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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 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 29th, 2012: Gone With The Wind (1939)

Feb29 by Mister Invisible

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Romance, War Movies Tagged Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Picture, Best Sound Recording, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Best Visual Effects, Butterfly McQueen, Clark Gable, David O. Selznick, Hattie McDaniel, Leslie Howard, Max Steiner, Olivia de Havilland, Sidney Howard, Victor Fleming, Vivien Leigh

January 24th, 2012: Marty (1955)

Jan24 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Drama, Romance, Black and White, Adaptation, Remake, Based on a TV Show, Movie of the Day, Independent Tagged Palme D'Or, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, United Artists, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, New York City, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, Paddy Chayefsky, Joe Mantell, meet cute, Best Actor, mother, dance, Harold Hecht, Jerry Paris, Betsy Blair, The Bronx, slice of life, butcher

December 30th, 2011: West Side Story (1961)

Dec30 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Drama, Romance, Adaptation, Coming of Age, Based on a Play, Movie of the Day, Musical, Juvenile Delinquent, Tragedy, Issue Film Tagged Arthur Laurents, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, double cross, Jerome Robbins, John Astin, Leonard Bernstein, Natalie Wood, New York City, Rita Moreno, Robert Wise, Russ Tamblyn, Seven Arts Productions, Simon Oakland, street gang, The Mirisch Corporation, United Artists, William Shakespeare

December 28th, 2011: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Dec28 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Black and White, Buddy Flick, Drama, Movie of the Day, The Original, Tragedy Tagged banditos, bandits, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, children of famous people, double cross, fate, gold, greed, Humphrey Bogart, Jack L. Warner, John Huston, lottery, luck, Mexico, mine, miners, old timer, prospectors, Tim Holt, train, train attack, train robbery, village, Walter Huston, Warner Brothers

December 7th, 2011: From Here to Eternity (1953)

Dec7 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original, War Movies Tagged before they were famous, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Nominee, Best Sound Recording, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, boxing, bugle player, Burt Lancaster, class issues, Claude Akins, Columbia Pictures, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Fred Zinnerman, George Reeves, hard ass seargant, Jack Warden, James Jones, Montgomery Clift, Pearl Harbor, prostitutes, World War Two

December 5th, 2011: Amadeus

Dec5 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Period Film, Drama, Adaptation, "Based on a True Story", Music, Based on a Play, Movie of the Day, Independent, Biopic Tagged Best Actor, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Picture, Best Sound, child prodigy, composer, Cynthia Nixon, double cross, Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, jealousy, Jeffrey Jones, Kenny Baker, Milos Forman, Orion, Peter Shaffer, Simon Callow, Vincent Schiavelli, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

November 16th, 2011: It Happened One Night (1934)

Nov16 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Romance, Screwball, The Original Tagged Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Columbia Pictures, Frank Capra, New York City, Ward Bond

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