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: the rock
Journey 2 (2012) The Mysterious Island [Blu-ray]
Yes, Journey 2 is a kids movie and sometimes big kids too with stylish CG sequences and beautifully realized cinematography. The plot is airy and only remotely touches on the inspiration of Jules Verne, and while the characters are merely cardboard cutouts of impressions of other people, the film entertains and that’s plenty for two hours on any island, especially The Mysterious Island. Continue reading
Michael Bay – Movie Mechanic
Michael Bay puts the hero out front, frames them in red white and blue propagandistic good will against a backdrop of burning buildings, world peace and humanity – you can almost hear the music rise to a resounding crescendo of unanimous magnanimity. You don’t have to like what Bay delivers but he does have a plan and there is a methodology and technical brilliance to what he does. Continue reading
Posted in Essays on Film, Movie Makers & Shakers, philosophy and film, Speak-Freely
Tagged above the line, action movies, armaggedon, bad boys, big budget movies, commercial director, director producers, highest grossing movies, michael bay, movie makers and shakers, pearl harbor, practical movie reviews, rory dean, the island, the rock, transformers
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