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November 22nd, 2013: Black Belt Jones

Nov22 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Comedy, Crime, Espionage, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "martial arts", "Save the Old X", Alan Weeks, assassination attempt, bar, beach, blackmail, cash-in, Charles B. Pierce, Dennis Coffey, diplomats, dojo, double cross, drugs, Earl Jolly Brown, father, father-daughter relationship, Fred Weintraub, gambling debts, Gloria Hendry, gymnasts, IOU, Jim Kelly, karate, love montage, Luchi De Jesus, Mafia, Malik Carter, Marla Gibbs, militants, montage, Paul M. Heller, pool hall, quotably bad dialogue, rip-off, Robert Clouse, Robert Wall, Scatman Crothers, secret agent, sidekick, Sonny Barnes, teacher student relationship, Ted Lange, Warner Brothers

October 9th, 2013: The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Oct9 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Comedy, Cops, Crime, Detective, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged asylum, Best Original Song Nominee, blackmail, Blake Edwards, Britain, Burt Kwouk, castle, co-production, Deep Roy, doomsday machine, France, Germany, Henry Mancini, Herbert Lom, hit man, incompetent cops, insanity, Lesley-Anne Down, Oktoberfest, Omar Sharif, Peter Sellers, scientists, secret agent

September 6th, 2013: B13 aka District 13 (2004)

Sep6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "race against time", "You will self destruct in 24 hours", blackmail, Canal+, cops, corrupt cops, double cross, France, futures past, homage, hostage, Luc Besson, maverick, maverick cops, neutron bomb, Paris, Parkour, revenge, slums, street gang, undercover

July 7th, 2013: They Might Be Giants (1971)

Jul7 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Uncategorized Tagged "are they mad or...", Al Lewis, ambigious ending, Anthony Harvey, asylum, blackmail, Don Quixote, Eugene Roche, F. Murray Abraham, gambling debts, George C. Scott, insanity, Jack Gilford, James Goldman, James Tolkan, Joanne Woodward, John Barry, librarian, library, M. Emmet Walsh, New York City, Paul Newman, psychiatrists, Rue McClanahan, Sherlock Holmes, supermarket, telephone, telephone company

They Might Be Giants (1971)

Aug28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Based on a Play, Based on a Short Story(ies), Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged "are they mad or...", Al Lewis, ambigious ending, Anthony Harvey, asylum, blackmail, Don Quixote, Eugene Roche, F. Murray Abraham, gambling debts, George C. Scott, insanity, Jack Gilford, James Goldman, James Tolkan, Joanne Woodward, John Barry, librarian, library, M. Emmet Walsh, New York City, Paul Newman, psychiatrists, Rue McClanahan, Sherlock Holmes, supermarket, telephone, telephone company

September 16th, 2011: The Big Sleep (1946)

Sep16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Detective, Film Noir, Movie of the Day, Mystery, The Original, Whodunnit Tagged adult bookstore, blackmail, Bob Steele, Dorothy Malone, double cross, drug addict, Elijah Cook Jr., femme fatale, gambler, hit man, Howard Hawks, Humphrey Bogart, Jack L. Warner, Lauren Bacall, Max Steiner, mobsters, musical interlude, National Film Registry, Phillip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler, shelved, William Faulkner

August 10th, 2011: Clue (1985)

Aug10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Board Game, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Spoof, The Original, Whodunnit Tagged "the butler did it", Bill Henderson, blackmail, butler, cameos, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Communism, Debra Hill, Debra Hill Productions, dinner party, Eileen Brennan, expository rant, French Maid, gimmick, Howard Hesseman, Jane Wiedlin, John Landis, Jonathan Lynn, Lee Ving, Lesley Ann Warren, Madeline Kahn, Martin Mull, Michael McKean, multiple endings, Paramount Pictures, PolyGram, red herring, Red Scare, scientists, singing telegram, The Guber-Peters Company, Tim Curry

May 17th, 2011: Twilight (1998)

May17 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Cops, Detective, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged ageing, blackmail, Clint Howard, detective, double cross, Elmer Bernstein, Gene Hackman, Giancarlo Esposito, James Garner, Liev Schrieber, M. Emmet Walsh, Paramount Pictures, Paul Newman, Resse Witherspoon, Robert Benton, Scott Rudin Productions, Stockard Channing, Susan Sarandon

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