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June 8th, 2014: Brazil (1985)

Jun8 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Satire, Sci-Fi Tagged Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Bob Hoskins, Britain, bureaucrats, dream sequence, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, it's not over, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Kim Greist, Michael Kamen, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughn, plastic surgery, Robert De Niro, studio interference, terrorists, Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, torture, twist

January 21st, 2014: Lisa and the Devil (1973)

Jan21 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Fantasy, Ghost, Gothic Horror, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Period Film, Thriller Tagged abusive mother, Alida Valli, Drive-In, Elke Sommer, game with the devil, ghost story, grindhouse, insanity, it's not over, Italy, mansion, Mario Bava, multiple endings, Satan, Spain, studio interference, Telly Savalas, tourist, twist, West Germany

February 27th, 2013: The Wind (1928)

Feb27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Silent, Tragedy, Women's Picture Tagged ex-pat director, Frances Marion, insanity, jealousy, Lillian Gish, location shooting, marriage of convenience, MGM, Montagu Love, National Film Registry, prarie, studio interference, Victor Sjostrom

July 16th, 2012: Baby Face (1933)

Jul16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Women's Picture Tagged abusive father, attempted suicide, bar maid, Barbara Stanwyck, bartender, Darryl F. Zanuck, double cross, George Brent, John Wayne, maid, murder, National Film Registry, Pre-Code, studio interference, suicide, tacked on ending, Warner Brothers

May 6th, 2012: The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

May6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Tragedy Tagged Agnes Moorehead, Anne Baxter, Bernard Hermann, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, Booth Tarkington, Joseph Cotton, Mercury Productions, Orson Welles, RKO, Robert Wise, studio interference, Tim Holt

September 22nd, 2011: Greed (1924)

Sep22 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Silent, Tragedy Tagged alcoholic, desert, Erich Von Stroheim, greed, grotesques, Jean Hersholt, location shooting, lottery, love triangle, MGM, studio interference, Zasu Pitts

July 27th, 2011: Macbeth (1948)

Jul27 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Play, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Tragedy, Witches Tagged Alan Napier, Dan O'Herlihy, Jeanette Nolan, king, low-budget, Mercury Productions, murder, Orson Welles, prophecy, Republic Pictures, Roddy McDowall, Scotland, self fulfilling prophecy, studio interference, William Shakespeare

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