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June 11th, 2013: Big Jake (1971)

Jun11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Western Tagged Batjac Films, Bobby Vinton, Bruce Cabot, children of famous people, Christopher Mitchum, Drive-In, Elmer Bernstein, Estranged parent, father, father-son relationship, grandfather, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr., hostage, hostage situation, Jim Davis, John Agar, John Wayne, kidnapping, Maureen O'Hara, old men, old timer, overbearing father, Patrick Wayne, ranch, rancher, ransom, Richard Boone, Roy Jenson, Texas Ranger

January 14th, 2012: The Petrified Forest (1936)

Jan14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Black and White, Crime, Drama, Hostage Situation, Issue Film, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Romance, The Original, Thriller, Tragedy, Uninvited Guests Tagged Archie Mayo, bank robbers, Bette Davis, Charles Kenyon, Delmer Daves, desert, Dick Foran, diner, father-daugther relationship, football player, gas station, Hal B. Wallis, hostage, hostage situation, Humphrey Bogart, idealist, Leslie Howard, old men, old timer, paramilitary group, poet, Porter Hall, rest stop, Robert E. Sherwood, Warner Brothers

December 24th, 2011: Die Hard (1988)

Dec24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Heist, Holiday, Hostage Situation, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged "Fear of a Japanese Planet", "I shot a kid with a toy gun", "plummets to his death", 20th Century Fox, Al "Kabong" Leong, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, asshole reporter, before they were famous, Best Effects Best Visual Effects Nominee, Best Effects Sound Effects Editing Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, cops, double cross, Grand L. Bush, Hart Bochner, helicopter, hostage, hostage situation, it's not over, James Shigeta, Jan de Bont, Joel Silver, John McTiernan, maverick cops, Michael Kamen, office building, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, reporter, Robert Davi, Silver Pictures, SWAT, terrorists, Wilhelm von Homburg, William Atherton, yuppies

Chisum (1970)

Dec7 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Epic, Event Film, Full Reviews, Reviews, Western Tagged Andrew J. Fenady, Andrew Prine, Andrew V. McLaglen, Ben Johnson, Bruce Cabot, cattle rustling, children of famous people, Christopher George, Christopher Mitchum, Forrest Tucker, Glen Corbett, Hank Worden, hostage situation, John Agar, John Mitchum, John Wayne, Lynda Day George, Patrick Knowles, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, posse, Richard Jaeckel

September 11th, 2011: Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Sep11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Good, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "I'm Done Killing", "They Wouldn't Let Me Do What Needed to Be Done", Aaron Norris, Alexander Zale, because its in the script nemesis, Billy Drago, black ops, boat people, Cannon, Christmas, Chuck Norris, Cold War, Cuba, Cubans, drug deal gone bad, drug dealers, hero rage, hostage situation, jingoism, Joseph Zito, less famous siblings, low-budget, maverick, Melissa Prophet, Menahem Golan, one man army, pushed too far, refugees, retired special ops, Richard Lynch, Soviet Union, spineless bureacrats, terrorists, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, Yoram Globus

August 22nd, 2011: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Aug22 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Magazine Article, Black Comedy, Crime, Drama, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, True Crime Tagged airport, Al Pacino, bank robbery, Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Brooklyn, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon, Dominic Chianese, double cross, gender reassignment surgery, hostage situation, John Cazale, Lance Henriksen, New York City, robbbery gone wrong, Sidney Lumet, transgender, Warner Brothers

May 4th, 2011: The Class of 1984

May4 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Independent, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Thriller Tagged alcoholic, Alice Cooper, before they were famous, burning, children of famous people, grindhouse, high school, hostage situation, Lalo Schifrin, low-budget, Mark L. Lester, Michael J. Fox, Perry King, punks, rape, Roddy McDowall, street gang, teachers, teens, Timothy Van Patten, Tom Holland

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