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May 27th, 2012: Q: The Winged Serpent

Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Heist, Cops, Horror, Black Comedy, Kaiju, Cults, Monster, Movie of the Day, Independent, Stop Motion Animation, Addicition, Satire Tagged musical interlude, low-budget, it's not over, New York City, drug addict, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Larry Cohen, David Carradine, Richard Rountree, Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, Arkoff International, Larco Productions, Chrysler Building, nest, SWAT, ex-con, diamonds, Aztecs, gods, museum

April 27th, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Apr27 by Mister Invisible

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

March 25th, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies 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 15th, 2012: The Mist (2007)

Mar15 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Disaster, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Parallel World Tagged "kill it with fire", Andre Braugher, Bob Weinstein, character study, Chris Owen, Dimension Films, fire, flamethrowers, Frances Sternhagen, Frank Darabont, Harvey Weinstein, it's not over, Jeffery DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, monsters from another dimension, religious nut, Richard Saperstein, secret military project, Stephen King, supermarket, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, twist, U.S. Army, under siege, Weinstein Company, William Sadler

March 4th, 2012: Giant from the Unknown

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Leave a comment Posted in So-Bad-It's-Good, Sci-Fi, Western, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Independent Tagged Drive-In, low-budget, giant, the declining years, sheriff, archaeological dig, scientists, storm, Morris Ankrum, Jack P. Pierce, American Indian, Bob Steele, California, "Native American Face", geologist, conquistadors, Albert Glasser, Richard E. Cunha, suspended animation, archaeologist, "we don't like strangers in these parts", cattle mutilation

March 3rd, 2012: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Mar3 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Dracula, Horror, Lycanthropy/Jekyll and Hyde, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof, Vampires, Werewolves Tagged Bela Lugosi, brain transplant, brains, Bud Abbott, children of famous people, delivery men, femme fatale, Frank Skinner, Glenn Strange, in over their heads, Invisible Man, it's not over, Larry Talbot, Lon Chaney Jr., Lou Costello, musical interlude, scientists, Universal International Pictures, Universal Pictures, Vincent Price

March 1st, 2012: Bijo to Ekitainingen aka The H-Man (1958)

Mar1 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Blobs, Cops, Crime, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi Tagged "kill it with fire", Akihiko Hirata, blobs, dancers, drug deal gone bad, drug dealers, drugs, Eiji Tsuburaya, fishermen, fishing boat, flamethrowers, ghost ship, Ishiro Honda, Japan, Kenji Sahara, lounge act, Masaru Sato, mobsters, moll, musical interlude, night club, police procedural, radiation, radiation mutation, rip-off, scientists, sewers, Takeshi Kimura, Toho, Tokyo, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yumi Shirakawa

January 21st, 2012: The Children (1980)

Jan21 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Camp, Horror, Independent, Killer Kids, Monster, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Achilles' Heel, Drive-In, fratricide, gore, grindhouse, Harry Manfredini, infanticide, it's not over, Massachusetts, matricide, patricide, radiation, radiation mutation, rip-off, school bus, sheriff, under siege

January 15th, 2012: The Flesh Eaters (1964)

Jan15 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Horror, Independent, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged actress, beatniks, Drive-In, gore, hippies, island, low-budget, mad scientist, Nazi Scientist, Nazis, pilots, scientists, uncharted island

December 23rd, 2011: Gremlins (1984)

Dec23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Event Film, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Satire, Slapstick, The Original Tagged "Nobody Here but Us Monsters", "Not Santa!", Amblin Entertainment, bank, before they were famous, Belinda Balaski, cameos, car won't start, cartoonist, Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones, Corey Feldman, cute monsters, Dick Miller, Frank Marshall, Frank Welker, Glynn Turman, gremlins, Harry Carey Jr., homage, Howie Mandel, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Dante, Jonathan Banks, Judge Reinhold, Kenneth Tobey, Keye Luke, Marvin Miller, Michael Winslow, musical interlude, Nicky Katt, Phoebe Cates, Robby the Robot, Steven Spielberg, teens, The Real Don Steele, urban legend, Warner Brothers, William Schallert, Zach Galligan

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