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May 9th, 2012: Miller’s Crossing (1990)

May9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller Tagged "Looks like I'm just gonna have to Yojimbo it", 20th Century Fox, Albert Finney, alcoholic, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Carter Burwell, double cross, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Gabriel Byrne, hit man, homage, J.E. Freeman, Joel Coen, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Badalucco, Michael Jeter, Mike Starr, mob, mob war, mobsters, moll, Sam Raimi, Steve Buscemi, tommy gun

May 2nd, 2012: The Rundown (2003)

May2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Road Trip Tagged artifact, chef, children of famous people, Christopher Walken, Columbia Pictures, con artist, double cross, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ernie Reyes Jr., gimmick weapon, homage, Jon Gries, jungle, mine, mobsters, Peter Berg, retrieval expert, rip-off, Rosario Dawson, Seann William Scott, treasure, Universal Pictures, Vince McMahon, whip, WWE Films

March 6th, 2012: Steele Justice

Mar6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged Al "Kabong" Leong, arms dealer, Bernie Casey, David L. Lander, drug dealers, drugs, exotic pet, gimmick weapon, Joseph Campanella, low-budget, Martin Kove, mobsters, Peter Kwong, Phil Fondacaro, Robert Kim, Ronny Cox, Sela Ward, Shannon Tweed, snakes, Soon-Tek Oh, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, Vietnamese organized crime

March 1st, 2012: Bijo to Ekitainingen aka The H-Man (1958)

Mar1 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Blobs, Cops, Crime, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi Tagged "kill it with fire", Akihiko Hirata, blobs, dancers, drug deal gone bad, drug dealers, drugs, Eiji Tsuburaya, fishermen, fishing boat, flamethrowers, ghost ship, Ishiro Honda, Japan, Kenji Sahara, lounge act, Masaru Sato, mobsters, moll, musical interlude, night club, police procedural, radiation, radiation mutation, rip-off, scientists, sewers, Takeshi Kimura, Toho, Tokyo, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yumi Shirakawa

January 30th, 2012: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)

Jan30 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Espionage, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Romance, Sequel Tagged 007, Albert R. Broccoli, attempted suicide, Bernard Lee, biological warfare, Blofeld, bobsled, Britain, car racing, casino, Desmond Llewelyn, diana rigg, Eon Productions, father-daugther relationship, gambler, George Lazenby, Harry Saltzman, Ian Fleming, it's not over, James Bond, Joanna Lumley, John Barry, John Glen, Lois Maxwell, MI6, mobsters, overbearing father, Peter R. Hunt, Richard Maibaum, scientists, skiing, SPECTRE, Switzerland, Telly Savalas, undercover

December 6th, 2011: Rififi (1955)

Dec6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, The Original, Thriller Tagged annoying children, Best Director (Cannes), blacklisted director, domestic violence, double cross, ex-con, ex-pat actors, ex-pat director, ex-pats, France, Jean Servais, jewel thieves, Jules Dassin, low-budget, mobsters, musical interlude, nightclub, Palm D'Or Nomination, Paris, Pathé Consortium Cinéma, robbery, robbery gone wrong, safe cracker, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

December 3rd, 2011: The Penalty (1920)

Dec3 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Drama, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Silent, Thriller Tagged amputation, Barbary Coast, Charles Kenyon, Communism, disfigured villain, double amputee, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Lon Chaney Sr., mobsters, Samuel Goldwyn, San Francisco, Wallace Worsley

November 15th, 2011: Across 110th Street

Nov15 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Cops, Crime, Heist, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged Anthony Franciosa, Anthony Quinn, Antonio Fargas, Barry Shear, Bobby Womack, brothel, Burt Young, corrupt cops, funk soundtrack, Gloria Hendry, Harlem, J.J. Johnson, location shooting, Luther Davis, Mafia, mobsters, New York City, Paul Benjamin, prostitutes, racism, racists, Richard Ward, United Artists, Wally Ferris, Yaphet Kotto

October 24th, 2011: The Dark Knight (2008)

Oct24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Crime, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Superheroes Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Michael Hall, bank robbery, Batman, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup Nominee, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects Nominee, bombing, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, corruption, D.A., David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Eric Roberts, gang conference, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, Heath Ledger, homage, insanity, it's not over, Jonathan Nolan, Legendary Pictures, Maggie Gyllenhaal, mastermind, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, psychiatrists, terrorists, The Joker, Tiny Lister, Triad Gangsters, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

October 20th, 2011: Le Samourai (1967)

Oct20 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Crime, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, The Original Tagged Alain Delon, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), cult, double cross, Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, France, hit man, homage, Italy, jazz, Jean-Pierre Melville, low-budget, mobsters, night club, Paris, subway, torch singer

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