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: marisa tomei
Ides Of March (2011)
George 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 ensemble cast with George Clooney at the reins. Continue reading
Cyrus (2010)
Cyrus is the kind of movie your friends make and you feel obligated to sit through and they don’t serve free popcorn. How and why this film got made in the first place is the legend that is Hollywood. Continue reading
Before the Devil knows you’re Dead
Lumet’s films frequently appear on critics and fans top-pick lists because of the way in which he plumbs the depths of translatable human emotions like greed, lust, love and betrayal through unique, endearing characters. Continue reading
Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged above the line, albert finney, before the devil knows you're dead, crime drama, ethan hawke, marisa tomei, movie reviews, non-linear movies, philip seymour hoffman, practical movie reviews, psychological thriller, rory dean, sydney lumet
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