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November 14th, 2014: The Pit (1981)

Nov14 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Horror, Independent, Killer Kids, Monster, Movie of the Day, Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged baby sitters, Canada, creepy sponge bath, cult, hallucinations, insanity, it's not over, librarian, library, low-budget, New World Pictures, obscene phone call, pervert, posse, Sammy Snyders, Tax Shelter Film, teddy bear, twist, voyeur

November 7th, 2014: Jack’s Back (1988)

Nov7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Giallo, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged before they were famous, brothers, cash-in, Chris Mulkey, clinic, hanging, hoodlum, insanity, it's not over, Jack the Ripper, James Spader, low-budget, medical student, prostitutes, prostitution, psychiatrists, Robert Picardo, Rowdy Harrington, serial killer, twins, twist

October 20th, 2014: Night Monster (1942)

Oct20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Revenge, Whodunnit Tagged B-Movie, before they were famous, Bela Lugosi, butler, chauffeur, constable, doctor, Frank Reicherto, incompetent doctors, Indian-face, insanity, Leif Erickson, Lionel Atwill, low-budget, mansion, mystery writer, mystics, psychiatrists, racism, Ralph Morgan, revenge, swami, swamp, twist, Universal Pictures, writer

October 18th, 2014: The Changeling (1980)

Oct18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Ghost, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Mystery Tagged Barry Morse, Canada, composer, cover-up, Eric Christmas, George C. Scott, ghost story, haunted house, historian, historical society, Jean Marsh, John Colicos, kid ghost, less famous spouse, Melvyn Douglas, musicians, Peter Medak, politician, professors, seance, Senator, Tax Shelter Film, Trish Van Devere, twist, vengeful ghost, wheelchair, William Gray

October 17th, 2014: Hell Night (1981)

Oct17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Gothic Horror, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Old Dark House, Slasher Tagged "Nobody Here but Us Monsters", abandoned house, Chuck Russell, Compass International Pictures, costume ball, degenerate family, fake ghost, final girl, fraternity, Hell Night, insanity, Irwin Yablans, Linda Blair, mansion, Media Home Entertainment, Peter Barton, pledges, police station, shotgun, sorority, survivor goes crazy, twist, Vincent Van Patten

August 28th, 2014: Se7en (1995)

Aug28 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Cops, Crime, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Serial Killer, Thriller Tagged Best Film Editing Nominee, Brad Pitt, Charles S. Dutton, children of famous people, David Fincher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Howard Shore, John C. McGinley, Kevin Spacey, Mark Boone Junior, mastermind, Morgan Freeman, New Line Cinema, R. Lee Ermey, Richard Portnow, Richard Roundtree, Richard Schiff, theme murders, twist

August 17th, 2014: Myra Breckinridge

Aug17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Comedy, Movie of the Day, Satire Tagged 20th Century Fox, acting school, alcoholic, Andy Devine, Calvin Lockhart, Dan Hedaya, Farrah Fawcett, film clips, George Furth, Golden Turkey, Gore Vidal, guilty pleasure, has beens, Hollywood, it's only a dream, Jim Backus, John Carradine, John Huston, Mae West, musical interlude, oversexed old people, pegging, poor taste, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed, sex change, talent agents, Tom Selleck, Toni Basil, twist

August 2nd, 2011: Quiet Cool

Aug2 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Buddy Flick, Cops, Crime, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged awful cover, California, Chris Mulkey, double cross, drug dealers, drugs, Fran Ryan, homoerotic subtext, James Remar, Jared Martin, marijuana, maverick cops, New Line Cinema, Nick Cassavetes, showdown, survivalist, twist

June 14th, 2014: Casablanca

Jun14 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Play, Black and White, Drama, Issue Film, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Romance, The Original, Tragedy Tagged Best Actor Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Director, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Music Nominee, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Writing, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, double cross, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Max Steiner, Michael Curtiz, musical interlude, National Film Registry, Nazis, Paul Hendrid, Peter Lorre, S. Z. Sakall, Screenplay, Sydney Greenstreet, twist, Warner Brothers, World War Two

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

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