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December 16th, 2014: Castle Keep

Dec16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black Comedy, Independent, Last Stand, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Satire, War Movies Tagged academic, Al Freeman Jr., Avala Film, baker, Battle of the Bulge, before they were famous, Bruce Dern, Burt Lancaster, castle, Columbia Pictures, Filmways Pictures, France, Henri Decae, historian, James Patterson, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nazis, Patrick O'Neal, Peter Falk, Scott Wilson, surreal, Sydney Pollack, Tony Bill, William Eastlake, World War Two

August 6th, 2014: The Blob (1988)

Aug6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Blobs, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi, Uncategorized Tagged annoying kid, Art LaFleur, bad boy, Bill Moseley, blobs, Candy Clark, Chuck Russell, cold kills the monster, cover-up, Donovan Leitch Jr., Erika Eleniak, Frank Darabont, germ warfare, Jack Nance, Joe Seneca, Kevin Dillon, movie theater, Paul McCrane, preacher, satellites, secret military project, sewer lair, sewers, Shawnee Smith, small town, TriStar Pictures

June 8th, 2014: Brazil (1985)

Jun8 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Satire, Sci-Fi Tagged Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Bob Hoskins, Britain, bureaucrats, dream sequence, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, it's not over, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Kim Greist, Michael Kamen, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughn, plastic surgery, Robert De Niro, studio interference, terrorists, Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, torture, twist

June 4, 2014: Slap Shot (1977)

Jun4 by bellabone

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Movie of the Day, Reviews, Roundtable, Slapstick, Sports Tagged alcoholic, burlesque, fashion, figure skating, goon, Hanson brothers, hockey, leather pants, NHL, no not those Hansons, Paul Newman, Rust Belt, seventies, Stanley Cup, thug, violence, womanizer, World Hockey Association

April 26th, 2014: Being John Malkovich

Apr26 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Satire Tagged Best Director Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Charlie Kaufman, Charlie Sheen, David Fincher, head film, John Cusack, John Malkovich, mind transferrence, New York City, Octavia Spencer, office building, Orson Bean, puppeteer, Spike Jonze

April 17th, 2014: The Attic (1980)

Apr17 by Professor Mortis

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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 Snodgress, chimpanzees, disappearance, double cross, fantasy sequence, father-daughter 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 25th, 2014: Fido (2006)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Indy, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Spoof, Zombies Tagged 1950s, Billy Connolly, Canada, Carrie-Anne Moss, creepy neighbors, Dylan Baker, evil businessman, forbidden love, intelligent zombies, keeping up appearances, Lionsgate, neighbors, propaganda film, scientists, slave zombies, sleazy neighbor, sub, Telefilm Canada, Tim Blake Nelson, tool using zombies, zombie control collar

March 16th, 2014: The King of Comedy (1982)

Mar16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Drama, Movie of the Day, Satire, Thriller Tagged cameos, comedian, Jerry Lewis, kidnapping, Martin Scorcese, obsessed fan, Robert De Niro, Sandra Bernhardt, talk show

January 5th, 2014: Divorzio All Italiana aka Divorce, Italian Style (1961)

Jan5 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Black Comedy, Comedy, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, cousin, cuckold, divorce, Italy, Lux Film, Marcello Mastroianni, murder, noble, Sicily, twist

November 9th, 2013: Two Thousand Maniacs (1965)

Nov9 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, From Beyond the Grave, Ghost, Horror, Revenge, The Original Tagged cannibalism, David Friedman, Deep South, Drive-In, gore, grindhouse, H.G. Lewis, low-budget, musical interlude

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