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: Janusz Kaminski
How Do You Know (2010)
It’s not that James L. Brooks’ sixth feature “How Do You Know” is bad; it just can’t bring the winning runner home or reach the bleachers before the game runs out. The film is about discovery and the places in life that still surprise, detour and how we get back on course or make a new road with this new-found sense of self. Sadly, not even when the guy gets the girl do we feel that we have reached the end of a satisfying journey because the extraordinary of the ordinary leaves the film before we do. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged above the line movies, hans zimmer scores, how do you know, jack nicholson, james l brooks, Janusz Kaminski, movies of 2010, owen wilson, paul rudd, practical movie reviews, reese witherspoon, romantic comedey, rory dean
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Minority Report (2002) The Majority Rules
Minority Report extinguishes our distractions, all routines, and it’s an enjoyable ride. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged 2002 films, 2002 movie reviews, above the line, best films of 2002, bladerunner, colin farrell, fantasy sci-fi adventure movies, Janusz Kaminski, John Williams, Jon Cohen, max von sydow, minority report, movie reviews, Neal McDonough, philip k. dick, practical movie reviews, rory dean, Samantha Morton, Scott Frank, steve harris, steven spielberg, tom cruise
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