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They Might Be Giants (1971)

Aug28 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Based on a Play, Based on a Short Story(ies), Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged "are they mad or...", Al Lewis, ambigious ending, Anthony Harvey, asylum, blackmail, Don Quixote, Eugene Roche, F. Murray Abraham, gambling debts, George C. Scott, insanity, Jack Gilford, James Goldman, James Tolkan, Joanne Woodward, John Barry, librarian, library, M. Emmet Walsh, New York City, Paul Newman, psychiatrists, Rue McClanahan, Sherlock Holmes, supermarket, telephone, telephone company

July 21st, 2012: Dead of Night (1945)

Jul21 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Anthology, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Comedy, Ghost, Horror, Killer Dolls, Movie of the Day, Nightmares Tagged architect, asylum, Britain, Christmas, Christmas Party, dummy, Ealing Studios, ghost story, golf, insanity, it's not over, kid ghost, mirror, nightmares, psychiatrists, self fulfilling prophecy, time loop, ventriloquist

June 22nd, 2012: The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Jun22 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Comedy, May-September, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Screwball, The Original, Workplace Tagged "while the cat's away", 20th Century Fox, annoying children, Billy Wilder, Carolyn Jones, cigarettes, comedic working class, fantasy sequence, hen pecked husband, jealousy, Marilyn Monroe, models, musical interlude, overactive imagination, pin up, psychiatrists, publisher, Robert Strauss, Saul Bass, sexy neighbor, temptation, vegetarian restaurant, Victor Moore

The Ward (2010)

Nov2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Full Reviews, Ghost, Horror, Independent, Mystery, Period Film, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Bad, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Amber Heard, asylum, child abuse, child molestor, domineering nurse, insanity, it's not over, John Carpenter, ModernVideo Film, nurse, orderly, psychiatrists, repressed memories, rip-off, teens

October 31st, 2011: Halloween (1978)

Oct31 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Slasher, The Original, Thriller Tagged abandoned house, annoying children, Arthur Malet, asylum, baby sitters, Blue Oyster Cult, boogeyman, bullies, Charles Cyphers, Compass International Pictures, Dean Cundey, Debra Hill, dogs, Donald Pleasence, final girl, graveyard, Halloween, homecoming, Irwin Yablans, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, killer in the back seat, Kyle Richards, marijuana, Moustapha Akkad, Nancy Kyes, Nancy Stephens, P.J. Soles, psychiatrists, sheriff, sorroricide, Tommy Lee Wallace, unstoppable killer, urban legend

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Oct26 by professormortis

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4 Comments Posted in Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Full Reviews, Horror, Independent, Mockumentary, Reviews, Slasher, Spoof Tagged Ahab, Cassandra, cider press, double cross, farm, film within a film, final girl, homage, it's not over, librarian, library, low-budget, meta, morgue, orchard, psychiatrists, Robert Englund, twist, Zelda Rubenstein

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 2nd, 2011: Donnie Darko (2001)

Oct2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Coming of Age, Fantasy, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged abusive father, Ashley Tisdale, before they were famous, Beth Grant, child molestor, children of famous people, cult, Daveigh Chase, Drew Barrymore, fanatic, Graham Greene, Halloween, Halloween party, hallucinations, head film, Holmes Osborne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Jerry Trainor, Katherine Ross, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, midnight movie, murder, Noah Wyle, non-linear timeline, on the lam, one hit wonder, Pandora Cinema, parental absence equals party, party, philosophy, psychiatrists, religious nut, Richard Kelly, Seth Rogen, teens, therapist, time portal, twist, vehicular homicide

August 13th, 2011: High Anxiety

Aug13 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Thriller Tagged 20th Century Fox, asylum, Barry Levinson, Charlie Callas, Cloris Leachman, Crossbow Productions, Dick Van Patten, frame up, Harvey Korman, hit man, homage, Jack Riley, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, mistaken identity, musical interlude, psychiatrists, Ron Carey

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