Above the Line

Some Safety Glass Distance (2013)

rorydean — Sat, 11 May 2013 18:41:00 +0000

Writing is in my blood, it makes me feel connected to an often overwhelming sense of disconnectedness. Continue reading →

Argo (2012)

rorydean — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 16:01:23 +0000

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 →

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bleuravyn — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:23:59 +0000

This filmic is a multi-layered visual experience that takes place not in the dream-world but along the road that surrounds it. Continue reading →

I Melt With You (2011)

rorydean — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 21:50:09 +0000

“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 path and enjoyed it too much. Continue reading →

Female Directors Redux

rorydean — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:06:11 +0000

Reblogged 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 →