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February 25th, 2012: The Crying Game (1992)

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Drama, Hostage Situation, Romance, Thriller Tagged Best Screenplay, Britain, Channel Four Films, Forest Whitaker, Guerrillas, hostage, IRA, Jaye Davidson, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Neil Jordan, Stephen Rhea, twist

February 1st, 2012: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Film Noir, Gothic Horror, Movie of the Day, Satire, The Original, Thriller, Tragedy Tagged actress, Anna Q. Nilsson, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music, Best Picture Nominee, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, California, cameos, Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Brackett, chimpanzees, Erich Von Stroheim, ex-husband, Franz Waxman, funeral, Gloria Swanson, H. B. Warner, has beens, Hedda Hopper, Hollywood, homage, insanity, Jack Webb, Los Angeles, Nancy Olsen, narration, National Film Registry, older woman, Paramount Pictures, Ray Evans, repo men, screenwriter, silent Hollywood, swimming pool, twist, washed up actress, William Holden

January 25th, 2012: Battleground (1949)

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Black and White, Campaign History, Movie of the Day, War Movies Tagged 101st Airborne, Battle of the Bulge, Best Cinematography, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, German Army, James Arness, James Whitmore, MGM, Nazis, Ricardo Montalban, snow, U.S. Army, Van Johnson, William A. Wellman, winter, World War Two

January 24th, 2012: Marty (1955)

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

July 3rd, 2011: All About Eve (1950)

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Comedy, Drama, Movie of the Day, Satire Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anne Baxter, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Bette Davis, Broadway, Darryl F. Zanuck, flashback, George Sanders, Hugh Marlowe, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Marilyn Monroe, narration, New York City, theater, Thelma Ritter

Marty (1955)

Dec10 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a TV Show, Black and White, Drama, Full Reviews, Independent, Remake, Reviews Tagged Best Actor, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Ernest Borgnine, Joe Mantell, meet cute, National Film Registry, Paddy Chayefsky, Palm D'Or, United Artists

The Crying Game

Feb14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Drama, Full Reviews, Reviews, Thriller Tagged Best Screenplay, Britain, Channel Four Films, Forest Whitaker, Guerrillas, hostage, IRA, Jaye Davidson, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Neil Jordan, Stephen Rhea, twist

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