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June 9, 2014: Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Coming of Age, Cops, Crime, Drama, Hit Man, Juvenile Delinquent, May-September, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Thriller, Tragedy Tagged assassin, corrupt cops, drugs, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Leon, Lolita, Luc Besson, Natalie Portman, nineties, potted plant

March 18, 2014: La Femme Nikita (1990)

Mar18 by bellabone

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Espionage, Film Noir, Hit Man, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, Romance, The Original, Thriller Tagged Anne Parillaud, assassin, assumed identity, covert, hit woman, Jean Reno, Judo, Luc Besson, Nikita, nineties

October 25th, 2013: Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (1999)

Oct25 by Max Roland Ekstrom

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Arthouse, Gangster, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Uncategorized Tagged Forrest Whitaker, Jersey City, Jim Jarmusch, John Tormey, Samurai, Victor Argo.

September 4th, 2013: Blood Simple (1984)

Sep4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Hit Man, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, Thriller Tagged adultery, bar, bartender, before they were famous, burying a body, Dan Hedaya, detective, double cross, Ethan Coen, Frances McDormand, Holly Hunter, Joel Coen, John Getz, low-budget, Texas

May 7th, 2013: Ghidorah, the Three Headed Monster

May7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Cops, Crime, Dinosaurs, Disaster, Event Film, Giant Insects, Hit Man, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Superheroes Tagged airplane, Akihiko Hirata, Akiko Wakabayashi, Akira Ifukube, alien possession, alien warning, assassin, assassination attempt, Bad Dubbing, Cassandra, cops, Eiji Tsuburaya, Emi Ito, fishermen, Ghidorah, Godzilla, hanging from a cliff, Hiroshi Koizumi, Japan, Kenji Sahara, lady reporter, model airplane, Mothra, mountains, music summons the monster, plane crash, power outage, princess, prophecy, quotably bad dialogue, reporter, Rodan, scientists, Shinichi Sekizawa, shock treatment, Takashi Shimura, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka, TV show, Yosuke Natsuki, Yumi Ito, Yuriko Hoshi

November 2nd, 2012: Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Nov2 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Crime, Espionage, Event Film, Hit Man, Indy, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Spaghetti Western Tagged Antonio Banderas, Cheech Marin, children of famous people, CIA, Columbia Pictures, corrupt cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, Danny Trejo, Day of the Dead, Dimension Films, double cross, Enrique Inglesias, Eva Mendes, homage, Johnny Depp, mariachi, Mexico, Mexico City, Mickey Rourke, Pedro Armendariz Jr., revolution, Robert Rodriguez, Ruben Blades, Salma Hayek, Troublemaker Studios, Willem Dafoe

July 20th, 2012: No Country for Old Men (1999)

Jul20 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Crime, Hit Man, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Editing Nominee, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Carter Burwell, Cormac McCarthy, Ethan Coen, Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture Nominee, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama Nominee, Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Javier Bardem, Joel Coen, Josh Brolin, Kelly Macdonald, Palme D'Or Nominee, Tommy Lee Jones, Woody Harrelson

June 17th, 2012: Fallen Angels (1995)

Jun17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Hit Man, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, Romance, Slapstick Tagged Charlie Yeung, dad bomb, double cross, father, father-son relationship, forbidden love, hit man, homage, Hong Kong, insanity, jilted lover, low-budget, mobsters, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wong Kar Wai

June 7th, 2012: Branded to Kill

Jun7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Crime, Film Noir, Gangster, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, The Original Tagged alcoholic, Anne Mari, double cross, femme fatale, hit man, Japan, Jo Shishido, Nikkatsu, rice, Seijun Suzuki, Yakuza

October 20th, 2011: Le Samourai (1967)

Oct20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Crime, Hit Man, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, The Original Tagged Alain Delon, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), cult, double cross, Fida Cinematografica, Filmel, France, hit man, homage, Italy, jazz, Jean-Pierre Melville, low-budget, mobsters, night club, Paris, subway, torch singer

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