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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

November 5th, 2013: V for Vendetta (2006)

Nov5 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Superheroes Tagged Alan Moore, Andy Wachowski, Britain, DC Comics, disowned by its creator, Hugo Weaving, Joel Silver, John Hurt, Lana Wachowski, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Natalie Portman, Rupert Graves, Silver Pictures, Stephen Fry, Stephen Rhea, totalitarian society, Virtual Studios, Warner Brothers

June 28th, 2013: Spaceballs (1987)

Jun28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Slapstick, Space Opera, Spoof Tagged before they were famous, Bill Pullman, Brooksfilm, Daphne Zuniga, Dey Young, Dick Van Patten, Dom De Luise, George Wyner, Jack Riley, Joan Rivers, John Candy, John Hurt, Mel Brooks, MGM, Michael Winslow, Michael York, Rhonda Shear, Rick Moranis, Stephen Tobolowsky

October 8th, 2012: Alien (1979)

Oct8 by David Cole

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1 Comment Posted in Aliens, Animals Attack, Body Snatchers, Dark Future, Horror, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Visual Effects, Dan O'Bannon, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, Jerry Goldsmith, John Hurt, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Yaphet Kotto

June 28th, 2012: History of the World (Part 1)

Jun28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Anthology, Biblical Epic, Comedy, Epic, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Period Film, Slapstick, Spoof Tagged Barry Levinson, Bea Arthur, Brooksfilm, cameos, cavemen, Cloris Leachman, Dom DeLuise, France, French Revolution, Gregory Hines, Harvey Korman, Henny Youngman, Hugh Hefner, Jack Riley, Jackie Mason, John Hurt, Madeline Kahn, Mel Brooks, Moses, Orson Welles, Rome, Ron Carey, Shecky Greene, Sid Caesar, The Inquisition

April 11th, 2012: The Elephant Man (1980)

Apr11 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged Anne Bancroft, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Britain, Brooksfilm, David Lynch, Dexter Fletcher, doctor, freaks, freakshow, Freddie Francis, Freddie Jones, John Gielgud, John Hurt, Kenny Baker, London, Mel Brooks, nthony Hopkins, Paramount Pictures, sideshow, Wendy Hiller

The Proposition (2005)

Aug15 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aussie Western, Period Film, Quick Reviews, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Bad, Western Tagged "simple" people, Aborigines, alcoholic, Australia, bandits, Britain, Christmas, Danny Huston, David Gupili, double cross, Emily Watson, flogging, gore, Guy Pearce, John Hurt, mob, natives, Nick Cave, on the lam, Pacific Film and Television Commission, prostitutes, racism, racists, rape, Ray Winstone, stilted dialogue, UK Film Council

July 31st, 2011: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Jul31 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Event Film, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day Tagged Alan Rickman, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, boarding school, Britain, Chris Columbus, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J. K. Rowling, John Hurt, John Williams, Maggie Smith, magic, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Verne Troyer, Warner Brothers, Warwick Davis, witch, wizards

January 25th, 2011: Rob Roy (1995)

Jan25 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in "Based on a True Story", Drama, Epic, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged Andrew Keir, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Brian Cox, Britain, cattle rustling, double cross, Eric Stoltz, Jason Flemyng, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Liam Neeson, Scotland, Shirley Henderson, Tim Roth, United Artists

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