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November 27th, 2012: Milk (2008)

Nov27 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Period Film, Drama, Adaptation, Indy, "Based on a True Story", Movie of the Day, Biopic, Issue Film Tagged activists, assassination, Best Actor, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, children of famous people, Danny Elfman, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Focus Features, gay rights, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Josh Brolin, mayor, murder, San Francisco, Sean Penn, stock footage

May 22nd, 2012: Z (1969)

May22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Political Thriller, Thriller Tagged assassination, assassination attempt, Best Actor (Cannes), Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Foreign Language Picture, Best Picture Nominee, car accident, car attack, coma, conspiracy, Costa-Gravas, coup, doctor, France, Greece, hospital, informer, Irene Pappas, it's not over, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, journalist, Jury Prize (Cannes), Palme D'Or Nominee, paramilitary group, political group, politician, reluctant witness, surgery, Yves Montand

March 31st, 2011: The Dead Zone (1983)

Mar31 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Based on a Book, Drama, Horror, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged Anthony Zerbe, assassination, Brooke Adams, Christopher Walken, Colleen Dewhurst, David Cronenberg, Debra Hill, Dino De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Herbert Lom, Lorimar Films, Martin Sheen, Paramount Pictures, politician, psychic, Stephen King, Tom Skerritt

February 16th, 2011: Bananas (1971)

Feb16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Screwball, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged assassination, Guerrillas, Howard Cosell, Louise Lasser, low-budget, nebbish, revolution, sports announcer, subway, Sylvester Stallone, United Artists, Woody Allen

January 30th, 2011: The Testament of Dr. Mabuse

Jan30 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Crime, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sequel, Thriller Tagged assassination, asylum, Fritz Lang, Germany, insanity, mastermind, Nero-Film AG, possession, secret identity, twist

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