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May 20th, 2013: The House that Dripped Blood

May20 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Anthology, Comedy, Horror, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Vampires, Wax Museum, Witches Tagged abandoned house, Amicus, Britain, Christopher Lee, cops, cursed objects, Denholm Elliott, father-daugther relationship, film within a film, filmmaking, Ingrid Pitt, it's not over, Joanna Lumley, Jon Pertwee, Joss Ackland, low-budget, overbearing father, Peter Cushing, Scotland Yard, twist, writer

October 12th, 2012: I Married a Witch

Oct12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball, The Original, Witches Tagged "lightning ressurects the dead", Best Score Nominee, burned at the stake, Cecil Kellaway, cranky ghost, curse, family curse, father, father-daugther relationship, fiance, flashback, Frederic March, interrupted wedding, light, love potion, love triangle, politician, Preston Sturges, Puritans, Rene Clair, Salem, Salem Witch Trials, shrew, United Artists, Veronica Lake, wedding, wedding night, witch

October 11th, 2012: Out of Sight (1998)

Oct11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Albert Brooks, attempted rape, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, boxing, cash-in, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Detroit, Don Cheadle, double cross, Elmore Leonard, evil businessman, father, father-daugther relationship, FBI, Florida, George Clooney, Isaiah Washington, it's not over, Jennifer Lopez, Luis Guzman, Miami, Michael Keaton, Nancy Allen, prison break, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Zahn, Steven Soderbergh, U.S. Marshall, Universal Pictures, Ving Rhames

Fire and Ice

Oct6 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Animation, Fantasy, Independent, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged barbarians, cash-in, dinosaurs, father, father-daugther relationship, Frank Frazetta, glacier, Maggie Roswell, masked avenger, mother, mother-son relationship, overbearing mother, Ralph Bakshi, rip-off, rotoscoping, sorcerer, volcano

September 14th, 2012: Creepshow (1982)

Sep14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Aliens, Animals Attack, Anthology, Based on a Comic Book, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Comedy, From Beyond the Grave, Horror, Killer Plants, Monster, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Spoof, The Original, Thriller, Zombies Tagged Adrienne Barbeau, alcoholic, beach, before they were famous, Christine Forest, college, college students, comic books, doctor, Drive-In, E.C. Comics, E.G. Marshall, Ed Harris, evil businessman, father-daugther relationship, father-son relationship, Fritz Weaver, Gaylen Ross, George A. Romero, Hal Holbrook, homage, incompetent doctors, insects, it's not over, Leslie Nielsen, low-budget, nightmares, ocean, overbearing father, patricide, professors, rednecks, scientists, shrew, Stephen King, Ted Danson, Tom Atkins, Tom Savini, unfaithful spouse, voodoo doll, Warner Brothers

August 25th, 2012: Alligator (1980)

Aug25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Animals Attack, Based on an Urban Legend, Cops, Disaster, Ecological Disaster, Event Film, Giant Animals, Great White Hunter, Horror, Independent, Kaiju, Monster Tagged 1968 Democratic Convention, alligator, alligator wrestling, balding, before they were famous, bomb defusing scene, cash-in, Chicago, cops, cult, Dean Jagger, Drive-In, evil businessman, father-daugther relationship, growth hormones, Henry Silva, it's not over, Jack Carter, John Sayles, Lewis Teague, Los Angeles sewers, low-budget, mad bomber, mad scientist, maverick cops, mother-daugther relationship, National Guard, overbearing father, overbearing mother, Perry Lang, Robert Forster, Robin Riker, scientists, sewer lair, sewers, survivor's guilt, SWAT, Sydney Lassick, wedding

Alligator (1980)

Jul25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Animals Attack, Based on an Urban Legend, Cops, Disaster, Ecological Disaster, Event Film, Full Reviews, Giant Animals, Great White Hunter, Horror, Independent, Kaiju, Monster, Reviews Tagged 1968 Democratic Convention, alligator, alligator wrestling, balding, before they were famous, bomb defusing scene, cash-in, Chicago, cops, cult, Dean Jagger, Drive-In, evil businessman, father-daugther relationship, growth hormones, Henry Silva, it's not over, Jack Carter, John Sayles, Lewis Teague, Los Angeles sewers, low-budget, mad bomber, mad scientist, maverick cops, mother-daugther relationship, National Guard, overbearing father, overbearing mother, Perry Lang, Robert Forster, Robin Riker, scientists, sewer lair, sewers, survivor's guilt, SWAT, Sydney Lassick, wedding

July 22nd, 2012: The Limey

Jul22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Indy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Revenge Tagged Artisan Entertainment, Barry Newman, Bill Duke, California, Cockney slang, daughter, double cross, drug dealers, drugs, ex-con, father, father-daugther relationship, Lesley Ann Warren, Los Angeles, Luis Guzman, Nicky Katt, Peter Fonda, record industry, sins of the father, Steven Soderbergh, Terence Stamp

April 9th, 2012: The Attic (1980)

Apr9 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Black Comedy, Drama, Horror, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller, Tragedy, Women's Picture Tagged abusive father, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, attic, Carrie Snodgrass, chimpanzees, disappearance, double cross, fantasy sequence, father-daugther relationship, fiance, fire, Frances Bay, Gary Graver, George Edwards, home movies, it's not over, librarian, library, low-budget, movie theater, murder, overbearing father, paralysis, pyromaniac, Ray Milland, sailors, secret, twist, wheelchair

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Mar26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Disaster, Fish-Out-of-Water, Independent, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Silent, Slapstick Tagged boat, Buster Keaton, class issues, college boy, cyclone, father-daugther relationship, father-son relationship, jail, meet cute, overbearing father, prison break, river, shopping for clothes, steamboat, storm

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