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August 3rd, 2014: Spider-Man (2002)

Aug3 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Comic Book, Computer Animation, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Superheroes, The Original Tagged "Macho Man" Randy Savage, absent father, aunt, Avi Arad, Best Sound Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bill Nunn, Bruce Campbell, Cliff Robertson, cub reporter, domestic violence, Elizabeth Banks, evil businessman, experiments, father, father-son relationship, girl next door, J. K. Simmons, James Franco, John Dykstra, Kirsten Dunst, Lucy Lawless, Macy Gray, Octavia Spencer, orphan, reporter, Rosemary Harris, Sam Raimi, son, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, survivor's guilt, Ted Raimi, Tobey Maguire, uncle, Willem Dafoe, with great power comes great responsibility, wrestler, wrestling match

March 1st, 2014: Iron Man (2008)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Superheroes, The Original Tagged A.I., Afghanistan, arms dealer, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, children of famous people, Clark Gregg, coporate intrigue, Don Heck, double cross, engineers, Gwyneth Paltrow, industrial espionage, industrialist, inventors, Iron Man, Jack Kirby, Jeff Bridges, Jon Favreau, Marvel, Marvel Studios, mecha, Paramount Pictures, Peter Billingsley, power armor, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, scientists, Stan Lee, Terrence Howard, terrorists

December 13th, 2013: 1941

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4 Comments Posted in Action, Assumed Identity, Comedy, Event Film, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Satire, Screwball, Slapstick, War Movies Tagged Battle of Los Angeles, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bob Gale, Christopher Lee, Columbia Pictures, Dan Aykroyd, Dub Taylor, Eddie Deezen, Elisha Cook Jr., Frank McRae, General Stilwell, German Navy, Japanese Navy, Joe Flaherty, John Belushi, John Landis, John Milius, John Williams, Lionel Stander, Lorraine Gray, Los Angeles, model airplanes, Murray Hamilton, Nancy Allen, Nazis, Ned Beatty, riot, Robert Stack, Robert Zemeckis, Slim Pickens, Steven Spielberg, submarine, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Treat Williams, troubled production, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, Universal Pictures, Warren Oates, Wendie Jo Sperber, World War Two, zoot suit riots, zoot suits

July 31st, 2013: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alan Rickman, Alfonso Cuaron, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, boarding school, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, giant, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, John Williams, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith, magic, Mark Williams, Michael Gambon, orphan, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Steve Kloves, train, Warwick Davis, werewolf, wizards

July 12th, 2013: The Avengers (2012)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Aliens, Based on a Comic Book, Computer Animation, Event Film, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Opera, Superheroes, War with Aliens Tagged Alan Silvestri, Alexis Denisof, based on a comic book, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, comic books, Gwyneth Paltrow, Harry Dean Stanton, Jenny Agutter, Jeremy Renner, Jon Favreau, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Studios, mecha, New York City, Paramount Pictures, Paul Bettany, Powers Boothe, Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, scientists, secret agent, secret military project, secret weapon, Stan Lee, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hiddleston, World War Two Veterans

October 24th, 2011: The Dark Knight (2008)

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Crime, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Superheroes Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Michael Hall, bank robbery, Batman, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup Nominee, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects Nominee, bombing, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, corruption, D.A., David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Eric Roberts, gang conference, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, Heath Ledger, homage, insanity, it's not over, Jonathan Nolan, Legendary Pictures, Maggie Gyllenhaal, mastermind, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, psychiatrists, terrorists, The Joker, Tiny Lister, Triad Gangsters, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

August 7th, 2011: Blade Runner (1982)

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Dark Future, Detective, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Neo-Noir, Sci-Fi, Speculative Sci-Fi Tagged Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Brion James, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, Harrison Ford, James Hong, Joe Turkel, M. Emmet Walsh, Philip K. Dick, Ridley Scott, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Shaw Brothers, The Ladd Company, Vangelis, Warner Brothers, William Sanderson

May 6th, 2011: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Play, Black Comedy, Comedy, Killer Plants, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film Tagged Best Song Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, Bill Murray, Charles B. Griffith, Christopher Guest, David Geffen, Frank Oz, Howard Ashman, James Belushi, John Candy, Levi Stubbs, Rick Moranis, Steve Martin, The Geffen Company, Tischa Campbell-Martin, Vincent Gardenia, Warner Brothers

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