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November 7th, 2013: Murder by Decree

Nov7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Detective, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged Anthony Quayle, Bob Clark, Britain, Canada, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Christopher Plummer, co-production, conspiracy, cover-up, David Hemmings, Donald Sutherland, Famous Players, Frank Finlay, Genevieve Bujold, insanity, Jack the Ripper, James Mason, John Gielgud, London, prostitutes, psychic, serial killer, Sherlock Holmes, Victorian era

March 20th, 2013: Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Mar20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Redubbed, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Alan Ladd, archival footage, Ava Gardner, Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Brian Donlevy, Burt Lancaster, Carl Reiner, Cary Grant, Charles Laughton, conspiracy, detective, Edith Head, Edmond O'Brien, Fred MacMurray, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, James Cagney, Jeff Corey, Joan Crawford, Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, Los Angeles, Miklós Rózsa, Nazis, Rachel Ward, Ray Milland, Reni Santori, scientists, South America, spies, Steve Martin, Veronica Lake, Vincent Price, William Conrad

May 22nd, 2012: Z (1969)

May22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Political Thriller, Thriller Tagged assassination, assassination attempt, Best Actor (Cannes), Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Foreign Language Picture, Best Picture Nominee, car accident, car attack, coma, conspiracy, Costa-Gravas, coup, doctor, France, Greece, hospital, informer, Irene Pappas, it's not over, Jacques Perrin, Jean-Louis Trintignant, journalist, Jury Prize (Cannes), Palme D'Or Nominee, paramilitary group, political group, politician, reluctant witness, surgery, Yves Montand

March 12th, 2012: The Bourne Identity (2002)

Mar12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Chase, Espionage, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Remake, The Original, Thriller Tagged Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, amnesia, assassin, Brian Cox, Chris Cooper, CIA, Clive Owen, conspiracy, Czech Republic, double cross, Doug Liman, Frank Marshall, Franka Potente, Germany, hit man, Hypnotic, improvised weaponry, Julia Stiles, Kennedy/Marshall Company, Matt Damon, Mini Cooper, Paris, Robert Ludlum, rogue agent, shotgun, sniper, spies, spineless bureacrats, The Marines, Universal Pictures, upstairs downstairs, Walton Goggins

February 17th, 2012: Three the Hard Way (1974)

Feb17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Buddy Flick, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Alex Rocco, Allied Artists, arcade, Bob Minor, California, conspiracy, Corbin Bernsen, Detroit, Drive-In, Fred Williamson, Gordon Parks Jr., grindhouse, Hal Needham, Jay Robinson, Jim Brown, Jim Kelly, Los Angeles, low-budget, Lucien Ballard, mastermind, Neo-Nazis, prostitutes, racism, racist cops, racists, scientists, The Impressions, Washington D.C., white supremecists

October 10th, 2014: Plan 9 From Outer Space

Oct10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Aliens, Black and White, Horror, Independent, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "day for night", aliens against the bomb, Bela Lugosi, conspiracy, cover-up, Criswell, Dudley Manlove, Edward Wood Jr., Gregory Walcott, low-budget, Lyle Talbot, quotably bad dialogue, science lecture, stilted dialogue, stock footage, Tor Johnson, Vampira

June 19th, 2011: Chinatown (1974)

Jun19 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Detective, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Neo-Noir, Period Film, The Original Tagged Best Actor Nominee, Best Actress Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Bruce Glover, Burt Young, conspiracy, Diane Ladd, Faye Dunaway, homage, incest, Jack Nicholson, James Hong, Jerry Goldsmith, Joe Mantell, John Hillerman, John Huston, murder, Paramount Pictures, Penthouse, Perry Lopez, Rance Howard, Robert Evans, Roman Polanski, Roy Jenson, twist, water rights

May 7th, 2011: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

May7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Based on a Book, Black and White, Body Snatchers, Independent, Killer Plants, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged Allied Artists, conspiracy, doctor, Don Siegel, Drive-In, flashback, insanity, Kevin McCarthy, low-budget, narration, nurse, paranoia, Sam Peckinpah, town doctor, Walter Wanger Productions, Whit Bissell

March 21st, 2011: Hot Fuzz

Mar21 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Cops, Event Film, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Bill Nighy, Britain, cameos, Cate Blanchett, conspiracy, David Bradley, Edgar Wright, Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Martin Freeman, maverick cops, Nick Frost, Paddy Considine, Paul Freeman, Peter Jackson, Simon Pegg, Steve Coogan, Studio Canal, Timothy Dalton, Universal Pictures, Working Title Films

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