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August 11th, 2014: Red Dawn (1985)

Aug11 by Professor Mortis

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5 Comments Posted in Guerrillas, Independent, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, So-Bad-It's-Good, War Movies Tagged Ben Johnson, brothers, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, concentration camp, Cubans, double cross, football team, Frank McRae, Guerrillas, Harry Dean Stanton, Jennifer Grey, John Milius, Lane Smith, Lea Thompson, paratroopers, Patrick Swayze, Powers Boothe, Ron O'Neal, Roy Jenson, Sandinistas, Soviets, Spetnaz, United Artists, World War Three

June 5th, 2014: The Longest Day (1962)

Jun5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Airborne Operations, Based on a Book, Black and White, Campaign History, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "Cast of Thousands", 20th Century Fox, amphibious landing, Atlantic Wall, before they were famous, Bernard Fox, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Effects-Best Special Effects, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Bob Steele, Cornelius Ryan, Curd Jurgens, D-Day, Darryl F. Zanuck, Eddie Albert, Edmond O'Brien, Fabian, France, Frank Finlay, George Segal, Gert Frobe, Henry Fonda, Jeffrey Hunter, John Wayne, Maurice Jarre, Mel Ferrer, Nazis, Normandy, parachute jump, paratroopers, Paul Anka, Peter Lawford, Peter van Eyck, Ray Danton, Red Buttons, Richard Burton, Richard Dawson, Robert Mitchum, Robert Ryan, Robert Wagner, Rod Steiger, Roddy McDowell, Sal Mineo, Sean Connery, Steve Forrest, Stuart Whitman, The Resistance, U.S. Army Rangers, World War Two

May 25th, 2014: Centurion (2010)

May25 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, Suicide Mission, War Movies Tagged behind enemy lines, Britain, Canal+, Centurion, Dominic West, fort, France, general, Guerrillas, Hadrian's Wall, Imogen Poots, Legionnaire, Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender, Neil Marshall, Noel Clarke, Olga Kurlyenko, Pathe, Paul Freeman, rescue mission, Roman Britain, Rome, Scotland, UK Film Council, Warner Brothers

December 6th, 2013: The Wind that Shakes the Barley

Dec6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Campaign History, Drama, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Tragedy, War Movies Tagged Belgium, Britain, brothers, Cillian Murphy, co-production, France, Germany, Ireland, Irish Film Board, Italy, Ken Loach, Liam Cunningham, Palme D'Or, Pathe, revolution, revolutionaries, Spain, Switzerland, treaty, UK Film Council

August 1st, 2013: The Train (1964)

Aug1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, Thriller, War Movies Tagged art, Arthur Penn, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Burt Lancaster, France, Italy, Jeanne Moreau, John Frankenheimer, Maurice Jarre, Nazis, Paris, Paul Scofield, The Resistance, train, train attack, train station, train wreck, United Artists, World War Two Veterans

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

June 20th, 2013: El Chuncho, Quien Sabe? aka A Bullet for the General

Jun20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Buddy Flick, Guerrillas, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Spaghetti Western, Special Operations, War Movies, Western Tagged Aldo Sambrell, assassin, assassination, assassination attempt, banditos, bandits, double cross, Ennio Morricone, Gian Maria Volonte, gimmick weapon, golden bullet, grenade, gringo, Italy, Klaus Kinski, Lou Castel, machine gun, Martine Beswick, mercenary, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, priest, revolution, revolutionaries, train, twist, ugly Americans

March 28th, 2013: Pan’s Labyrinth

Mar28 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Coming of Age, Drama, Fantasy, Guerrillas, Monster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Thriller, War Movies Tagged Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Picture Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, co-production, Doug Jones, dream worlds, evil stepfather, fairy, fairy tale, faun, Guillermo Del Toro, labyrinth, Mexico, pregnancy, Spain, Spanish Civil War, stepfather, tyrannical officer

September 16th, 2012: Lion of the Desert (1981)

Sep16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Campaign History, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Propaganda, War Movies Tagged Anthony Quinn, Colonialism, double cross, execution, Fascists, Guerrillas, Italy, Libya, Maurice Jarre, Moustapha Akkad, Mussolini, Oliver Reed, Raf Vallone, rip-off, Rod Steiger, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

May 2nd, 2012: The Rundown (2003)

May2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Road Trip Tagged artifact, chef, children of famous people, Christopher Walken, Columbia Pictures, con artist, double cross, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ernie Reyes Jr., gimmick weapon, homage, Jon Gries, jungle, mine, mobsters, Peter Berg, retrieval expert, rip-off, Rosario Dawson, Seann William Scott, treasure, Universal Pictures, Vince McMahon, whip, WWE Films

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