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February 11th, 2013: The Goonies (1985)

Feb11 by professormortis

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6 Comments Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Coming of Age, Event Film, Family, Movie of the Day Tagged "Save the Old X", Amblin Entertainment, Anne Ramsey, before they were famous, booby trap, buried treasure, cash-in, children of famous people, Chris Columbus, Corey Feldman, Frank Marshall, Industrial Light and Magic, inventors, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Josh Brolin, Lupe Ontiveros, Martha Plimpton, Mary Ellen Trainor, pirate ship, pirates, Richard Donner, Robert Davi, Rube Goldberg devices, Sean Astin, skeleton, snobs vs. slobs, Steven Spielberg, teens, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, Warner Brothers, wishing well

October 10th, 2012: Noises Off…

Oct10 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Workplace Tagged Amblin Entertainment, behind the scenes, Broadway, Carol Burnett, children of famous people, Denholm Elliott, Frank Marshall, John Ritter, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Mark Linn-Baker, Miami, Michael Caine, New York City, Nicolette Sheridan, Peter Bogdanovich, theater, Touchstone Pictures

June 6th, 2012: Targets (1968)

Jun6 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Drama, Horror, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged as himself, before they were famous, behind the scenes, Boris Karloff, cult, Drive-In, Frank Marshall, homage, horror star, Laszlo Kovacs, low-budget, mass murderer, mass shooting, matricide, meta, Mike Farrell, Paramount Pictures, patricide, Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Samuel Fuller, sniper, The Real Don Steele, Vietnam veterans

March 12th, 2012: The Bourne Identity (2002)

Mar12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Espionage, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Remake, The Original, Thriller Tagged Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, amnesia, assassin, Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, CIA, Clive Owen, conspiracy, Czech Republic, double cross, Doug Liman, Frank Marshall, Franka Potente, Germany, hit man, Hypnotic, improvised weaponry, Julia Stiles, Kennedy/Marshall Company, Matt Damon, Mini Cooper, Paris, Robert Ludlum, rogue agent, shotgun, sniper, spies, spineless bureacrats, The Marines, Universal Pictures, upstairs downstairs, Walton Goggins

December 23rd, 2011: Gremlins (1984)

Dec23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Event Film, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Satire, Slapstick, The Original Tagged "Nobody Here but Us Monsters", "Not Santa!", Amblin Entertainment, bank, before they were famous, Belinda Balaski, cameos, car won't start, cartoonist, Chris Columbus, Chuck Jones, Corey Feldman, cute monsters, Dick Miller, Frank Marshall, Frank Welker, Glynn Turman, gremlins, Harry Carey Jr., homage, Howie Mandel, Hoyt Axton, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Dante, Jonathan Banks, Judge Reinhold, Kenneth Tobey, Keye Luke, Marvin Miller, Michael Winslow, musical interlude, Nicky Katt, Phoebe Cates, Robby the Robot, Steven Spielberg, teens, The Real Don Steele, urban legend, Warner Brothers, William Schallert, Zach Galligan

November 12th, 2011: Back to the Future (1985)

Nov12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Event Film, Fish-Out-of-Water, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sci-Fi, The Original, Time Travel Tagged 1950s, Alan Silvestri, Amblin Entertainment, before they were famous, big dance, Billy Zane, Bob Gale, Casey Siemasko, children of famous people, Christopher Lloyd, Courtney Gains, Crispin Glover, dance, Dean Cundey, Frank Marshall, Gary Riley, George "Buck" Flower, homage, Huey Lewis and the News, Jackie Gleason, James Tolkan, Lea Thompson, Marc McClure, Michael J. Fox, musical interlude, Robert Zemeckis, rock and roll, skateboards, soda fountain, Steven Spielberg, teens, The Honeymooners, Thomas F. Wilson, Universal Pictures, Wendie Jo Sperber

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

February 8th, 2011: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Feb8 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adventure, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Alfred Molina, archaeological dig, artifact, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Music Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound, Denholm Elliott, double cross, Frank Marshall, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, homage, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Lawrence Kasdan, Lucasfilm, Nazis, Paramount Pictures, Paul Freeman, Pulp, Steven Spielberg, submarine, whip

The Money Pit

Mar22 by professormortis

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6 Comments Posted in Comedy, Full Reviews, Remake, Reviews, Slapstick Tagged Alexander Godunov, Amblin Entertainment, Brian Backer, contractors, Frank Marshall, home buying, Joe Mantegna, Josh Mostel, Maureen Stapleton, moving, Richard Benjamin, Shelley Long, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Universal Pictures

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