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July 18th, 2014: The Fighter (2010)

Jul18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Drama, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Sports Tagged Amy Adams, as himself, Bob Weinstein, boxing, cameos, Christian Bale, comeback, Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, drug addict, drugs, Harvey Weinstein, Jack McGee, Lowell, Mark Wahlberg, Massachusetts, Melissa Leo, Sugar Ray Leonard, Weinstein Company

March 27th, 2014: Pulp Fiction

Mar27 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Buddy Flick, Comedy, Crime, Indy, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged A Band Apart, Amanda Plummer, Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, boxing, Bruce Willis, children of famous people, Christopher Walken, Danny DeVito, Eric Stoltz, Frank Whaley, Harvey Keitel, hit man, homage, John Travolta, Joseph Pilato, Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, Miramax, non-linear timeline, Quentin Tarantino, robbery, Roger Avary, Rosanna Arquette, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Buscemi, Tim Roth, Uma Thurman, Ving Rhames

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

October 11th, 2012: Out of Sight (1998)

Oct11 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Albert Brooks, attempted rape, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, Barry Sonnenfeld, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, boxing, cash-in, Catherine Keener, Danny DeVito, Dennis Farina, Detroit, Don Cheadle, double cross, Elmore Leonard, evil businessman, father, father-daughter relationship, FBI, Florida, George Clooney, Isaiah Washington, it's not over, Jennifer Lopez, Luis Guzman, Miami, Michael Keaton, Nancy Allen, prison break, Samuel L. Jackson, Steve Zahn, Steven Soderbergh, U.S. Marshall, Universal Pictures, Ving Rhames

March 17th, 2012: The Quiet Man (1952)

Mar17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Drama, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged alcoholic, Argosy Pictures, Barry Fitzgerald, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography, Best Director, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Recording Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, boxing, brawl, brothers, code of honor, Frank S. Nugent, Ireland, John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Merian C. Cooper, Republic Pictures, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond

July 10th, 2011: Raging Bull

Jul10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Fight Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sports Tagged Best Actor, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, boxing, Cathy Moriarty, domestic violence, Frank Adonis, Frank Vincent, Irwin Winkler, Jake La Motta, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorcese, mobsters, New York City, Paul Schrader, rise and fall, Robert De Niro, stand up comedy, United Artists

The Fighter (2010)

Jan20 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Fight Film, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged Amy Adams, as himself, boxing, cameos, Christian Bale, comeback, drug addict, drugs, Jack McGee, Lowell, Mark Wahlberg, Massachusetts, Melissa Leo, Sugar Ray Leonard, Weinstein Company

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