Posts Tagged ‘billy crystal’

The last time Billy Crystal starred in a major live-action movie, the United States had yet to invade Iraq. The Internet bubble had just burst. And the movie in question was the unfortunate sequel Analyze That. Times have changed since then. Comedy has changed. But Billy Crystal hasn’t changed, and it shows in his new film Parental Guidance, now on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Let’s face it: The state of the modern Hollywood romantic comedy is abysmal.  Sure, there have been a couple of diamonds in the rough here and there; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Punch-Drunk Love come to mind.  The bad news is that I had to reach all the way back to 2004 and 2002 for examples.  For many, including myself, it feels like Hollywood is making the same movie over and over again, laden with clichés and a cast liable to include Katherine Heigl or Kate Hudson. 

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What a boring year for movies. The ten films nominated for Best Picture are uninspiring, and the annual shindig – the 84th Annual Academy Awards – seems prepped for a showdown between Hugo and The Artist, with the overrated Martin Scorsese drama poised to rake up in the technical categories and The Artist to more deservingly win the bigger prizes. There are a few interesting categories, but I’ll be more interested to see if host Billy Crystal can overcome the inevitable stale jokes that have plagued the Oscars for the last several years.

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