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March 9th, 2013: The Professionals (1966)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Movie of the Day, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged banditos, bandits, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Columbia Pictures, Conrad L. Hall, double cross, explosives, Hispanic-face, hostage, Jack Palance, kidnapping, Lee Marvin, Maurice Jarre, mercenary, Mexico, Pancho Villa, Ralph Bellamy, ransom, Robert Ryan, Texas, trackers, train, veteran, Woody Strode

January 14th, 2013: The Filth and the Fury

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Movie of the Day, Music Tagged archival footage, Britain, FilmFour, Glen Matlock, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Julien Temple, London, Malcolm McLaren, music, music industry, musicians, Paul Cook, Punk Rock, punks, San Francisco, Steve Jones, Texas, The Sex Pistols

November 25th, 2011: The Searchers (1956)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Chase, Epic, Independent, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, The Original, Western Tagged "Native American Face", American Indian, before they were famous, children of famous people, Civil War Veterans, Confederate War Veteran, Frank S. Nugent, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr., Jeffrey Hunter, John Ford, John Qualen, John Wayne, kidnapping, massacre, Max Steiner, Merian C. Cooper, Monument Valley, Natalie Wood, National Film Registry, Patrick Wayne, posse, quest, Texas, Texas Ranger, The Border, U.S. Cavalry, Vera Miles, veteran, Ward Bond, Warner Brothers

November 7th, 2011: The Getaway (1972)

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Crime, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged Al Lettieri, Ali McGraw, bank robbery, before they were famous, Ben Johnson, Bo Hopkins, double cross, Drive-In, Dub Taylor, Jim Thompson, Mexico, prison, prison warden, Quincy Jones, Roy Jenson, Sally Struthers, Sam Peckinpah, Slim Pickens, Steve McQueen, Texas, The Border, Walter Hill

October 17th, 2011: Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Buddy Flick, Cops, Crime, Independent, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spaghetti Western, The Original, Western Tagged "but I get results", Aaron Norris, apprentice/mentor relationship, arms dealer, Barbara Carrera, Chuck Norris, Dana Kimmell, David Carradine, drug dealers, drugs, Francesco De Masi, hero rage, karate, L.Q. Jones, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Little People, mastermind, maverick, maverick cops, Mexico, one man army, Orion, R. G. Armstrong, Robert Beltran, Sharon Farrell, snobs vs. slobs, Steve Carer, Texas, Texas Ranger, The Border, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, William Sanderson

July 30th, 2011: The Last Picture Show (1971)

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Ben Johnson, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Columbia Pictures, Cybill Shepard, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Frank Marshall, Jeff Bridges, Larry McMurty, Peter Bogdanovich, Randy Quaid, Sam Bottoms, teens, Texas, Timothy Bottoms

R.O.T.O.R.

Feb4 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Dark Future, Full Reviews, Independent, Reviews, Robots, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Bad Dubbing, bad narration, breaking the fourth wall, cash-in, comedic janitor, comedic robot, covenience store robbery, cowboys, dubbed, it's not over, killer robots, low-budget, musical interlude, narration, needed waterproof make-up, Odious Comic Relief, racism, ranch, rip-off, scientists, step-n-fetch-it, Texas

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