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April 17th, 2014: The Attic (1980)

Apr17 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Black Comedy, Drama, Horror, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller, Tragedy, Women's Picture Tagged abusive father, Atlantic Releasing Corporation, attic, Carrie Snodgress, chimpanzees, disappearance, double cross, fantasy sequence, father-daughter relationship, fiance, fire, Frances Bay, Gary Graver, George Edwards, home movies, it's not over, librarian, library, low-budget, movie theater, murder, overbearing father, paralysis, pyromaniac, Ray Milland, sailors, secret, twist, wheelchair

August 12th, 2013: Wild at Heart (1990)

Aug12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged abortion, abusive mother, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, Calvin Lockhart, car accident, children of famous people, Crispin Glover, David Lynch, David Patrick Kelly, decapitation, detective, Diane Ladd, double cross, ex-con, fantasy sequence, Francis Bay, Freddie Jones, Grace Zabriskie, Harry Dean Stanton, hit man, Isabella Rossellini, J.E. Freeman, Jack Nance, John Lurie, Laura Dern, mother, mother-daugther relationship, Nicholas Cage, nylons as mask, overbearing mother, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Sherilyn Fenn, Sheryl Lee, Tracey Walter

July 27th, 2013: The Gamers

Jul27 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Sword and Sorcery Tagged college students, comedy team, fantasy sequence, low-budget, nerds, role-playing game

July 26th, 2013: The Spiral Staircase (1945)

Jul26 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged alcoholic, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, day dreaming, doctor, dream, Elsa Lanchester, Ethel Barrymore, fantasy sequence, George Brent, insanity, Kent Smith, maid, movie theater, mutes, post traumatic stress disorder, Rhys Williams, RKO, Robert Siodmak, serial killer, storm, turn of the century, willpower can solve anything

October 4th, 2012: Sherlock Jr. (1924)

Oct4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Comedy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Romance, Short, Silent, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Buster Keaton, Buster Keaton Productions, day dreaming, fantasy sequence, frame up, Joe Keaton, meta, projectionist

June 22nd, 2012: The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Jun22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Comedy, May-September, Movie of the Day, Romance, Satire, Screwball, The Original, Workplace Tagged "while the cat's away", 20th Century Fox, annoying children, Billy Wilder, Carolyn Jones, cigarettes, comedic working class, fantasy sequence, hen pecked husband, jealousy, Marilyn Monroe, models, musical interlude, overactive imagination, pin up, psychiatrists, publisher, Robert Strauss, Saul Bass, sexy neighbor, temptation, vegetarian restaurant, Victor Moore

June 19th, 2012: Romancing the Stone (1984)

Jun19 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Romance, Screwball, The Original Tagged Alan Silvestri, Alfonso Arau, Best Film Editing Nominee, children of famous people, Columbia, crocodile, Danny DeVito, Dean Cundey, double cross, fantasy sequence, jungle, Kathleen Turner, MacGuffin, Michael Douglas, ransom, rapids, Robert Zemeckis, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, waterfall, writer

October 8th, 2011: Better Off Dead…(1985)

Oct8 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Animation, Black Comedy, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, Stop Motion Animation Tagged Amanda Wyss, attempted suicide, big dance, CBS Entertainment Productions, competition, cult, Curtis Armstrong, Dan Schneider, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, duel, dysfunctional family, Elizabeth Daily, exchange student, fantasy sequence, France, John Cusack, Kim Darby, montage, musical interlude, out of touch parents, paperboy, Savage Steve Holland, sidekick, skiing, snobs vs. slobs, sports announcer, Steven Williams, Taylor Negron, teens, training sequence, Vincent Schiavelli

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