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: Warner Bros. Entertainment
Batman Begins (2005)
For all the facts and figures, agreements and dastardly deeds, for the accomplishments and tragedies forever linked with these films, Nolan’s revisionist dream for the universe of Batman is an impressive film all by itself, a solid beginning for the franchise that follows and like all blockbusters it has earned as much praise in the aggregators as notable criticism. If Nolan is anything he is Master and Commander of the Cinema of now, a modern movie maker building on a rich history of motion pictures and escapism with bigger films at every turn that thrill and disappoint, that enliven imaginations and simple pleasures, that are grand explorations but above all he entertains. Continue reading
Posted in Essays on Film, In Theaters Now!, Movie I've Seen, Movie Makers & Shakers, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD
Tagged above the line, batman & Robin, batman begins, batman trilogy, blockbusters, bruce wayne, capped crusader, christian bale, christopher nolan, dark knight, dc comics, gotham city, joel schulmaker, liam neeson, master and commander of cinema, morgan freeman, origin films, practical movie reviews, reboost movies, rory dean, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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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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The Hangover II (2011) Blu-ray
Bangkok for Vegas, missing person to enliven the forgettable fashion of what we laughed at like the last time when the material was fresher and the feeling gave you something skewed, not skewered. Hangover 2 celebrates the exact malaise of … 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 2011 comedies, above the line, bangkok tour, blu-ray elite team, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, hangover 2, Ken Jeong, mr chow, Nick Cassavettes, practical movie reviews, rory dean, todd philips, vulgar comedies, Warner Bros. Entertainment, wolf pack, Zach Galifanakis
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Green Lantern (2011) Blu-ray
As far as comic book adaptations, this might very well be a respectful interpretation of the original material, down to the hokey setup and ridiculous propaganda and universal truth-making, but none of which makes me like it any more. So much of what’s wrong with Green Lantern is what it “is” and “isn’t”, what is stuffed in a soggy plot that if removed, if excised by an articulate director like Christopher Nolan or Aronofsky would have amounted to anything else – instead of a franchise killer. 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 above the line, blake lively, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, comic book adapation, dc comics, green lantern, martin campbell, peter sarsgaard, practical movie reviews, rory dean, ryan reynolds, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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Crazy, Stupid Love (2011) Blu-ray
Crazy, Stupid, Love is decisively straight forward and surprisingly well-mannered for a film about the turbulence of people in love and the collateral damage of romance. That’s where the filmmakers ultimately succeed, gathered around familiar heartache with their characters, sharing the collective bumps and stumbles of Crazy, Stupid, Love. 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 above the line, analeigh tipton, Blu-ray Elite for Warner Home Video, comedy, crazy, dan fogelman, drama, emma stone, hopeless romantics, jonah bobo, julianne moore, love, practical movie review, rory dean, ryan gosling, steve carell, stupid, Warner Bros. Entertainment
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