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October 27th, 2014: C.H.U.D. (1984)

Oct27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original Tagged "ripped from the headlines", bureaucrats, corrupt cops, cover-up, Daniel Stern, diner, dogs, flamethrowers, Frankie Faison, homeless, incompetent cops, Jay Thomas, John Goodman, John Heard, Jon Polito, Kim Greist, kindertrauma, mutants, natural gas explosion, photographer, radioactive waste, reverend, spineless bureacrats, subway, SWAT, underground creatures

February 8th, 2014: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

Feb8 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Drama, Film Noir, Movie of the Day, Romance, The Original, Thriller Tagged adultery, affair, alcoholic, Cecil Kellaway, courtroom scene, D.A., diner, double cross, drifter, hitchhiking, Hume Cronyn, James M. Cain, John Garfield, Lana Turner, Leon Ames, MGM, murder, roadhouse, twist

November 17th, 2013: After Hours (1985)

Nov17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Drama, Mistaken Identity, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged "One Crazy Night", art, artists, bar, Bronson Pinchot, Catherine O'Hara, Cheech Marin, Dick Miller, diner, Griffin Dunne, Howard Shore, insanity, John Heard, Linda Fiorentino, Martin Scorcese, mob, New York City, Patricia Arquette, sculptor, SoHo, Teri Garr, The Geffen Company, thief, Tommy Chong, Victor Argo.

September 13th, 2013: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Sep13 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Body Snatchers, Demons, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slasher Tagged body stealing, bounty hunters, cameos, cops, coroner, diner, Erin Gray, family curse, FBI, Friday the 13th, Harry Manfredini, John D. LeMay, Kane Hodder, meta, New Line Cinema, police station, rip-off, satanism, Sean S. Cunnigham, Steven Williams, SWAT

June 22nd, 2013: Stand Alone (1985)

Jun22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "cocaine cowboys", bayonet, booby trap, Burt Remsen, Charles Durning, cocaine, cops, diner, drug dealers, flashback, incompetent cops, James Keach, Okinawa, Pam Grier, post traumatic stress disorder, public defender, pushed too far, reluctant witness, stabbing, toys as weapons, traps, World War Two, World War Two Veterans

March 27th, 2013: Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Mar27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Crime, Heist, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Thriller Tagged before they were famous, cops, diamond heist, diner, double cross, Edward Bunker, Harvey Keitel, Laurence Tierney, Los Angeles, Michael Madsen, Miramax, mix-tape soundtrack, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Steve Buscemi, Steven Wright, the declining years, Tim Roth, torture, undercover

January 14th, 2012: The Petrified Forest (1936)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Black and White, Crime, Drama, Hostage Situation, Issue Film, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Romance, The Original, Thriller, Tragedy, Uninvited Guests Tagged Archie Mayo, bank robbers, Bette Davis, Charles Kenyon, Delmer Daves, desert, Dick Foran, diner, father-daughter relationship, football player, gas station, Hal B. Wallis, hostage, hostage situation, Humphrey Bogart, idealist, Leslie Howard, old men, old timer, paramilitary group, poet, Porter Hall, rest stop, Robert E. Sherwood, Warner Brothers

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