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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

April 2nd, 2014: Jui Kuen II aka Legend of the Drunken Master

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Comedy, Event Film, Martial Arts, Period Film, Sequel, Slapstick Tagged alcohol, Andy Lau, Anita Mui, art thieves, artifact, bleak ending, China, Colonialism, comedic alcoholic, drunken boxing, Drunken Master, factory, Golden Harvest, Hong Kong, inn, it's not over, Jackie Chan, kung fu, Lung Ti, multiple endings, tacked on ending, Wong Fei-Hung

June 30th, 2013: Dinosaurus! (1960)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Dinosaurs, Independent, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Stop Motion Animation Tagged annoying children, Brontosaurus, capitalists, Carribbean, cavemen, comedic alcoholic, construction workers, corrupt politicians, Drive-In, ethnic stereotype, evil businessman, Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., island, Jack H. Harris, kennito, kenny, komedy, low-budget, matinee, Odious Comic Relief, Science!, sexism, steam shovel, T-Rex

May 26th, 2013: El Dorado (1966)

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Leave a comment Posted in Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Western Tagged "that girl can shoot", alcoholic, before they were famous, Christopher George, comedic alcoholic, comic relief deputy, deputy, Ed Asner, Howard Hawks, James Caan, John Wayne, knife thrower, old men, old timer, Paramount Pictures, Paul Fix, R. G. Armstrong, rancher, recovering alcoholic, revenge, Robert Mitchum, shotgun, sidekick, teens, water rights

February 5th, 2013: Tight Little Island aka Whiskey Galore

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Comedy, Homefront, Movie of the Day, Period Film, War Movies Tagged alcoholic, Britain, comedic alcoholic, Ealing Studios, Home Guard, Scotland, shipwrecks, whiskey, World War Two

January 18th, 2013: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Jan18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Assumed Identity, Based on a Play, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged alcoholic, Best Actor, Best Actress Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Cary Grant, class issues, comedic alcoholic, divorcee, ex-husband, ex-wife, Franz Waxman, George Cukor, interrupted wedding, James Stewart, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Katharine Hepburn, lady reporter, Loew's, MGM, National Film Registry, photographer, publisher, reporter, wedding, wedding night

August 1st, 2012: True Grit (2010)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Coming of Age, Movie of the Day, Remake, Revisionist Western, Western Tagged alcoholic, apprentice/mentor relationship, Barry Pepper, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Editing Nominee, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Carter Burwell, children of famous people, comedic alcoholic, Ethan Coen, Hailee Steinfeld, hanging, Indian Territory, Jeff Bridges, Joel Coen, Matt Damon, Paramount Pictures, Roger Deakins, Scott Rudin Productions, snakes, Steven Spielberg, teens, Texas Ranger, U.S. Marshall

December 21st, 2011: Black Christmas (1974)

Dec21 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Based on an Urban Legend, Holiday, Horror, Movie of the Day, Slasher, The Original Tagged "He's Calling From Inside the House", abortion, alcoholic, Andrea Martin, Art Hindle, attic, before they were famous, Bob Clark, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, college, college students, comedic alcoholic, deteriorating relationship, Drive-In, Famous Players, fraternity, grindhouse, inappropriate comedy relief, insanity, it's not over, John Saxon, Keir Dullea, komedy, komedy kops, low-budget, Margot Kidder, obscene phone call, Odious Comic Relief, Olivia Hussey, oversexed college students, prude, sorority, townies

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