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April 5th, 2013: Teenage Caveman (1958)

Apr5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Apocalypse, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "And I would have gotten away with it...", "it was the future all along", adults playing teens, AIP, bad special effects, before they were famous, cave, cavemen, Drive-In, futures past, it's not over, James H. Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, low-budget, Malibu Pictures, Robert Vaughn, Roger Corman, Samuel Z. Arkoff, teens, terrible bear suit, twist

January 16th, 2013: Escape from New York (1981)

Jan16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Dark Future, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "but I get results", "New York", "You will self destruct in 24 hours", Adrienne Barbeau, Air Force One, airplane, arena, Avco Embassy Pictures, Bob Minor, bridge, Britain, Charles Cyphers, co-production, Donald Pleasence, double cross, Drive-In, Ernest Borgnine, futures past, George "Buck" Flower, glider, Harry Dean Stanton, helicopter, hostage, Isaac Hayes, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, John Diehl, Kurt Russell, land mines, low-budget, musical interlude, New York City, plane crash, President of the United States, prison, prison warden, prisoner, rescue mission, scientists, Tom Atkins, veteran, World War Three

January 12th, 2013: 2001: A Space Odyssey

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, Speculative Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged A.I., Arthur C. Clarke, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, evil computer, futures past, Keir Dullea, MGM, Stanley Kubrick, The Moon

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Jan6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Detective, Made for TV, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Robots, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Bad Tagged "They got Manny", androids, before they were famous, cash-in, Craig Stevens, drone, extortion, failed pilot, futures past, helicopter, informant, James Avery, laser, Los Angeles sewers, Orion, paramilitary group, Phil Fondacaro, ransom, Ray Wise, reused props, rip-off, scientists, sewers, stun setting, terrorists, TV actors, Virgil W. Vogel

March 7th, 2012: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Leave a comment Posted in Sci-Fi, Arthouse, Crime, Adaptation, Dark Future, Black Comedy, Movie of the Day, Based on a Book, Satire, Juvenile Delinquent Tagged Warner Brothers, Best Picture Nominee, double cross, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Patrick Magee, it's not over, Britain, Best Director Nominee, futures past, priest, Best Film Editing Nominee, Nazis, scientists, Stanley Kubrick, corrupt cops, rape, street gang, David Prowse, Malcolm McDowell, prison, brain washing, cops, political group

May 29th, 2011: Death Race 2000 (1975)

May29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Chase, Dark Future, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Racing, Satire, Spoof, Sports, The Original Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Charles B. Griffith, David Carradine, Drive-In, Fred Grandy, futures past, groupies, Ib Melchior, low-budget, Martin Kove, Mary Woronov, mobsters, New World Pictures, Paul Bartel, revolution, Roberta Collins, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, The Real Don Steele, totalitarian society, twist

January 12th, 2011: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Jan12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, Speculative Sci-Fi Tagged A.I., Arthur C. Clarke, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, evil computer, futures past, Keir Dullea, MGM, Stanley Kubrick, The Moon

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Jul26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Black and White, Full Reviews, Horror, Monster, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, The Original Tagged B-Movie, degenerate aliens, futures past, Mars, rip-off, United Artists

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