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Above The Line makes MUBI

Posted on December 31, 2012 by rorydean

MUBI is a starting place, like that out of the way trail to somewhere with the promise of curious company along the way and more to be found when you get there, that somewhere of discovery, learning and escape made possible by sharing in the collective magic from the movies of our lives. Continue reading →

Posted in Essays on Film, Movie Makers & Shakers, My Review of Their Review:, On DVD, Online, philosophy and film, Rants & Raves, Speak-Freely | Tagged above the line, auteurs, Celluloid Dreams, cineastes, cinephiles, clint eastwood, Criterion Collection, Efe Cakarel, European Union, everyday movie people, Goldman Sachs, j'taime la cinema, movie watchers, MUBI, practical movie reviews, prauphet, rory dean, World Cinema Foundation | 4 Comments

J. Edgar (2011) – Blu-ray

Posted on July 27, 2012 by rorydean

J. Edgar the film seems most at odds with J. Edgar the man, Eastwood’s investment in character missing important revelations, turning to history for answers to a life we never fully get to know over the course of the film. If J. Edgar succeeds at all in proves Eastwood’s ability to survive even if the memory of this movie does not. 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, armie hammer, biopic, clint eastwood, fbi, federal bureau of investigation, j.edgar, king of secrets, Leonardo DiCaprio, mr.practicalreviews, Naomi Watts, practical movie reviews, rory dean, secrets keeper, tom stern | 6 Comments

Hereafter (2010)

Posted on April 26, 2011 by rorydean

Hereafter was described by someone as Eastwood’s best. I might go so far to say it is his worst but that doesn’t mean I’m not looking forward to what he will do next or how he’ll change or stay the same, his cinematic language well-defined even when it fails to reach his audience. Continue reading →