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December 9th, 2014: Serpico (1973)

Dec9 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Cops, Crime, Drama, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, The Original, Thriller Tagged Al Pacino, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, corrupt cops, corruption, Dino De Laurentiis, double cross, F. Murray Abraham, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmet Walsh, maverick cops, New York City, Paramount Pictures, Sidney Lumet, Tony Lo Bianco, Tracey Walter

October 21st, 2014: Chihwaseon a.k.a. Painted Fire (2002)

Oct21 by bellabone

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Addicition, Arthouse, Biopic, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Romance, Tragedy Tagged alcoholism, art, Best Director (Cannes), class issues, Harvard, Im Kwon-taek, Jang Seung-up, Korea, nineteenth century, painter, Palme D'Or Nominee, peasant, prostitutes, Sackler Museum

August 23rd, 2014: Rudy (1993)

Aug23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Drama, Football, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sports Tagged accidental death, before they were famous, brothers, chant, Charles S. Dutton, college, college boy, college football, college students, father, father-son relationship, football, football player, football team, high school, industrial accident, Jason Miller, Jon Farveau, Lili Taylor, Ned Beatty, Notre Dame, Robert Prosky, Sean Astin, slow clap, steel mill, steel workers, townies, TriStar Pictures, underdog, Vince Vaughn

May 28th, 2014: Glory (1989)

May28 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Based on a Book, Biopic, Drama, Movie of the Day, War Movies Tagged Andre Braugher, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, Bill Nunn, Bob Gunton, Bob Minor, Cary Elwes, Cliff De Young, Denzel Washington, Edward Zwick, Ethan Philips, James Horner, Jay O. Sanders, Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Raymond St. Jacques, Richard Riehle, TriStar Pictures

February 12, 2014: The Doors (1991)

Feb12 by bellabone

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2 Comments Posted in Addicition, Biopic, Drama, Movie of the Day, Music, Tragedy Tagged Meg Ryan, Oliver Stone, seventies, sex drugs and rock 'n' roll, Sixties, The Doors, Val Kilmer

December 21st, 2013: Patton (1970)

Dec21 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged Battle of the Bulge, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, Bill Hickman, character study, D-Day, Francis Ford Coppola, Franklin J. Schaffner, George C. Scott, Jack Gwillim, Jerry Goldsmith, John Douchette, Karl Malden, Michael Strong, Morgan Paull, Nazis, North Africa, reincarnation, tank, U.S. Army, World War Two

December 18th, 2013: Catch Me If You Can (2002)

Dec18 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Con, Cops, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, True Crime Tagged Amblin Entertainment, Amy Acker, Amy Adams, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Canada, Christopher Walken, Dreamworks, Ellen Pompeo, FBI, forgery, Frank Abagnale Jr., James Brolin, John Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Sheen, Massachusetts, Pan Am, Paris, pilots, rise and fall, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks

December 5th, 2013: Amadeus

Dec5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Play, Biopic, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Music, Period Film Tagged Best Actor, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Picture, Best Sound, child prodigy, composer, Cynthia Nixon, double cross, Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, jealousy, Jeffrey Jones, Kenny Baker, Milos Forman, Orion, Peter Shaffer, Simon Callow, Vincent Schiavelli, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

December 4th: Chopper (2000)

Dec4 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Biopic, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Prison Tagged Andrew Dominik, Australia, Australian Film Finance Corporation, before they were famous, Chopper, courtroom scene, Eric Bana, low-budget, Mark Brandon Read, prison, prison warden, prisoner

July 6th, 2013: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Jul6 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Britain, Claude Rains, David Lean, Great War, Jack Hawkins, Jose Ferrer, Michael Wilson, Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, Robert Bolt, T.E. Lawrence

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