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May 16th, 2013: Desperado (1995)

May16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Remake, Revenge, Sequel Tagged Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin, Columbia Pictures, Danny Trejo, drug dealers, hit man, knives, mariachi, Mexico, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, triple threat

March 9th, 2013: The Professionals (1966)

Mar9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Movie of the Day, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged banditos, bandits, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Columbia Pictures, Conrad L. Hall, double cross, explosives, Hispanic-face, hostage, Jack Palance, kidnapping, Lee Marvin, Maurice Jarre, mercenary, Mexico, Pancho Villa, Ralph Bellamy, ransom, Robert Ryan, Texas, trackers, train, veteran, Woody Strode

February 2nd, 2013: Groundhog Day

Feb2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Romance, Slapstick Tagged Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, Chris Elliot, Columbia Pictures, Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis, it's not over, National Film Registry, Rick Overton, Stephen Tobolowsky

Django Unchained

Jan9 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Buddy Flick, Comedy, Event Film, Full Reviews, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Revenge, Reviews, Revisionist Western, Satire, Slapstick, Spaghetti Western, Spoof, Western Tagged Bob Weinstein, Bruce Dern, Christoph Waltz, Columbia, Columbia Pictures, Dennis Christopher, Don Johnson, Don Stroud, Franco Nero, Harvey Weinstein, James Remar, Jamie Foxx, Johnny Cash, Jonah Hill, Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, M.C. Gainey, Michael Parks, Quentin Tarantino, Reginald Hudlin, Russ Tamblyn, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Savini, Tom Wopat, Walton Goggins, Weinstein Company, Zoe Bell

November 8th, 2012: Sahara (1943)

Nov8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Last Stand, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, War Movies Tagged "a picture of my gal", "never say die...oops", "what I'll do when the war is over", Africa, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Columbia Pictures, desert, double cross, Humphrey Bogart, J. Carrol Naish, last stand, Lloyd Bridges, Nazis, oasis, Rex Ingram Dan Duryea, Sahara, tank, World War Two

November 2nd, 2012: Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Nov2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Espionage, Event Film, Hit Man, Indy, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Spaghetti Western Tagged Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin, children of famous people, CIA, Columbia Pictures, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, Danny Trejo, Day of the Dead, Dimension Films, double cross, Enrique Inglesias, Eva Mendes, homage, Johnny Depp, mariachi, Mexico, Mexico City, Mickey Rourke, Pedro Armendariz Jr., revolution, Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Salma Hayek, Troublemaker Studios, Willem Dafoe

October 17th, 2012: Gilda (1946)

Oct17 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Movie of the Day, Music, Romance, Thriller Tagged abusive relationship, Argentina, cartel, casino, Columbia Pictures, double cross, gambler, George MacReady, Glenn Ford, innuendo, musical interlude, nightclub, Rita Hayworth, tacked on ending

September 25th, 2012: His Girl Friday

Sep25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Black and White, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Remake, Romance, Screwball, Workplace Tagged asshole reporter, Ben Hecht, Cary Grant, Columbia Pictures, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, ex-husband, ex-wife, falsely accused, Howard Hawks, interrupted execution, it's not over, John Qualen, lady reporter, National Film Registry, newspaper, pardon, Ralph Bellamy, reporter, Rosalind Russell

June 24th, 2012: The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)

Jun24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Movie of the Day, P.O.W., Period Film, Special Operations, Suicide Mission, War Movies Tagged Alec Guinness, Andre Morell, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Britain, Columbia Pictures, David Lean, Jack Hawkins, Pierre Boulle, POW, POW camp, Sessue Hayakawka, William Holden, World War Two

June 23rd, 2012: Murder by Death (1976)

Jun23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Detective, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Spoof, The Original, Whodunnit Tagged Alec Guinness, Asian Face, before they were famous, Columbia Pictures, David Niven, double cross, Eileen Brennan, Elsa Lanchester, ethnic stereotype, James Coco, James Cromwell, Maggie Smith, Nancy Walker, Neil Simon, Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, racism, Truman Capote

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