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December 25th, 2014: Bad Santa (2003)

Dec25 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day Tagged Adjay Naidu, alcoholic, alcoholic Santa, annoying kid, bartender, Bernie Mac, Billy Bob Thornton, Bob Weinstein, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Cloris Leachman, Columbia Pictures, comedic alcoholic, Dimension Films, double cross, Etan Cohen, Harvey Weinstein, heist, Joel Coen, John Ritter, Lauren Graham, Little People, mall robbery, mall Santa, Octavia Spencer, robbery, Santa Claus, Terry Zwigoff, Tony Cox

November 21st, 2014: Young Frankenstein (1974)

Nov21 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Comedy, Horror, Independent, Mad Scientist, Monster, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Sequel, Slapstick, Spoof, The Original, Unofficial Sequel Tagged 20th Century Fox, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Cloris Leachman, doctor, Frankenstein, Gene Hackman, Gene Wilder, hermit, homage, it's not over, Ken Strickfaden, Kenneth Mars, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Mel Brooks, Teri Garr

August 13th, 2014: High Anxiety

Aug13 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Thriller Tagged 20th Century Fox, asylum, Barry Levinson, Charlie Callas, Cloris Leachman, Crossbow Productions, Dick Van Patten, frame up, Harvey Korman, hit man, homage, Jack Riley, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, mistaken identity, musical interlude, psychiatrists, Ron Carey

July 30th, 2014: The Last Picture Show (1971)

Jul30 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original Tagged Ben Johnson, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cloris Leachman, Clu Gulager, Columbia Pictures, Cybill Shepard, Eileen Brennan, Ellen Burstyn, Frank Marshall, Jeff Bridges, Larry McMurty, Peter Bogdanovich, Randy Quaid, Sam Bottoms, teens, Texas, Timothy Bottoms

June 28th, 2012: History of the World (Part 1)

Jun28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Anthology, Biblical Epic, Comedy, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Barry Levinson, Bea Arthur, Brooksfilm, cameos, cavemen, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, France, French Revolution, Gregory Hines, Harvey Korman, Henny Youngman, Hugh Hefner, Jack Riley, Jackie Mason, John Hurt, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Moses, Orson Welles, Rome, Ron Carey, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, The Inquisition

April 2nd, 2012: Ponyo (2008)

Apr2 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Animation, Anime, Arthouse, Based on a Folk Tale, Based on a Short Story(ies), Based on Myths, Fairy Tale, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day Tagged Betty White, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Disney, dubbed, fairy tale, Hans Christian Andersen, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon, Studio Ghibli, Tina Fey, Toho

March 9th, 2012: Kiss Me Deadly (1955)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Detective, Espionage, Film Noir, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery Tagged Albert Dekker, before they were famous, Classical allusion, Cloris Leachman, detective, Ernest Laszlo, ethnic stereotype, femme fatale, Frank DeVol, hitchhiking, Jack Elam, low-budget, MacGuffin, mechanic, Mickey Spillane, Paul Stewart, Ralph Meeker, Robert Aldrich, scientists, Strother Martin, United Artists

September 17th, 2011: Beerfest

Sep17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Spoof, Sports, T+A Tagged beer, Broken Lizard Industries, Cloris Leachman, Donald Sutherland, double cross, drinking contest, dysfunctional family, Erik Stolhanske, Germany, Jay Chandrasekhar, Jürgen Prochnow, Legendary Pictures, M.C. Gainey, Mo'Nique, Paul Soter, Ralph Moeller, training sequence, Village Roadshow Pictures, Warner Brothers, Will Forte

May 16th, 2011: The Muppet Movie (1979)

May16 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Based on a TV Show, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Family, Independent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Prequel, Road Trip, Slapstick Tagged Austin Pendelton, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Song Nominee, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, Edgar Bergen, Elliot Gould, Frank Oz, ITC Films, James Coburn, Jim Henson, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, Orson Welles, Paul Williams, Richard Pryor, scientists, Steve Martin, Telly Savalas

Ponyo

May1 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Animation, Anime, Based on a Folk Tale, Family, Fantasy, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged Betty White, Cate Blanchett, Cloris Leachman, Disney, dubbed, fairy tale, Hans Christian Andersen, Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Matt Damon, Studio Ghibli, Tina Fey, Toho

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