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August 4th, 2014: Trick Baby (1972)

Aug4 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Based on a Book, Blaxploitation, Chase, Con, Crime, Movie of the Day Tagged con artist, diamonds, Don Fellows, double cross, Iceberg Slim, Kiel Martin, Larry Yurst, location shooting, low-budget, Mafia, Mel Stewart, mobsters, Philadelphia, racists, real estate scam, Robert Beck, Ted Lange, Universal Pictures

April 28th, 2014: American Hustle

Apr28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Con, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, True Crime Tagged 1970s, Abscam, adultery, Amy Adams, Anthony Zerbe, Atlantic City, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Production Design Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Camden, Christian Bale, Colleen Camp, Columbia Pictures, con, con artist, Danny Elfman, disco, double cross, dry cleaner, FBI, homage, informant, insanity, it's not over, Jack Huston, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Long Island, Louis C. K., Mafia, New Jersey, New York City, overbearing mother, Robert De Niro, twist

April 18th, 2014: The Music Man (1962)

Apr18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Assumed Identity, Based on a Musical, Comedy, Con, Event Film, Family, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, The Original Tagged before they were famous, Best Adapted Score, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Buddy Hackett, con artist, Hank Worden, Hermione Gingold, librarian, library, marching band, Meredith Wilson, parade, pool, pool hall, Rance Howard, Robert Preston, Ron Howard, Shirley Jones, small town, train, turn of the century, Warner Brothers

December 29, 2013: The Saint (1997)

Dec29 by bellabone

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Based on a TV Show, Chase, Con, Crime, Espionage, Heist, Movie of the Day, Remake, Romance Tagged alias, assumed identity, Boston, Christian Science, Elizabeth Shue, fusion, Leslie Charteris, Mark Twain, Moscow, nineties, oligarchs, Phillip Noyce, Roger Moore, Russian gangsters, saints, Science!, Simon Templar, Val Kilmer

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

August 5th, 2013: Beat the Devil (1953)

Aug5 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Black and White, Comedy, Con, Crime, Drama, Espionage, Independent, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged Africa, Bernard Lee, bickering married couple, boat, Britain, children of famous people, double cross, Gina Lollabridgia, Humphrey Bogart, Italy, Jennifer Jones, John Huston, ocean, Peter Lorre, Robert Morley, sea voyage, Truman Capote, uranium

March 8th, 2013: The Honeymoon Killers

Mar8 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Arthouse, Black and White, Con, Crime, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller, True Crime Tagged child death, con artist, controlling mother, cult, Doris Roberts, double cross, Drive-In, grindhouse, insanity, Leonard Kastle, low-budget, mother, mother-daugther relationship, New York City, nurse, pregnancy, Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco

December 29th, 2012: Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

Dec29 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black Comedy, Comedy, Con, Crime, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Music Original Score Nominee, Billy Connolly, Brad Silberling, Catherine O'Hara, Cedric the Entertainer, Daniel Handler, Emily Browning, Jennifer Coolidge, Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Lemony Snicket, Liam Aiken, Luis Guzman, Meryl Streep, Robert Gordon, Thomas Newman, Timothy Spall, VFD

December 18th, 2012: Night and the City (1950)

Dec18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Con, Crime, Film Noir, Movie of the Day, Sports, The Original, Thriller Tagged 20th Century Fox, Britain, con, con artist, double cross, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Herbert Lom, Hugh Marlowe, Jules Dassin, London, Mike Mazurki, Richard Widmark, wrestler

November 15th, 2012: Monkey Hu$tle

Nov15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Coming of Age, Con, Crime, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged "Save the Old X", AIP, apprentice/mentor relationship, Arthur Marks, cash-in, character study, con artist, double cross, low-budget, mobsters, musical interlude, real estate scam, rip-off, Rosalind Cash, Rudy Ray Moore, scam, teens, Yaphet Kotto

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