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May 26th, 2012: Stagecoach (1939)

May26 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Period Film, Drama, Western, Cavalry, Black and White, Event Film, The Original, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Chase, Independent Tagged "Native American Face", alcoholic, Andy Devine, before they were famous, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Claire Trevor, Confederate War Veteran, doctor, Donald Meek, fallen woman, falsely accused, John Carradine, John Ford, John Wayne, on the lam, prisoner, showdown, Southern gentleman, stagecoach, The Border, Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, U.S. Cavalry, United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions, Yakima Canutt

May 5th, 2012: The Killing (1956)

May5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Film Noir, Heist, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged athlete turned actor, bar fight, bartender, bookie, Coleen Grey, double cross, Elisha Cook Jr., femme fatale, flowers, horse racing, James Edwards, Jim Thompson, Joe Sawyer, Joe Turkel, loan shark, low-budget, non-linear timeline, racetrack, shotgun, sniper, Stanley Kubrick, Sterling Hayden, Timothy Carey, unfaithful spouse, United Artists, wrestler

April 30th, 2012: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Apr30 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in War Movies, Period Film, Western, Event Film, Sequel, Spaghetti Western, Adventure, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Epic, P.O.W. Tagged Drive-In, homage, musical interlude, Clint Eastwood, double cross, grindhouse, Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA), United Artists, gold, Cannon, Ennio Morricone, train, priest, Italy, bounty hunters, graveyard, Spain, hanging, Sergio Leone, Lee Van Cleef, showdown, gunfighter, Aldo Sambrell, POW, cemetery, explosives, prison warden, prison, Eli Wallach, treasure, Civil War, Luigi Pistilli, Mario Brega, Alberto Grimaldi, Constantin Film Produktion, West Germany, buried treasure, treasure hunt, bridge, POW camp, interrupted execution, wanted poster, shopkeeper

April 16th, 2012: The Circus (1928)

Apr16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Independent, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged abusive father, acrobats, Charles Chaplin, Charles Chaplin Production, circus, tight rope, triple threat, United Artists

April 12th, 2012: The General (1926)

Apr12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Black and White, Chase, Comedy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Silent, Slapstick, War Movies Tagged behind enemy lines, Buster Keaton, Civil War, train, train attack, train station, train wreck, triple threat, United Artists

April 4th, 2012: The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Apr4 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Buddy Flick, Independent, Last Stand, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, The Original, War Movies, Western Tagged banditos, bandits, before they were famous, Best Score Nominee, Brad Dexter, Charles Bronson, coward, Eli Wallach, Elmer Bernstein, farmers, greed, gunfighter, Horst Bucholz, James Coburn, John Sturges, knife thrower, mercenary, Mexico, remake of a foreign film, Robert J. Wilke, Robert Vaughn, Steve McQueen, The Mirisch Corporation, under siege, United Artists, Victor French, village, Yul Brynner

The Thief of Bagdad (1924)

Mar9 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Comedy, Event Film, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Silent, Sword and Sorcery, The Original Tagged Anna Mae Wong, Arabian Nights, Bagdad, caliph, Douglas Fairbanks, Douglas Fairbanks Pictures, magic, Noble Johnson, princess, Raoul Walsh, thief, United Artists

March 9th, 2012: Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

Mar9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Detective, Espionage, Film Noir, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery Tagged Albert Dekker, before they were famous, Classical allusion, Cloris Leachman, detective, Ernest Laszlo, ethnic stereotype, femme fatale, Frank DeVol, hitchhiking, Jack Elam, low-budget, MacGuffin, mechanic, Mickey Spillane, Paul Stewart, Ralph Meeker, Robert Aldrich, scientists, Strother Martin, United Artists

January 24th, 2012: Marty (1955)

Jan24 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Drama, Romance, Black and White, Adaptation, Remake, Based on a TV Show, Movie of the Day, Independent Tagged Palme D'Or, Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, United Artists, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, New York City, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Burt Lancaster, Ernest Borgnine, Paddy Chayefsky, Joe Mantell, meet cute, Best Actor, mother, dance, Harold Hecht, Jerry Paris, Betsy Blair, The Bronx, slice of life, butcher

January 8th, 2012: Goldfinger (1964)

Jan8 by professormortis

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6 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Crime, Espionage, Event Film, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sequel Tagged Albert R. Broccoli, Bernard Lee, Best Sound Effects, bomb defusing scene, Britain, Burt Kwouk, CIA, Desmond Llewelyn, Eon Productions, Fort Knox, gadgets, Gert Frobe, gimmick car, gimmick weapon, gold, Guy Hamilton, Harold "Odd Job" Sakata, Harry Saltzman, henchman, Honor Blackman, Ian Fleming, James Bond, John Barry, judo chop, Lois Maxwell, mastermind, Miami, nuke, Paul Dehn, Peter R. Hunt, pilots, Richard Maibaum, Sean Connery, Shirley Bassey, Shirley Eaton, smugglers, Switzerland, United Artists

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