Posts by Larry Fitzmaurice
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Death in the Family: ‘Fuller House’ and the Long Tradition of Tragedy in Sitcoms
The ‘Full House’ revival is one of many cheerful, corny sitcoms to have mortality at the center of the narrative, including its direct predecessor.
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From Cannes to Can’t: How Prestige Film ‘Grace of Monaco’ Ended Up on Lifetime
The biopic of Grace Kelly is too hackneyed for theatrical release, but not campy enough for basic cable.
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Hooray for Mollywood: With ‘We Are Your Friends,’ Is EDM Ready for Its Close-up?
DFA’s refusal to sit still is exactly what prevents the slow-moving machine that is the film industry from capturing fleeting monocultural moments such as EDM.
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The Career Arc of Charlize Theron, Action Star
Even in the unlikely event that the ‘Mad Max’ franchise doesn’t continue from here, Theron’s future as a Serious Action Star seems all but cemented.
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Who Will Direct the Next Spider-Man Reboot? Can We Interest You in the Dudes Who Made ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ or ‘Pitch Perfect’?
Allegedly on the short list: Jared Hess of ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ Sam Weir from ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ and the ‘Pitch Perfect’ director. OK.
