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March 25th, 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

March 19th, 2013: House of Wax (1953)

Mar19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in 3D, Camp, Horror, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Wax Museum Tagged Andre De Toth, before they were famous, burn victim, burning, Can Can dancers, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson, cult, fire, gimmick, insanity, juggler, mad artist, musical interlude, mutes, sculptor, Vincent Price, Warner Brothers, wax figure, wax museum

March 8th, 2013: The Honeymoon Killers

Mar8 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Arthouse, Black and White, Con, Crime, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller, True Crime Tagged child death, con artist, controlling mother, cult, Doris Roberts, double cross, Drive-In, grindhouse, insanity, Leonard Kastle, low-budget, mother, mother-daugther relationship, New York City, nurse, pregnancy, Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco

February 27th, 2013: The Wind (1928)

Feb27 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Silent, Tragedy, Women's Picture Tagged ex-pat director, Frances Marion, insanity, jealousy, Lillian Gish, location shooting, marriage of convenience, MGM, Montagu Love, National Film Registry, prarie, studio interference, Victor Sjostrom

January 22nd, 2013: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Jan22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, German Expressionism, Horror, Mad Scientist, Movie of the Day, Silent, The Original, Thriller Tagged asylum, before they were famous, carnival, Conrad Veidt, Expressionism, flashback, Germany, insanity, it's not over, nightmares, Robert Weine, sleep walker, somnabulist, twist

January 19th, 2013: The Black Cat (1934)

Jan19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Cults, Horror, Movie of the Day, Old Dark House, Revenge, Thriller Tagged "This Lair is Gonna Blow!", Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Carl Laemmle Jr., designated hero, double cross, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar G. Ulmer, explosives, flayed alive, Great War, Great War veteran, incest, insanity, Jack P. Pierce, John Carradine, necrophilia, revenge, satanism, torture, torture chamber, twist, Universal Pictures, war crimes, World War One

January 7th, 2013: The Brood (1979)

Jan7 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Killer Kids, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi Tagged abusive mother, abusive relationship, alcoholic, Art Hindle, asylum, before they were famous, body horror, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, child abuse, David Cronenberg, Estranged parent, group therapy, Howard Shore, insanity, mad psychologist, Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, therapist

January 3rd, 2013: Premature Burial

Jan3 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Let's Drive X Mad", Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Gothic Horror, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Nightmares, Period Film, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Drive-In, Roger Corman, buried alive, insanity, double cross, rip-off, cash-in, low-budget, the declining years, Edgar Allan Poe, Dick Miller, Ray Milland, AIP, Alan Napier, Hazel Court, Charles Beaumont, Gene Corman

December 22nd, 2012: The Day of the Locust (1975)

Dec22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Tragedy Tagged "simple" people, annoying children, behind the scenes, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Billy Barty, Bo Hopkins, brothel, Burgess Meredith, California, child killer, cock fight, cuckold, Dennis Dugan, Donald Sutherland, Geraldine Page, Great Depression, hallucinations, Hollywood, insanity, Jackie Earle Haley, John Hillerman, Karen Black, Los Angeles, mob, Nathaneal West, Paramount Pictures, Pepe Serna, prostitutes, Richard Dysart, riot, travelling salesman, Vaudville, William Atherton, William Castle

December 20th, 2012: Zodiac (2007)

Dec20 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Cops, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller, True Crime Tagged Anthony Edwards, asshole reporter, Brian Cox, California, Candy Clark, children of famous people, cops, David Fincher, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, Elias Koteas, insanity, Ione Skye, it's not over, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros, John Carroll Lynch, John Terry, Mark Ruffalo, maverick cops, murder, newspaper, Paramount Pictures, Phillip Baker Hall, red herring, reporter, Robert Downey Jr., San Francisco, serial killer, threatening letters, Warner Brothers

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