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May 6th, 2013: Return to Glennascaul

May6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on an Urban Legend, Black and White, Ghost, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Short Tagged abandoned house, Best Short Subject Nominee, Dublin, ghost story, haunted house, hitchhiking, Ireland, Orson Welles

March 17th, 2013: The Secret of Kells

Mar17 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Animation, Arthouse, Coming of Age, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged Belgium, Best Animated Feature Nominee, Brendan Gleeson, co-production, fairies, France, Ireland, Middle Ages, monastery, monks, teens, Vikings

February 23rd, 2013: Island of Terror (1966)

Feb23 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Independent, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi Tagged Britain, Drive-In, Ireland, low-budget, Niall MacGinnis, Peter Cushing, scientists, Terence Fisher

March 17th, 2012: The Quiet Man (1952)

Mar17 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Drama, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged alcoholic, Argosy Pictures, Barry Fitzgerald, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, boxing, brawl, brothers, code of honor, Frank S. Nugent, Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Merian C. Cooper, Republic Pictures, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond

July 19th, 2011: Angela’s Ashes

Jul19 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Coming of Age, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day Tagged Alan Paker, alcoholic, Best Original Score Nominee, Emily Watson, Ireland, John Williams, poverty, Robert Carlyle, Scott Rudin Productions, traumatized children

March 20th, 2011: Excalibur (1981)

Mar20 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Based on a Book, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Sword and Sorcery Tagged Best Cinematography Nominee, Britain, children of famous people, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, epic, Gabriel Byrne, Helen Mirren, incest, Ireland, John Boorman, King Arthur, myth, Nicol Williamson, Orion, Patrick Stewart, rise and fall, Thomas Malory

Isolation (2005)

Nov2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Independent, Mad Scientist, Monster, Quick Reviews, Reviews Tagged birth scene, Britain, farm, Film Four, genetic engineering, homage, Ireland, it's not over, Lionsgate, low-budget, rip-off

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