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December 20th, 2013: Dirty Harry (1971)

Dec20 by Max Roland Ekstrom

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6 Comments Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged Andrew Robinson, Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, Don Siegel, John Vernon, Lalo Schifrin, San Francisco

January 14th, 2013: The Filth and the Fury

Jan13 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Movie of the Day, Music Tagged archival footage, Britain, FilmFour, Glen Matlock, John Lydon, Johnny Rotten, Julien Temple, London, Malcolm McLaren, music, music industry, musicians, Paul Cook, Punk Rock, punks, San Francisco, Steve Jones, Texas, The Sex Pistols

December 20th, 2012: Zodiac (2007)

Dec20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Based on a Book, Cops, Crime, Drama, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Serial Killer, Thriller, True Crime Tagged Anthony Edwards, asshole reporter, Brian Cox, California, Candy Clark, children of famous people, cops, David Fincher, Dermot Mulroney, Donal Logue, Elias Koteas, insanity, Ione Skye, it's not over, Jake Gyllenhaal, James LeGros, John Carroll Lynch, John Terry, Mark Ruffalo, maverick cops, murder, newspaper, Paramount Pictures, Phillip Baker Hall, red herring, reporter, Robert Downey Jr., San Francisco, serial killer, threatening letters, Warner Brothers

December 17th, 2012: Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Dec17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adventure, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Event Film, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Screwball Tagged "martial arts", 20th Century Fox, Al "Kabong" Leong, Alan Howarth, brothel, California, card game, Carter Wong, Chinatown, cult, Dean Cundey, demon, Dennis Dun, Donald Li, flop, gambling debts, Gerald Okamura, homage, immigrants, it's not over, James Hong, John Carpenter, kidnapping, Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, madame, prostitutes, sacrifice, San Francisco, sorcerer, street gang, Triads, truckers, undead, Victor Wong

November 27th, 2012: Milk (2008)

Nov27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Biopic, Drama, Indy, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Period Film Tagged activists, assassination, Best Actor, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Original Screenplay, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, children of famous people, Danny Elfman, Diego Luna, Emile Hirsch, Focus Features, gay rights, Gus Van Sant, James Franco, Josh Brolin, mayor, murder, San Francisco, Sean Penn, stock footage

September 6th, 2012: It Came From Kuchar

Sep6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day Tagged 8mm, brothers, California, film clips, film history, filmmaking, George Kuchar, homage, insanity, low-budget, Mike Kuchar, New York City, outsider artist, San Francisco, The Bronx, twins, underground films

It Came From Kuchar

Apr3 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Documentary, Full Reviews, Independent, Indy, Reviews, Short Tagged 8mm, brothers, California, film clips, film history, filmmaking, George Kuchar, homage, insanity, low-budget, Mike Kuchar, New York City, outsider artist, San Francisco, The Bronx, twins, underground films

March 21st, 2012: So I Married an Axe Murderer

Mar21 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Comedy, Cops, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Romance, Serial Killer, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Alan Arkin, Alcatraz, Amanda Plummer, Anthony LaPaglia, axe murders, bad poetry, California, cameos, Charles Grodin, coffee shop, Debi Mazar, interrupted wedding, Michael Richards, Mike Hagerty, Mike Myers, Nancy Myers, Phil Hartman, poet, San Francisco, Scots, Steven Wright, tabloids, TriStar Pictures, wedding, wedding night, World Poetry Day

December 3rd, 2011: The Penalty (1920)

Dec3 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Crime, Drama, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Silent, Thriller Tagged amputation, Barbary Coast, Charles Kenyon, Communism, disfigured villain, double amputee, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation, Lon Chaney Sr., mobsters, Samuel Goldwyn, San Francisco, Wallace Worsley

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