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October 19th, 2012: The Constant Gardener

Oct19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Espionage, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller Tagged "ripped from the headlines", activists, Africa, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Bill Nighy, Britain, children of famous people, China, co-production, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, cover-up, Danny Huston, double cross, Fernando Meirelles, Focus Features, Germany, John Le Carre, Kenya, Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Weisz, Ralph Fiennes, UK Film Council

June 12th, 2012: The Help (2011)

Jun12 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day Tagged Allison Janney, BAFTA - Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Bryce Dallas Howard, Emma Stone, Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Jessica Chastain, Kathryn Stockett, Octavia Spencer, Tate Taylor, Thomas Newman, Viola Davis

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

Feb29 by David Cole

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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

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

Dec30 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Coming of Age, Drama, Issue Film, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Romance, Tragedy 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 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

September 2nd, 2011: Key Largo

Sep2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Black and White, Drama, Film Noir, Movie of the Day, Thriller, Uninvited Guests Tagged Best Supporting Actress, boat, Claire Trevor, Cuba, double cross, Florida, Florida Keys, hotel, Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Karl Freund, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barry, Max Steiner, Maxwell Anderson, mobsters, Richard Brooks, Warner Brothers

July 30th, 2011: The Last Picture Show (1971)

Jul30 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Ben Johnson, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Columbia Pictures, Cybill Shepard, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Frank Marshall, Jeff Bridges, Larry McMurty, Peter Bogdanovich, Randy Quaid, Sam Bottoms, teens, Texas, Timothy Bottoms

April 14th, 2011: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Apr14 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day Tagged 20th Century Fox, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Depression, dust bowl, farm, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, John Ford, John Steinbeck, migrant workers, Nunnally Johnson, union, Ward Bond

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

Jun24 by professormortis

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8 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Full Reviews, Mystery, Reviews, Whodunnit Tagged Agatha Christie, Albert Finney, Anthony Perkins, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Britain, EMI Films, Ingrid Bergman, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Gielgud, Lauren Bacall, Martin Balsam, Michael York, Rachel Roberts, Richard Widmark, Sean Connery, Sidney Lumet, train, twist, Vanessa Redgrave

My Cousin Vinny

Mar21 by professormortis

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4 Comments Posted in Comedy, Courtroom, Fish-Out-of-Water, Full Reviews, Mistaken Identity, Reviews Tagged 20th Century Fox, Alabama, Austin Pendelton, Best Supporting Actress, Bruce McGill, Deep South, Fred Gwynne, Joe Pesci, Lane Smith, Marisa Tomei, pool hall, Ralph Macchio

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