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May 10th, 2012: The Unknown (1927)

May10 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Thriller Tagged amputation, body horror, circus, double amputee, double thumbs, insanity, jilted lover, Joan Crawford, knife thrower, Lon Chaney Sr., love triangle, MGM, Norman Kerry, on the lam, strongman, surgery, Tod Browning, twist

April 25th, 2012: Psychomania aka The Death Wheelers

Apr25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Cults, Horror, Independent, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Uncategorized Tagged black magic, Britain, butler, cash-in, double cross, Drive-In, George Sanders, immortality, it's not over, low-budget, mother, mother-son relationship, motorcycle gang, Stonehenge, suicide, the declining years, toad, twist, undead

April 9th, 2012: The Attic (1980)

Apr9 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Black Comedy, Drama, Horror, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller, Tragedy, Women's Picture Tagged abusive father, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, attic, Carrie Snodgrass, chimpanzees, disappearance, double cross, fantasy sequence, father-daugther relationship, fiance, fire, Frances Bay, Gary Graver, George Edwards, home movies, it's not over, librarian, library, low-budget, movie theater, murder, overbearing father, paralysis, pyromaniac, Ray Milland, sailors, secret, twist, wheelchair

March 29th, 2012: The Beast Must Die (1974)

Mar29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller, Werewolves, Whodunnit Tagged Amicus, Britain, British Lion Film Corporation, Calvin Lockhart, Charles Gray, country estate, dog as wolf, Drive-In, gimmick, hunters, it's not over, James Blish, low-budget, Michael Gambon, most dangerous game, Peter Cushing, twist

March 15th, 2012: The Mist (2007)

Mar15 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Disaster, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Parallel World Tagged "kill it with fire", Andre Braugher, Bob Weinstein, character study, Chris Owen, Dimension Films, fire, flamethrowers, Frances Sternhagen, Frank Darabont, Harvey Weinstein, it's not over, Jeffery DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, monsters from another dimension, religious nut, Richard Saperstein, secret military project, Stephen King, supermarket, Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, twist, U.S. Army, under siege, Weinstein Company, William Sadler

February 25th, 2012: The Crying Game (1992)

Feb25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Drama, Hostage Situation, Romance, Thriller Tagged Best Screenplay, Britain, Channel Four Films, Forest Whitaker, Guerrillas, hostage, IRA, Jaye Davidson, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Neil Jordan, Stephen Rhea, twist

February 24th, 2012: Santa Sangre

Feb24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Drama, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Revenge, Thriller Tagged adultery, Alejandro Jodorowsky, circus, Claudio Argento, clowns, controlling mother, cult, deaf people, domestic violence, double amputee, elephant, homage, incest, insanity, knife thrower, low-budget, Mexico, mimes, mother, mother-son relationship, murder, Rene Cardona Jr., Republic Pictures, theater, twist

February 21st, 2012: Pontypool (2008)

Feb21 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Horror, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, The Original, Zombies Tagged Afghan War vet, Bruce McDonald, Canada, DJ, IFC Films, it's not over, language, language barrier, Lisa Houle, low-budget, news broadcasts, premonition, radio show, reporter, Stephen McHattie, traffic reporter, twist, veteran, virus zombies

February 1st, 2012: Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Feb1 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Film Noir, Gothic Horror, Movie of the Day, Satire, The Original, Thriller, Tragedy Tagged actress, Anna Q. Nilsson, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music, Best Picture Nominee, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Billy Wilder, Buster Keaton, California, cameos, Cecil B. DeMille, Charles Brackett, chimpanzees, Erich Von Stroheim, ex-husband, Franz Waxman, funeral, Gloria Swanson, H. B. Warner, has beens, Hedda Hopper, Hollywood, homage, insanity, Jack Webb, Los Angeles, Nancy Olsen, narration, National Film Registry, older woman, Paramount Pictures, Ray Evans, repo men, screenwriter, silent Hollywood, swimming pool, twist, washed up actress, William Holden

January 10th, 2012: The 10th Victim (1965)

Jan10 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Camp, Comedy, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Sci-Fi, Speculative Sci-Fi, The Original, Thriller Tagged "Battle of the Sexes", Carlo Ponti, double cross, France, gun bra, Italy, Marcello Mastroianni, most dangerous game, Robert Sheckley, twist, Ursula Andress

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