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May 29th, 2013: Shriek of the Mutilated

May29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Cults, Horror, Independent, Monster, Movie of the Day Tagged "And I would have gotten away with it...", "New York", alcoholic, Bigfoot, cannibalism, college students, Drive-In, electric knife, electrocution, goofy monster suit, graduate student, grindhouse, husband and wife team, insanity, island, it's not over, low-budget, Michael Findlay, Roberta Findlay, Sasquatch, traps, twist, Yeti

May 26th, 2013: El Dorado (1966)

May26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Western Tagged "that girl can shoot", alcoholic, before they were famous, Christopher George, comedic alcoholic, comic relief deputy, deputy, Ed Asner, Howard Hawks, James Caan, John Wayne, knife thrower, old men, old timer, Paramount Pictures, Paul Fix, R. G. Armstrong, rancher, recovering alcoholic, revenge, Robert Mitchum, shotgun, sidekick, teens, water rights

April 21st, 2013: The Fog (1980)

Apr21 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Slasher, The Original Tagged "We Can't Close the Beaches!", Adrienne Barbeau, alcoholic, annoying children, baby sitters, centenary, Charles Cyphers, children of famous people, cursed town, Darwin Joston, Dean Cundey, DJ, double cross, Drive-In, fishermen, George "Buck" Flower, ghost story, grindhouse, Hal Holbrook, hitchhiking, it's not over, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, low-budget, Nancy Kyes, ocean, priest, Rob Bottin, Tom Atkins, weatherman

February 24th, 2013: Trees Lounge

Feb24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Addicition, Arthouse, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day Tagged alcoholic, Anthony LaPaglia, bar, bartender, Carol Kane, character study, Chloe Sevigny, Daniel Baldwin, Debi Mazar, ice cream truck, Kevin Corrigan, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Imperioli, Mimi Rogers, Samuel L. Jackson, Seymour Cassel, triple threat

February 5th, 2013: Tight Little Island aka Whiskey Galore

Feb5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Comedy, Homefront, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged alcoholic, Britain, comedic alcoholic, Ealing Studios, Home Guard, Scotland, shipwrecks, whiskey, World War Two

January 18th, 2013: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Jan18 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Assumed Identity, Based on a Play, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged alcoholic, Best Actor, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cary Grant, class issues, comedic alcoholic, divorcee, ex-husband, ex-wife, Franz Waxman, George Cukor, interrupted wedding, James Stewart, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Katharine Hepburn, lady reporter, Loew's, MGM, National Film Registry, photographer, publisher, reporter, wedding, wedding night

January 7th, 2013: The Brood (1979)

Jan7 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Killer Kids, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi Tagged abusive mother, abusive relationship, alcoholic, Art Hindle, asylum, before they were famous, body horror, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, child abuse, David Cronenberg, Estranged parent, group therapy, Howard Shore, insanity, mad psychologist, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, therapist

Up Tight!

Jan5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Drama, Full Reviews, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Remake, Reviews, Tragedy Tagged alcoholic, betrayal, Booker T and the MGs, Civil Rights, Cleveland, Dick Anthony Williams, Frank Silvera, housing project, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Juanita Moore, Jules Dassin, Julian Mayfield, Martin Luther King assassination, Max Julien, militants, paramilitary group, prostitutes, racist cops, racists, Raymond St. Jacques, revolution, revolutionaries, Robert DoQui, Ruby Dee, stilted dialogue, Time is Tight

November 24th, 2012: High Noon (1952)

Nov24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Magazine Article, Black and White, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged alcoholic, before they were famous, Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Harry Morgan, Jack Elam, Katy Jurado, Lee Van Cleef, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr., Quaker, Stanley Kramer, Thomas Mitchell, U.S. Marshall, United Artists

September 14th, 2012: Creepshow (1982)

Sep14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Aliens, Animals Attack, Anthology, Based on a Comic Book, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Comedy, From Beyond the Grave, Horror, Killer Plants, Monster, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Spoof, The Original, Thriller, Zombies Tagged Adrienne Barbeau, alcoholic, beach, before they were famous, Christine Forest, college, college students, comic books, doctor, Drive-In, E.C. Comics, E.G. Marshall, Ed Harris, evil businessman, father-daugther relationship, father-son relationship, Fritz Weaver, Gaylen Ross, George A. Romero, Hal Holbrook, homage, incompetent doctors, insects, it's not over, Leslie Nielsen, low-budget, nightmares, ocean, overbearing father, patricide, professors, rednecks, scientists, shrew, Stephen King, Ted Danson, Tom Atkins, Tom Savini, unfaithful spouse, voodoo doll, Warner Brothers

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