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
Tag Archives: gary oldman
Lawless (2012)
John Hillcoat’s extraordinairy film Lawless is a crafted cacophony of moments in time and place that goes beyond the experience of historical dramas and genre flicks, resonating, however fleetingly in the hours and days of our lives with the thrill that comes from movies made by and for adults. It is the language of Hillcoat’s obsessions and his direction of Nick Cave’s script that gives breath as breath is taken, the way smiles soften a harsh reality, give birth to shared darkness Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, My Review of Their Review:, On DVD, Rants & Raves
Tagged above the line, bootleggers, christopher nolan, gangster films, gary oldman, george clooney, guy pearce, Hillcoat, Jason Clarke, jessica chastain, john hillcoat, Matt Bondurant, Mia Wasikowska, moonshiners, Nick Cave, practical movie reviews, prohibition era, Proposition, rory dean, Sergio Leone, Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, westerns, whiskey runners
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The Dark Knight (2008) Blu-ray
The Dark Knight lives and breathes on violence and dismay, on the potential for justice and the inevitable collateral damage of life, death and consequences. Christopher Nolan’s films are at odds with what they are and what he wants them to be, second only to our reactions, our willingness to embrace them for all the reasons to let go, turn away, or hold on forever. Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged aaron eckhardt, above the line, batman, blu-ray elite, christian bale, christopher nolan, gary oldman, heath ledger, joker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, practical movie reviews, rory dean, the dark knight, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Romeo Is Bleeding sets the ground work for so many films that have followed that the list is staggering. An impressive ensemble piece with memorable characters and outlandish scenarios that keep you engaged to the very end, this is what you should expect from an action-drama where the filmmakers and the actors are not afraid to take risks and the result is something that critics and audiences never tire of. Continue reading
The Book of Eli – An Easy Read
From the comfortable distance of our armchairs, ever-so-slightly askew, one might presume to know the tale of The Book of Eli – another installment in the post-apocalypse, nuclear holocaust stricken world of the future where cannibalism, murder, and mayhem live in disharmonious proximity. Yet there is something different about Denzel Washington as the lone wayfarer who defies the elements and would-be marauders on a thirty year march through the desert and the dead that makes me want to like this movie. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, On DVD
Tagged densel washington, gary oldman, hughes brothers, movie reviews, rory dean, the book of eli
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