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December 28th, 2014: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Dec28 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Black and White, Buddy Flick, Drama, Movie of the Day, The Original, Tragedy Tagged banditos, bandits, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, children of famous people, double cross, fate, gold, greed, Humphrey Bogart, Jack L. Warner, John Huston, lottery, luck, Mexico, mine, miners, old timer, prospectors, Tim Holt, train, train attack, train robbery, village, Walter Huston, Warner Brothers

November 16th, 2014: It Happened One Night (1934)

Nov16 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Romance, Screwball, The Original Tagged Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, Best Picture, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Columbia Pictures, Frank Capra, New York City, Ward Bond

December 21st, 2013: Patton (1970)

Dec21 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged Battle of the Bulge, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound, Bill Hickman, character study, D-Day, Francis Ford Coppola, Franklin J. Schaffner, George C. Scott, Jack Gwillim, Jerry Goldsmith, John Douchette, Karl Malden, Michael Strong, Morgan Paull, Nazis, North Africa, reincarnation, tank, U.S. Army, World War Two

December 7th, 2013: From Here to Eternity (1953)

Dec7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original, War Movies Tagged before they were famous, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Nominee, Best Sound Recording, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, boxing, bugle player, Burt Lancaster, class issues, Claude Akins, Columbia Pictures, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Ernest Borgnine, Frank Sinatra, Fred Zinnerman, George Reeves, hard ass seargant, Jack Warden, James Jones, Montgomery Clift, Pearl Harbor, prostitutes, World War Two

December 5th, 2013: Amadeus

Dec5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Play, Biopic, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Music, Period Film Tagged Best Actor, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Picture, Best Sound, child prodigy, composer, Cynthia Nixon, double cross, Elizabeth Berridge, F. Murray Abraham, jealousy, Jeffrey Jones, Kenny Baker, Milos Forman, Orion, Peter Shaffer, Simon Callow, Vincent Schiavelli, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

March 25th, 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

February 4th, 2013: The Social Network (2010)

Feb4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Biopic, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Atticus Ross, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture Nominee, Brenda Song, David Fincher, Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Max Minghella, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara, Trent Reznor

January 18th, 2013: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Jan18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Assumed Identity, Based on a Play, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged alcoholic, Best Actor, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cary Grant, class issues, comedic alcoholic, divorcee, ex-husband, ex-wife, Franz Waxman, George Cukor, interrupted wedding, James Stewart, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Katharine Hepburn, lady reporter, Loew's, MGM, National Film Registry, photographer, publisher, reporter, wedding, wedding night

September 22nd, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sep22 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

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

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