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May 5th, 2014: The Right Stuff (1983)

May5 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Drama, Epic, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged astronauts, Barbara Hershey, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Effects, Best Effects Sound Effects Editing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Chuck Yeager, Cold War, David Clennon, David Gulpilil, Dennis Quaid, Donald Moffat, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Harry Shearer, Jeff Goldblum, John Dehner, John P. Ryan, Kathy Baker, Kim Stanley, Lance Henriksen, Levon Helm, Mary Jo Deschanel, NASA, O-Lan Jones, Pamela Reed, pilots, racism, racists, rocket launch, rockets, Royal Dano, Sam Shepard, scientists, Scott Glenn, Scott Wilson, sound barrier, space exploration, space race, test pilots, The Ladd Company, The Marines, U.S. Airforce, U.S. Navy, Veronica Cartwright

February 5th, 2014: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

Feb5 by Professor Mortis

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10 Comments Posted in Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Speculative Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged A.I., Cold War, evil computer, James Hong, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, Universal Pictures

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

May 28th, 2013: You Only Live Twice (1967)

May28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Espionage, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, Space Travel Tagged Akiko Wakabayashi, Albert R. Broccoli, Anthony Ainley, assassin, astronauts, bad makeup, Bernard Lee, Blofeld, Britain, Burt Kwouk, Charles Gray, Cold War, Desmond Llewelyn, Donald Pleasence, Eon Productions, femme fatale, fishermen, fishing boat, gimmick weapon, gyrocopter, gyrojets, Harry Saltzman, helicopter, hijacking, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Japan, John Barry, Karin Dor, Lois Maxwell, magnets, MI5, Mie Hama, ninja, nuclear war, poison, Roald Dahl, samurai swords, scientists, Sean Connery, Soviet Union, space hijacking, space race, sumo wrestling, undercover, United Artists, volcano, wedding

November 20th, 2012: Thirteen Days (2000)

Nov20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Air Operations, Based on a Book, Campaign History, Movember, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Political Thriller, Thriller, War Movies Tagged Air Force, blockade, Bruce Greenwood, Cold War, Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cubans, Dylan Baker, Ed Lauter, James Karen, JFK, Kevin Conway, Kevin Costner, Len Cariou, New Line Cinema, nuclear missile base, nuclear war, nuclear weapons, President of the United States, RFK, Soviet Union, Soviets, U.S. Navy

October 26th, 2012: My Darling Clementine (1946)

Oct26 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Western Tagged 20th Century Fox, Alan Mowbray, Arizona, Cathy Downs, Cold War, dance, Darryl F. Zanuck, doctor, double cross, Grant Withers, graveyard, gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Ford, John Ireland, Linda Darnell, rustlers, showdown, surgery, Tim Holt, Tombstone, tuberculosis, U.S. Marshall, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Wyatt Earp

April 5th, 2012: It Conquered the World

Apr5 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Black and White, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, War with Aliens Tagged "hell hath no fury", AIP, alien ultimatum, aliens as Communism allegory, allegory, bad special effects, Beverly Garland, burning, cash-in, cave, Charles B. Griffith, Cold War, Dick Miller, goofy monster suit, James H. Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, Lee Van Cleef, Lou Rusoff, low-budget, mind control, Peter Graves, rip-off, Roger Corman, Sally Fraser, Samuel Z. Arkoff, scientists, Venus

September 11th, 2011: Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Sep11 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Good, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "I'm Done Killing", "They Wouldn't Let Me Do What Needed to Be Done", Aaron Norris, Alexander Zale, because its in the script nemesis, Billy Drago, black ops, boat people, Cannon, Christmas, Chuck Norris, Cold War, Cuba, Cubans, drug deal gone bad, drug dealers, hero rage, hostage situation, jingoism, Joseph Zito, less famous siblings, low-budget, maverick, Melissa Prophet, Menahem Golan, one man army, pushed too far, refugees, retired special ops, Richard Lynch, Soviet Union, spineless bureacrats, terrorists, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, Yoram Globus

May 31st, 2011: Matinee (1993)

May31 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Comedy, Coming of Age, Monster, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged Belinda Balaski, bomb shelter, Cathy Moriarty, Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, film within a film, homage, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Dante, John Goodman, John Sayles, Kellie Martin, Kevin McCarthy, Lisa Jakub, Naomi Watts, Robert Picardo, Universal Pictures, William Castle

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Apr8 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Based on a Book, Black and White, Buddy Flick, Full Reviews, Reviews, Western Tagged 20th Century Fox, Alan Mowbray, Arizona, Cathy Downs, Cold War, dance, Darryl F. Zanuck, doctor, double cross, Grant Withers, graveyard, gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Ford, John Ireland, Linda Darnell, rustlers, showdown, surgery, Tim Holt, Tombstone, tuberculosis, U.S. Marshall, Victor Mature, Walter Brennan, Ward Bond, Wyatt Earp

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