Meet the Author - Rory Dean
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Above the Line: Practical Movie Reviews- Some Safety Glass Distance (2013) May 11, 2013Writing is in my blood, it makes me feel connected to an often overwhelming sense of disconnectedness. Continue reading →rorydean
- Argo (2012) April 6, 2013So "Argo" should be on your list of movies to watch if you've missed it up to now. Be advised that the thrills come in bite-fulls and the story is much more about an ensemble cast than any one particular player. This has double feature written all over it. Pick up a couple of other movies while you're at it and if all goes South in a hurr […]rorydean
- 629 March 30, 2013This filmic is a multi-layered visual experience that takes place not in the dream-world but along the road that surrounds it. Continue reading →bleuravyn
- I Melt With You (2011) March 1, 2013“I Melt With You” feels like the mid-life rights of passage you've heard about or are living, the runway that many men land and take off from. Gathered for many drinks with the best friends of their lives quickly becomes a dangerous Bacchanalia of doomed ritualizing, darkly lit and disturbing yet familiar to anyone who has ever fallen off the beaten pat […]rorydean
- Female Directors Redux February 27, 2013Reblogged from Above the Line: Female Directors Redux - Women in Film in Hollywood and beyond After reviewing my original list "Female Directors - Above and Beyond a Call to Duty" and discussing female filmmakers with a variety of film aficionados, … Continue reading →rorydean
- Some Safety Glass Distance (2013) May 11, 2013
Monthly Archives: August 2010
My Life Without Me
My Life Without Me reminds us about love and loss, the seemingly banal drudgery of day to day life that can easily be detoured if not derailed by things completely out of our control. It is not difficult to connect to a film about dying if the undercurrent of themes about opportunity and happiness are crafted as well as Coixet achieves here. Continue reading
The Good Heart
All in all, The Good Heart wasn’t the worst film I’ve seen lately but it will most likely fade from memory soon enough. There are moments in The Good Heart that border on believable but heavy, sentimental direction prevents a meaningful film from shedding the baggage of inexperience and the gloomy, contrived story falls flat. Continue reading
James R. Wilkinson – Edge of Chaos
A complete understanding and appreciation for Wilkinson’s work can only truly be appreciated through return visits and at best, a gallery show and an opportunity to discuss the work more fully with the artist. Though he prefers smaller boutique engagements, Wilkinson’s work has shown in galleries around the United States and overseas and can be found in the private collections of mindful enthusiasts and collectors near and far. Continue reading
Miranda
Miranda is a film of moments that do not add up to the sum of its 93 minute story. One might find this is the result of a director whose primary work has been in British mini-series, a short coming magnified on the big screen where there is no respite or a welcome intervention by television commercials. Continue reading
