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July 11th, 2014: OSS117: Lost in Rio

Jul11 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Comedy, Espionage, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Brazil, Canal+, CineCinema, France, Gaumont, Jean Dujardin, location shooting, M6 Films, Mandarin Films, Michel Hazanavicius, Mossad, Nazis, Neo-Nazis, OSS117, Rio De Janerio, South American Nazis, spy, waterfall, World Cup Week

May 25th, 2014: Centurion (2010)

May25 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Special Operations, Suicide Mission, War Movies Tagged behind enemy lines, Britain, Canal+, Centurion, Dominic West, fort, France, general, Guerrillas, Hadrian's Wall, Imogen Poots, Legionnaire, Liam Cunningham, Michael Fassbender, Neil Marshall, Noel Clarke, Olga Kurlyenko, Pathe, Paul Freeman, rescue mission, Roman Britain, Rome, Scotland, UK Film Council, Warner Brothers

December 8th, 2013: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Dec8 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Canal+, car accident, coma, dream sequence, dream worlds, flashback, France, hospital, Julian Schnabel, Matthew Amalric, Max Von Sydow, paralysis

November 13th, 2013: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Nov13 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Remake, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged adultery, Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Britain, Canal+, Christmas Party, Ciaran Hinds, Cold War, Colin Firth, double agent, double cross, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, John Le Carre, Mark Strong, MI6, party, Soviet Union, Soviets, Stephen Graham, Studio Canal, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy, Tomas Alfredson, Working Title Films

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

The Iron Lady (2011)

Aug2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Biopic, Drama, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged "Old Person Looks Back", Anthony Head, Best Actress, Best Makeup, Britain, Canal+, dementia, Falklands, Film Four, flashback, Jim Broadbent, Meryl Streep, Michael Cochrane, Olivia Colman, Oscar bait, Pathe, Prestige Picture, Richard E. Grant, Thomas Newman, UK Film Council

OSS117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

May10 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Comedy, Espionage, Fish-Out-of-Water, Period Film, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Satire, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Canal+, CineCinema, double cross, Egypt, France, Gaumont, Jean Dujardin, M6 Films, Mandarin Films, Michel Hazanavicius, musical interlude, Nazis, OSS117, princess, Soviets, Suez Canal, World War Two, World War Two Veterans

April 29th, 2012: Rumba (2008)

Apr29 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Slapstick Tagged amnesia, amputation, Belgium, Canal+, car accident, Centre National de la Cinématographie, dance, dancers, English teacher, France, grade school, gym teacher, MK2 Productions, Normandy, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, rumba, short term memory loss, teachers, TPS Star, wheelchair, whimsy

August 29th, 2011: Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Aug29 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Apocalypse, Buddy Flick, Computer Animation, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Robots, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Stop Motion Animation, Time Travel Tagged annoying teenagers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, asylum, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects, Canal+, Carolco Pictures, cyborg, dogs, Edward Furlong, evil computer, Guerrillas, hacker, James Cameron, Joe Morton, Linda Hamilton, Los Angeles, Robert Patrick, scientists, shape shifting, shape-shifter, Stan Winston, survivalist, SWAT, teens, TriStar Pictures, voice mimick, Xander Berkeley

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