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November 11th, 2014: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Nov11 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Anti-War, Based on a Book, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, The Original, War Movies Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Picture, Carl Laemmle Jr., cursed objects, Edward L. Cahn, Erich Maria Remaque, French Army, George Cukor, German Army, Germany, Great War, hard ass seargant, horrors of war, hospital, Karl Freund, Lew Ayres, Lewis Milestone, Louis Wolheim, military training, teachers, Universal Pictures

October 24th, 2014: Batman Begins (2005)

Oct24 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Comic Book, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Reboot, Revenge, Superheroes Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, Batman, before they were famous, Best Cinematography Nominee, Bob Kane, butler, childhood tragedy, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, insanity, Jack Gleeson, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe, Legendary Pictures, Liam Neeson, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Caine, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, origin, playboy, Rutger Hauer, scarecrow, Tom Wilkinson, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

July 15th, 2014: Summer Rental (1985)

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged Alan Silvestri, apprentice/mentor relationship, beach, bet, Carl Reiner, cast, family, father, John Candy, Joseph Lawrence, Kerri Green, Paramount Pictures, regatta, Reni Santoni, rental home, Richard Crenna, Rip Torn, snobs vs. slobs, snooty restaurant, yacht

October 24th, 2013: Emperor of the North Pole aka Emperor of the North

Oct24 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Short Story(ies), Buddy Flick, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Road Trip, Thriller Tagged 20th Century Fox, apprentice/mentor relationship, before they were famous, character study, conductor, double cross, Elisha Cook Jr., Ernest Borgnine, fight in a train car, Frank DeVol, Great Depression, hobo, Jack London, Keith Carradine, Lee Marvin, Oregon, railroad, Robert Aldrich, Sid Haig, Simon Oakland, train, train station, Vic Tayback

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

August 17th, 2012: A Bronx Tale (1993)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Coming of Age, Crime, Drama, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged actor turned director, apprentice/mentor relationship, arson, bikers, bus driver, Chazz Palminteri, father-son relationship, Joe Pesci, juvenile delinquent, Mafia, mobsters, Molotov cocktails, murder, New York City, racial violence, racism, racists, reluctant witness, Robert De Niro, teens, The Bronx, Tribeca Productions

August 1st, 2012: True Grit (2010)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, Remake, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged alcoholic, apprentice/mentor relationship, Barry Pepper, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Carter Burwell, children of famous people, comedic alcoholic, Ethan Coen, Hailee Steinfeld, hanging, Indian Territory, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, Matt Damon, Paramount Pictures, Roger Deakins, Scott Rudin Productions, snakes, Steven Spielberg, teens, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshall

July 28th, 2012: The Cowboys (1972)

Jul28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Cattle Drive, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Western Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, Bruce Dern, cattle rustling, Colleen Dewhurst, John Wayne, John Williams, Richard Farnsworth, Robert Carradine, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, stuttering

June 30th, 2012: Rushmore (1998)

Jun30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Coming of Age, Indy, Movie of the Day Tagged alcoholic, Andrew Wilson, apprentice/mentor relationship, barber, before they were famous, Bill Murray, Brian Cox, children of famous people, class issues, Connie Nielsen, crush, Depression, father, father-son relationship, homage, industrialist, it's not over, Jason Schwartzman, Luke Wilson, Mark Mothersbaugh, mix-tape soundtrack, musical interlude, Olivia Williams, Owen Wilson, private school, Seymour Cassel, teacher student relationship, teacher's pet, teachers, teens, theater, Wes Anderson, writer

May 12th, 2012: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

May12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Horror, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Silent, Stalker, The Original, Thriller Tagged "Cast of Thousands", "Phantom of the", apprentice/mentor relationship, Carl Laemmle, color sequence, insanity, Lon Chaney Sr., masquerade, Norman Kerry, obsessed fan, opera, opera house, Paris, Paris sewers, secret identity, sewer lair, sewers, Universal Pictures

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