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November 13th, 2014: The Invisible Woman (1940)

Nov13 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, In Name Only Sequel, Movie of the Day, Romance, Sci-Fi, Screwball, Sequel, Slapstick Tagged alcoholic, Best Special Effects Nominee, broke, butler, Curt Siodmak, Donald MacBride, Edward Brophy, gangsters, invisibility, Invisible Man, John Barrymore, John Howard, maid, Margaret Hamilton, Mexico, models, Oskar Homolka, playboy, Science!, scientists, Shemp Howard, The Border, the declining years, Universal Pictures, Virginia Gibb

October 24th, 2014: Batman Begins (2005)

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Comic Book, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Reboot, Revenge, Superheroes Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, Batman, before they were famous, Best Cinematography Nominee, Bob Kane, butler, childhood tragedy, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, insanity, Jack Gleeson, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe, Legendary Pictures, Liam Neeson, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Caine, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, origin, playboy, Rutger Hauer, scarecrow, Tom Wilkinson, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

October 20th, 2014: Night Monster (1942)

Oct20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Revenge, Whodunnit Tagged B-Movie, before they were famous, Bela Lugosi, butler, chauffeur, constable, doctor, Frank Reicherto, incompetent doctors, Indian-face, insanity, Leif Erickson, Lionel Atwill, low-budget, mansion, mystery writer, mystics, psychiatrists, racism, Ralph Morgan, revenge, swami, swamp, twist, Universal Pictures, writer

December 31st, 2012: Trading Places (1983)

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Leave a comment Posted in Assumed Identity, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Holiday, Movie of the Day Tagged "hooker with a heart of gold", "Not Santa!", "prince and the pauper", Al Franken, before they were famous, Best Music Nominee, bet, Bo Diddley, butler, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Party, Cinema Group, class issues, Dan Aykroyd, Denholm Elliott, Don Ameche, double cross, drugs, Eddie Murphy, Elmer Bernstein, evil businessman, frame up, Frank Oz, Giancarlo Esposito, gorilla suit, gorillas, homeless, industrial espionage, insider trading, it's not over, jail, James Belushi, James Eckhouse, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Landis, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve Party, New York City, Paramount Pictures, Paul Gleason, prostitutes, Ralph Bellamy, Santa Claus, stock broker, Tom Davis, train, Wall Street, WASP, white collar criminals, wise servant

April 25th, 2012: Psychomania aka The Death Wheelers

Apr25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Cults, Horror, Independent, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Uncategorized Tagged black magic, Britain, butler, cash-in, double cross, Drive-In, George Sanders, immortality, it's not over, low-budget, mother, mother-son relationship, motorcycle gang, Stonehenge, suicide, the declining years, toad, twist, undead

August 10th, 2011: Clue (1985)

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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

July 29th, 2011: My Man Godfrey (1936)

Jul29 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Satire, Screwball, Slapstick, Workplace Tagged Alice Brady, Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, butler, Carole Lombard, Gregory La Cava, homeless, maid, Mischa Auer, scavenger hunt, sibling rivalry, spoiled rich kids, Universal Pictures, upstairs downstairs, William Powell, wise servant

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