Tag Archives: Academy Award

Argo (2012)

Posted on April 6, 2013 by rorydean

So “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 hurry you can skip around, go and come back, have a hot dog why don’t you and then give it a while. Call “Argo” the lettuce and the cheese – just make sure you’ve got the right accoutrements to make it a meal. Continue reading →

Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movie Makers & Shakers, Movies You Should or Should Not See, On DVD | Tagged 1980, 19th screen actors awards, 2012 films, 85th Academy Awards, Academy Award, Alan Arkin, Argo, ben affleck, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA mission, george clooney, golden globes winner, grant heslov, hollywood, Iran hostage crisis, john goodman, Joshuah Berman, once beautiful past, outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, rory dean, Screen Actors Guild Award, The Canadian Caper, The Great Escape”, Tony Mendez, United States, Wired magazine, writer/director | 12 Comments

Celebrating Female Directors on Eve of Oscar Night 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by rorydean

Originally posted on Above the Line:
A question posed on Facebook led me on my way to this article about the top female directors in recent memory. While there is no particular order and no interest in writing yet another…

Posted in Essays on Film, Movie I've Seen, Rants & Raves, Speak-Freely | Tagged 85th Academy Awards, Academy Award, Arts, Awards, Filmmaking, Hugh Jackman, Los Angeles, movies | 4 Comments

Brave (2012)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by rorydean

“Brave” is about knowing yourself in everything you perceive as different and the realization that the heart is as delicate as it is resilient to the wounding of experience – what the soul already knows – that neither masculine nor feminine governs us, rather an understanding and emotionally rich union of the two is at the heart of the universe. Merida comes to embody this place of tradition and transitional and in revealing the mysticism of the feminine spirit the laws of the land open to the warmth of nurtured possibility. Continue reading →

Posted in Movie I've Seen, Movie Makers & Shakers, Movies You Should or Should Not See, My Review of Their Review:, On DVD, Rants & Raves | Tagged 2012 movie, above the line, Academy Award, academy award nominated film, Academy of Arts & Sciences, Animation, Billy Connolly, blogger filmmaker, Brave, Brenda Chapman, creative differences, director replaced, disney, feature-film animation, film critic, first female director, Kelly Macdonald, magic kingdom, mark andrews, Merida, movie review, pixar, Pixar’s 13th film, practical movie reviews, rory dean | 11 Comments

Commentary on Movies, History and Perspective

Posted on February 5, 2013 by rorydean

What we look for most often when we sit down at the movies is a prevailing sense of having gone somewhere and experienced something. We’re looking for fulfillment or some substitute for it, call them distractions from our everyday or little excursions like holidays. Continue reading →