The League of Dead Films

Bringing dead films back to life one review at a time

Search

Home
Movie of the Day
Welcome to The League
Who is Professor Mortis?

Tag Archives: totalitarian society

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

Nov5 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

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 10th, 2013: Dead End Drive-In

Jun10 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Comedy, Dark Future, Drama, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Thriller Tagged adults playing teens, allegory, Brian Trenchard-Smith, cops, Drive-In, Hammer of Symbolism, low-budget, Ozploitation, scavengers, teens, totalitarian society

August 3rd, 2011: Children of Men (2006)

Aug3 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Apocalypse, Based on a Book, Dark Future, Drama, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Thriller Tagged Alfonso Cuaron, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Clive Owen, Danny Huston, double cross, Guerrillas, infertility, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, P.D. James, refugees, scientists, totalitarian society, Universal Pictures

May 29th, 2011: Death Race 2000 (1975)

May29 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Chase, Dark Future, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Racing, Satire, Spoof, Sports, The Original Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Charles B. Griffith, David Carradine, Drive-In, Fred Grandy, futures past, groupies, Ib Melchior, low-budget, Martin Kove, Mary Woronov, mobsters, New World Pictures, Paul Bartel, revolution, Roberta Collins, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, The Real Don Steele, totalitarian society, twist

May 25th, 2011: Star Wars (1977)

May25 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Coming of Age, Event Film, Fantasy, Monster, Movie of the Day, Robots, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, The Original Tagged 20th Century Fox, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, bar fight, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Score, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Best Visual Effects, Carrie Fisher, children of famous people, David Prowse, George Lucas, Guerrillas, Harrison Ford, homage, it's not over, James Earl Jones, John Dykstra, John Williams, Kenny Baker, knights, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, massacre, musical interlude, mystics, Peter Cushing, prison break, racial stereotype aliens, Rick Baker, totalitarian society

February 25th, 2011: Alphaville (1965)

Feb25 by Professor Mortis

Continue reading →

Like this:

Like Loading...

Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Arthouse, Black and White, Dark Future, Espionage, Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, Sci-Fi, Spoof Tagged Akim Tamiroff, Anna Karina, distopia, Eddie Constantine, evil computer, execution, France, homage, Jean Luc Godard, Lemmy Caution, low-budget, totalitarian society

A Few Things About Us

Welcome to The League
Movie of the Day
Who is Professor Mortis?

"Based on a True Story" "Foreign Film" Action Adaptation Adventure Arthouse Based on a Book Black and White Comedy Crime Drama Event Film Fantasy Full Reviews Horror Independent Monster Movie of the Day Mystery Period Film Reviews Romance Sci-Fi Sequel Slapstick So-Bad-It's-Good Spoof The Original Thriller War Movies

20th Century Fox AIP alcoholic before they were famous Best Actor Nominee Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee Best Cinematography Best Cinematography Nominee Best Costume Design Nominee Best Director Best Director Nominee Best Film Editing Best Film Editing Nominee Best Original Score Nominee Best Original Screenplay Nominee Best Picture Best Picture Nominee Best Sound Nominee Best Supporting Actor Nominee Best Supporting Actress Nominee Britain brothers California Canada cash-in children of famous people Christopher Lee Columbia Pictures cops cult doctor double cross Drive-In drug dealers drugs father father-son relationship flashback France Germany grindhouse hit man homage insanity it's not over Italy Japan kidnapping Los Angeles low-budget Mexico MGM mobsters murder musical interlude National Film Registry Nazis New York City Paramount Pictures Peter Cushing prostitutes reporter revenge rip-off scientists teens the declining years Toho train twist United Artists Universal Pictures Warner Brothers World War Two

League Communiques

Post-Halloween Re-Watch Ranking leagueofdeadfilms.com/2020/11/13/pos… 2 years ago

Follow @DeadFilmsLeague

iggyfh
bellabone
Max Roland Ekstrom
David Cole
Professor Mortis
retrozombi
theelderj

Subscribe to the League

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address:

Join 1,375 other subscribers

Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

Follow Following
- The League of Dead Films
- Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this:

Share this:

Like this: