the words "date movie."

Movie review: Dreadfully unfunny Shopaholic

| Posted 02.11.2009

Much is being made of the bad timing in releasing a movie like Confessions of a Shopaholic - a comedy about a woman with a shopping addiction being pu...

Get Rid of Best Song Performances at the Oscars -- Completely

| Posted 02.16.2009

Peter Gabriel's little snit actually may serve a useful purpose. Could this be the inroad needed to get rid of the ridiculous performances of best-song nominees altogether in the Oscar telecast?

Five Worst Oscar Telecast Moments

| Posted 02.23.2009

This reconfigured Oscars telecast failed for a simplereason: It was the most ineptly directed Oscar show ever.

Breaking Bad, Saving Grace: Why TV Is Better than Movies

| Posted 02.24.2009

I'm here to say that, as it stands, TV turns out more solid and consistent entertainment every week than the Hollywood movie studios put out between January and October most years.

Rock Band, Guitar Hero: Murdering Musical Taste

| Posted 02.27.2009

It's bad enough that so-called classic-rock stations clog the airwaves with the worst of the 70s and 80s, but to have the videogame industry spoon-feeding it to a generation that doesn't know better is too much.