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Above the Line: Practical Movie Reviews- The Matrix (1999) Blu-ray May 24, 2012The Matrix is that rare treat of a movie that entertains on a multitude of levels and as a result appeals to a diverse audience. You don't have to be an adrenaline hyped action junkie to enjoy the ride, or spend years snuffing dust print dust with your nose crammed in books on quantum physics and Einsten Rosen Bridge theory to be entertained. Exceeding […]rorydean
- Roadie (2011) May 6, 2012“Roadie” captures the dying dreams of middle-age coming to terms with changing or staying the same forever. That’s why you should watch “Roadie” because it gets so much of living and dying right. There’s always another comic book movie for getting away from it all. These films are like calling cards, like the pictures you look back on and say see, that’s act […]rorydean
- Ides Of March (2011) March 29, 2012George Clooney writes, directs and stars in this fine and impressive ensemble of talent with some of the brightest stars in front of the camera and behind it. Ides Of March is well made and character driven and for the most part the film accomplishes its goal of poking the seething underbelly of political corruption with impressive results from a fine ensemb […]rorydean
- Take Shelter (2011) March 28, 2012It's easy to fault a film that stumbles for lack of extravagance, which is forgivable but a film that purposefully mires itself in tiny revelations involving breakfast sausage and excavators is neither cinematic nor particularly engaging. Take Shelter makes every effort to portray normal but can't get beyond which crayon to use. Continue reading […]rorydean
- Miss Nobody (2010) February 12, 2012The fact Miss Nobody (2010) makes no effort to hide its similarities in the comfort of blatant clichés feels short-sighted if not intentionally convenient. It will most likely appeal best to those interested in caricature over character and those looking for a laugh at the expense of clever. Continue reading →rorydean
- The Matrix (1999) Blu-ray May 24, 2012
Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Academy Awards – Who Got The Gold And Why Not?
Award shows regale us with pageantry and spectacle, they praise some while encouraging others. Sometimes we guess the right answer or make the right choice and occasionally, perhaps more frequently than we admit, it is good to see the winners and acknowledge the runners-up in the collective ethos of filmmaking. Continue reading
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Tagged 2011 oscars, 83rd, above the line, academy awards, best actor oscar, best actress oscar, best adapted screenplay oscar, best animated feature film oscar, best art direction oscar, best cinematography oscar, best costume design oscar, best director oscar, best film editing oscar, best foreign film oscar, best makeup oscar, best original score oscar, best original screenplay oscar, best original song oscar, Best Picture Oscar, best supporting actor oscar, best supporting actress oscar, best visual effects oscar, oscar winners, oscar wrap up, practical movie reviews, rory dean, the oscars
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Oscar Night On The Red Carpet OTRC
All in all OTRC was a successful and enjoyable preface to the awards show, an opportunity to view the chaos and atmosphere of the throngs of fans and others without leaving your house. I’m not sure if there were different producers from last year or the year before that or if the same producers stepped it up a notch – no matter, this was a well produced show that was about the fashion, as it has been, but also a stylistic preparation for the 83rd Academy Awards show to follow. Continue reading
Posted in Rants & Raves, Speak-Freely
Tagged 2011 oscar nominees, 2011 oscar winners, 83rd academy awards, above the line, Anne Hathaway, best dressed oscars, green room, james franco, movie reviews, on the red carpet, oscar fashion, OTRC, robin roberts, rory dean, the oscars, the red carpet, worst dressed oscars
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For Colored Girls (2010)
For Colored Girls is neither an ode to nor celebration of the original play and while it proclaims to, “paint an unforgettable portrait of what it means to be a woman of color in the modern world” it feels more like the convoluted outline to the important film it might have been. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged above the line movie reviews, alexander gruszynski, anika noni rose, choreopoem, for colored girls, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf, janet jackson, kerry washington, kimberly elise, lionsgate films, loretta devine, movie reviews, movies 2010, movies of 2009, ntozake shange, phylicia rashad, practical movie reviews, rory dean, thandie newton, tps presents, tyler perry, whoopi goldberg
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Nowhere Boy (2009)
Nowhere Boy is a unique film in that it does not take short cuts or fall victim to the inherent flaws in the movie biopic, instead playing out simply as a coming of age story about a youth with a troubled past fighting for his identity, for his self expression. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged aaron johnson, above the line, anne-marie duff, john lennon, julia baird, julia lennon, kristin scott thomas, loudmouth lunatic, matt greenhalgh, mimi lennon, movie reviews, movies of 2009, nowhere boy, nowhere man, paul mccartney, practical movie reviews, rory dean, sam taylor-wood, the beatles, the quarymen
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