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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

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

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

December 24th, 2012: The Apartment (1960)

Dec24 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball, Workplace Tagged adultery, affair, attempted suicide, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Billy Wilder, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Fred MacMurray, I.A.L. Diamond, Jack Lemmon, New Year's Eve, Ray Walston, Shirley MacLaine, The Mirisch Corporation, United Artists

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

September 1st, 2012: How Green Was My Valley

Sep1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged 20th Century Fox, Anna Lee, Barry Fitzgerald, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Darryl F. Zanuck, Donald Crisp, John Ford, Maureen O'Hara, miners, Nathan Juran, Patrick Knowles, Roddy McDowall, Sara Allgood, strike, union, Wales, Walter Pidegon

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

July 2nd, 2012: The Godfather (1972)

Jul2 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day Tagged Al Pacino, Best Actor, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music Nominee, Best Picture, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Writing, Diane Keaton, Francis Ford Coppola, Golden Globe - Best Director - Motion Picture, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama, Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama, Golden Globe - Best Original Score, Golden Globe - Best Screenplay, Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or TV Special, James Caan, John Cazale, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, Nino Rota, Richard S. Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden

June 26th, 2012: The French Connection (1971)

Jun26 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Cops, Crime, Independent, Movie of the Day Tagged Alan Weeks, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, drug dealers, drugs, Ernest Tidyman, Fernando Rey, Frank Adonis, Gene Hackman, heroin, New York City, Roy Scheider, subway, Tony Lo Bianco, William Friedkin

June 24th, 2012: The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)

Jun24 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Movie of the Day, P.O.W., Period Film, Special Operations, Suicide Mission, War Movies Tagged Alec Guinness, Andre Morell, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Britain, Columbia Pictures, David Lean, Jack Hawkins, Pierre Boulle, POW, POW camp, Sessue Hayakawka, William Holden, World War Two

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