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June 2nd, 2013: The Ninth Configuration aka Twinkle, Twinkle, Killer Kane

Jun2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Satire, Thriller Tagged "who is the madman?", afterlife, astronauts, asylum, attempted rape, bikers, brothers, castle, it's not over, Joe Spinnell, message from beyond the grave, Moses Gunn, Neville Brand, psychiatrists, rape, Richard Lynch, Robert Loggia, Scott Wilson, Stacy Keach, Tom Atkins, twist, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, William Peter Blatty

May 12th, 2013: Saving Private Perez

May12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, War Movies, Crime, Comedy, Spoof, Fish-Out-of-Water, Slapstick, Adventure, Movie of the Day, Independent, Gangster, Special Operations, Suicide Mission Tagged hostage, Guerrillas, hit man, low-budget, Mexico, drug dealers, brothers, mother, machetes, younger brother, The Marines, U.S. Army, rescue mission, narcos, drug smuggler, Iraq, childhood friend

Saving Private Perez

Apr8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, War Movies, Comedy, Spoof, Fish-Out-of-Water, Slapstick, Independent, Gangster, Special Operations, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged hostage, Guerrillas, hit man, low-budget, Mexico, drug dealers, brothers, mother, machetes, younger brother, The Marines, U.S. Army, rescue mission, narcos, drug smuggler, Iraq, childhood friend

November 14th, 2012: She (1982)

Nov14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Apocalypse, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sci-Fi, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spoof, Sword and Sorcery Tagged barbarians, brothers, cash-in, Drive-In, gladiators, gods, Italy, low-budget, mutants, psychic, rip-off, Sandahl Bergman, telepaths, Trans World Entertainment

September 20th, 2012: A Simple Plan (1998)

Sep20 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Heist, Adaptation, Thriller, Movie of the Day, Based on a Book Tagged Germany, Japan, Billy Bob Thorton, double cross, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, FBI, Paramount Pictures, Toho, Britain, France, BBC Films, small town, farm, airplane, brothers, Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Mutual Film Company, murder, "simple" people, Danny Elfman, bank robbers, snow, snowmobile, Sam Raimi, "money is the root of all evil", found money, Brent Briscoe, plane crash, small plane, manipulative woman

September 6th, 2012: It Came From Kuchar

Sep6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day Tagged 8mm, brothers, California, film clips, film history, filmmaking, George Kuchar, homage, insanity, low-budget, Mike Kuchar, New York City, outsider artist, San Francisco, The Bronx, twins, underground films

August 24th, 2012: American Gangster (2007)

Aug24 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Magazine Article, Cops, Crime, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, True Crime Tagged Armand Assante, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, brothers, Carla Gugino, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clarence Williams III, Common, corrupt cops, Cuba Gooding Jr., Denzel Washington, drug addict, drug dealers, drugs, heroin, Idris Elba, Imagine Entertainment, John Hawkes, Jon Polito, Josh Brolin, Kevin Corrigan, maverick, maverick cops, mobsters, mother-son relationship, New York City, Nicholas Pileggi, Relativity Media, Ridley Scott, rise and fall, Ruby Dee, Russell Crowe, RZA, Ted Levine, Universal Pictures, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans

It Came From Kuchar

Apr3 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Full Reviews, Independent, Indy, Reviews, Short Tagged 8mm, brothers, California, film clips, film history, filmmaking, George Kuchar, homage, insanity, low-budget, Mike Kuchar, New York City, outsider artist, San Francisco, The Bronx, twins, underground films

March 20th, 2012: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)

Mar20 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Comedy, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, Western Tagged "Battle of the Sexes", 20th Century Fox, abduction, Albert Hackett, axe dance, bar maid, barn raising, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Picture Nominee, brothers, cook, Dorothy Kingsley, Frances Goodrich, Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Julie Newmar, Loew's, MGM, mountain men, mountains, Oregon, Plutarch, rape of the Sabine women, Russ Tamblyn, sexism, small town, Stanley Donen, Stephen Vincent Brown, townies, waitress

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

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