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May 30th 2012: Notorious (1946)

May30 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Drama, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged alcoholic, Alfred Hitchcock, Ben Hecht, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Brazil, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Clifford Odets, double cross, Ingrid Bergman, Miami, National Film Registry, Nazis, Rio De Janerio, RKO, uranium

May 26th, 2012: Stagecoach (1939)

May26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Period Film, Drama, Western, Cavalry, Black and White, Event Film, The Original, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Chase, Independent Tagged "Native American Face", alcoholic, Andy Devine, before they were famous, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Claire Trevor, Confederate War Veteran, doctor, Donald Meek, fallen woman, falsely accused, John Carradine, John Ford, John Wayne, on the lam, prisoner, showdown, Southern gentleman, stagecoach, The Border, Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, U.S. Cavalry, United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions, Yakima Canutt

May 24th, 2012: Brigadoon (1954)

May24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Romance, Fantasy, The Original, Movie of the Day, Musical Tagged MGM, alcoholic, New York City, warnings from townsfolk, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Scotland, cursed town, curse, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Gene Kelly, Arthur Freed, miracle, village, love at first sight, "love breaks the spell", Vincente Minnelli, Cyd Charisse, Van Johnson, Elaine Stewart, deus ex machina

May 9th, 2012: Miller’s Crossing (1990)

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Looks like I'm just gonna have to Yojimbo it", 20th Century Fox, Albert Finney, alcoholic, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Carter Burwell, double cross, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Gabriel Byrne, hit man, homage, J.E. Freeman, Joel Coen, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Badalucco, Michael Jeter, Mike Starr, mob, mob war, mobsters, moll, Sam Raimi, Steve Buscemi, tommy gun

March 17th, 2012: The Quiet Man (1952)

Mar17 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Drama, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged alcoholic, Argosy Pictures, Barry Fitzgerald, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, boxing, brawl, brothers, code of honor, Frank S. Nugent, Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Merian C. Cooper, Republic Pictures, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond

February 23rd, 2012: The Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

Feb23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Drama, Homefront, Movie of the Day, War Movies Tagged alcoholic, Amblin Entertainment, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Dreamworks, father, father-son relationship, homefront, Iwo Jima, Malpaso Productions, non-linear timeline, Pacific, photographer, post traumatic stress disorder, President Truman, reporter, staged photograph, war bonds drive, Warner Brothers, World War II Veterans, World War Two

February 2nd, 2012: The Shining (1980)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Ghost, Horror, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged alcoholic, axe murders, Barry Nelson, blood, child abuse, ghost story, haunted hotel, hotel, insanity, Jack Nicholson, Joe Turkel, mountains, psychic, recovering alcoholic, Scatman Crothers, Shelley Duvall, snow, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, twins, Warner Brothers, winter

January 19th, 2012: Bloodlust! (1961)

Jan19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Great White Hunter, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller Tagged alcoholic, before they were famous, crazed veteran, crossbow, Drive-In, henchman, hunters, insanity, island, low-budget, mastermind, most dangerous game, rip-off, Robert Reed, sniper, teens, uncharted island, veteran, World War II Veterans

December 21st, 2011: Black Christmas (1974)

Dec21 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Based on an Urban Legend, Holiday, Horror, Movie of the Day, Slasher, The Original Tagged "He's Calling From Inside the House", abortion, alcoholic, Andrea Martin, Art Hindle, attic, before they were famous, Bob Clark, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, college, college students, comedic alcoholic, deteriorating relationship, Drive-In, Famous Players, fraternity, grindhouse, inappropriate comedy relief, insanity, it's not over, John Saxon, Keir Dullea, komedy, komedy kops, low-budget, Margot Kidder, obscene phone call, Odious Comic Relief, Olivia Hussey, oversexed college students, prude, sorority, townies

November 10th, 2011: Heartbreak Ridge (1986)

Nov10 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged alcoholic, Arlen Dean Snyder, armored vehicle, bad intelligence, before they were famous, Best Sound Nominee, Bo Svenson, Clint Eastwood, Eileen Heckart, ex-wife, Grenada, Marine Recon, Mario Van Peebles, Marsha Mason, military exercise, Moses Gunn, musicians, Peter Jason, Ramon Franco, The Malpaso Company, The Marines, Tom Villard

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