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February 1st, 2014: Tattooed Life

Feb1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged adultery, affair, artist model, between the wars, brothers, con artist, construction workers, double cross, Japan, Manchuria, Nikkatsu, on the lam, sabotage, samurai swords, Seijun Suzuki, tunnel, Yakuza, younger brother

October 2nd, 2013: Donnie Darko (2001)

Oct2 by Professor Mortis

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7 Comments Posted in Coming of Age, Fantasy, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged abusive father, Ashley Tisdale, before they were famous, Beth Grant, child molestor, children of famous people, cult, Daveigh Chase, Drew Barrymore, fanatic, Graham Greene, Halloween, Halloween party, hallucinations, head film, Holmes Osborne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Jerry Trainor, Katherine Ross, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, midnight movie, murder, Noah Wyle, non-linear timeline, on the lam, one hit wonder, Pandora Cinema, parental absence equals party, party, philosophy, psychiatrists, religious nut, Richard Kelly, Seth Rogen, teens, therapist, time portal, twist, vehicular homicide

December 1st, 2012: Badlands (1973)

Dec1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Arthouse, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Road Trip, Romance, True Crime Tagged Badlands, before they were famous, low-budget, Martin Sheen, Montana, National Film Registry, on the lam, patricide, Sissy Spacek, South Dakota, teens, Terrence Malick, Warner Brothers

May 26th, 2012: Stagecoach (1939)

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Cavalry, Chase, Drama, Event Film, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, The Original, Western Tagged "Native American Face", alcoholic, Andy Devine, before they were famous, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Claire Trevor, Confederate War Veteran, doctor, Donald Meek, fallen woman, falsely accused, John Carradine, John Ford, John Wayne, on the lam, prisoner, showdown, Southern gentleman, stagecoach, The Border, Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, Tom Tyler, U.S. Cavalry, United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions, Yakima Canutt

May 10th, 2012: The Unknown (1927)

May10 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Thriller Tagged amputation, body horror, circus, double amputee, double thumbs, insanity, jilted lover, Joan Crawford, knife thrower, Lon Chaney Sr., love triangle, MGM, Norman Kerry, on the lam, strongman, surgery, Tod Browning, twist

September 29th, 2011: Some Like It Hot (1959)

Sep29 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Assumed Identity, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black and White, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Gangster, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Screwball, Slapstick, Spoof, The Original Tagged all female band, Best Actor Nominee, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Billy Wilder, Chicago, con, cross dressing, Edward G. Robinson, ingenues, Jack Lemmon, Joe E. Brown, Marilyn Monroe, Miami, Mike Mazurki, millionaire, mob war, mobsters, musical interlude, musicians, on the lam, Pat O'Brien, The Mirisch Corporation, Tony Curtis, train, United Artists, yacht

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

True Romance (1993)

Jul18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Full Reviews, Reviews Tagged alcoholic, Brad Pitt, Bronson Pinchot, call girl, Chris Penn, Christian Slater, Christopher Walken, comic books, Dennis Hopper, Ed Lauter, Frank Adonis, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, James Gandolfini, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, mob, Morgan Creek Productions, movie theater, on the lam, Patricia Arquette, Paul Ben-Victor, Quentin Tarantino, Samuel L. Jackson, Saul Rubinek, Tom Sizemore, Tony Scott

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