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May 10th, 2013: Mary Poppins (1964)

Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Animation, Based on a Book, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film Tagged "England", Alan Napier, annoying children, Arthur Malet, bank, banker, before they were famous, Best Actress, Best Adapted Score Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, chimney sweep, comedic working class, David Tomlinson, Dick Van Dyke, Disney, Ed Wynn, Elsa Lanchester, feminist, Glynis Johns, Jane Darwell, Julie Andrews, live action combined with animation, Marnie Nixon, nanny, suffragettes, terrible accent, Walt Disney

April 6th, 2013: The Ten (2007)

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Leave a comment Posted in Animation, Anthology, Comedy, Computer Animation, Independent, Movie of the Day, Satire, Screwball, Sketch, Slapstick, Stoner Tagged adultery, bad animation, bar, Bobby Cannavale, children of famous people, courtroom scene, David Wain, doctor, drugs, ex-wife, Famke Janssen, Gretchen Mol, incompetent doctors, Janeane Garofalo, Jason Sudeikis, jealousy, Jessica Alba, Jesus, Joe Lo Truglio, Jon Hamm, Ken Marino, Liev Schreiber, Mexico, Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, murder, Oliver Platt, Paul Rudd, prison, rape, Rashida Jones, Rob Corddry, Ron Silver, talent agents, ten commandments, The State, ventriloquist, Winona Ryder

March 25th, 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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Leave a comment Posted in War Movies, Adaptation, Remake, Event Film, Fantasy, Sequel, Ghost, Monster, Computer Animation, Movie of the Day, Sword and Sorcery, Road Trip, Epic, Based on a Book, Last Stand Tagged Viggo Mortensen, New Line Cinema, Best Picture, Best Director, insanity, cursed objects, Best Film Editing, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Best Visual Effects, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, under siege, mastermind, Brad Dourif, sorcerer, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Score, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, John Rhys-Davies, Elijah Wood, Peter Jackson, Best Costume Design, curse, New Zealand, Wing-Nut Productions, prophecy, wizards, Howard Shore, Best Makeup, Bruce Spence, Ian Holm, JRR Tolkien, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Sean Bean, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Fran Walsh, Sean Astin, Best Original Song, Annie Lenox, Best Sound Mixing, Lord of the Rings, orcs, elves, Hobbits, dwarves, self immolation

March 17th, 2013: The Secret of Kells

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Animation, Arthouse, Coming of Age, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged Belgium, Best Animated Feature Nominee, Brendan Gleeson, co-production, fairies, France, Ireland, Middle Ages, monastery, monks, teens, Vikings

March 10th, 2013: Grave of the Fireflies

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Animation, Anime, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, War Movies Tagged bombing, homefront, horrors of war, Japan, Studio Ghibli, World War Two

February 22nd, 2013: Rabbit Seasoning (1952)

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Leave a comment Posted in Animation, Comedy, Family, Movie of the Day, Short, Slapstick Tagged Carl W. Stalling, Chuck Jones, cross dressing, double cross, hunters, Looney Tunes, Mel Blanc, Warner Brothers

January 21st, 2013: Hugo (2011)

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Leave a comment Posted in 3D, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Coming of Age, Computer Animation, Drama, Event Film, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film Tagged Asa Butterfield, automaton, Ben Kingsley, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Brian Selznick, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, clockwork, dad bomb, Emily Mortimer, father-son relationship, film history, fire, George Melies, godfather, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, magician, Martin Scorces, orphan, Paramount Pictures, Paris, Ray Winstone, Sacha Baron Cohen, train station, uncle

December 23rd, 2012: The Simpsons Movie (2007)

Dec23 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Animation, Based on a TV Show, Comedy, Ecological Disaster, Event Film, Movie of the Day Tagged Al Jean, Albert Brooks, Dan Castellaneta, Danny Elfman, David Mirkin, David Silverman, George Meyer, Golden Globe Best Animated Film Nominee, Hank Azaria, Hans Zimmer, Harry Shearer, Ian Maxtone-Graham, James L. Brooks, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, Julie Kavner, Matt Groening, Matt Selman, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Nancy Cartwright, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Yeardley Smith

October 29th, 2012: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

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Leave a comment Posted in Animation, Based on a TV Show, Comedy, Family, Holiday, Horror, Movie of the Day, Stop Motion Animation, Werewolves Tagged Best Animated Film

October 28th, 2012: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1949)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Animation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Family, Ghost, Holiday, Horror, Movie of the Day, Musical, Remake, Short Tagged "And I would have gotten away with it...", Bing Crosby, Disney, farmer, farmers, ghost story, manipulative woman, RKO, teachers, Walt Disney, Washington Irving

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