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November 17th, 2014: Taxi Driver (1976)

Nov17 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Movie of the Day, Neo-Noir, Thriller Tagged Albert Brooks, Best Actor Nominee, Best Music Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Best Supporting Actress Nominee, cab driver, character study, Columbia Pictures, Cybill Shepard, grindhouse, Harry Northup, Harvey Keitel, insanity, it's not over, Jodie Foster, Joe Spinell, low-budget, Martin Scorcese, New York City, Paul Schrader, Peter Boyle, pimp, prostitutes, racism, racists, Robert De Niro, teens, vigilantes

October 25th, 2014: 5 Card Stud (1968)

Oct25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Period Film, Revenge, Western, Whodunnit Tagged before they were famous, card game, church bell, Dean Martin, Hal B. Wallis, hanging, Henry Hathaway, John Anderson, lynching, Maurice Jarre, Mommy issues, musical interlude, Paramount Pictures, poker, reverend, Robert Mitchum, Roy Jenson, vigilantes, Whit Bissell, Yaphet Kotto

October 24th, 2014: Batman Begins (2005)

Oct24 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Comic Book, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Gangster, Movie of the Day, Reboot, Revenge, Superheroes Tagged apprentice/mentor relationship, Batman, before they were famous, Best Cinematography Nominee, Bob Kane, butler, childhood tragedy, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, insanity, Jack Gleeson, Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe, Legendary Pictures, Liam Neeson, Mark Boone Junior, Michael Caine, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, origin, playboy, Rutger Hauer, scarecrow, Tom Wilkinson, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

January 13th, 2014: Death Wish 3 (1985)

Jan13 by Professor Mortis

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5 Comments Posted in Action, Crime, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sequel, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "compensating much?", Alex Winter, before they were famous, Cannon, Charles Bronson, Death Wish, Ed Lauter, excessive force, fighting back, Golan-Globus, LAW, Marina Sirtis, Martin Balsam, Menahem Golan, Michael Winner, motorcycle gang, muggers, New York City, overkill, Paul Kersey, rape, revenge, rocket launcher, street gang, under siege, vigilantes, Wildey Magnum, World War Two Veterans, Yoram Globus

December 12th, 2013: Nightmare at Noon aka Death Street U.S.A.

Dec12 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Action, Disaster, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, Western, Zombies Tagged albinos, Bo Hopkins, Brion James, drifter, Drive-In, ex-cop, George Kennedy, Hans Zimmer, helicopter, hitchhiking, intelligent zombies, Kimberly Beck, lawyers, motor home, rip-off, scientists, sheriff, tool using zombies, vigilantes, virus zombies, Wings Hauser, yuppies

July 4th, 2013: Vigilante Force

Jul4 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Cops, Crime, Heist, Independent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged allegory, Andrew Stevens, before they were famous, Bernadette Peters, boomtown, Brad Dexter, brothers, Charles Cyphers, corrupt cops, Dick Miller, double cross, Gene Corman, George Armitage, Hicksploitation, Independence Day, Jan Michael Vincent, Kris Kristofferson, Loni Anderson, low-budget, marching band, maverick cops, mayor, oil, oil crisis, parade, Paul Gleason, prostitutes, rednecks, the declining years, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, United Artists, Victoria Principal, Vietnam veterans, vigilantes

Nightmare at Noon aka Death Street USA

Feb18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Buddy Flick, Disaster, Horror, Independent, Quick Reviews, Remake, Reviews, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, Western, Zombies Tagged albinos, Bo Hopkins, Brion James, drifter, Drive-In, ex-cop, George Kennedy, Hans Zimmer, helicopter, hitchhiking, intelligent zombies, Kimberly Beck, lawyers, motor home, rip-off, scientists, sheriff, tool using zombies, vigilantes, virus zombies, Wings Hauser, yuppies

August 30th, 2012: Death Wish (1974)

Aug30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Crime, Issue Film, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Serial Killer, The Original, Thriller Tagged Al Lewis, before they were famous, Charles Bronson, Christopher Guest, conscientious objector, Denzel Washington, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Herbie Hancock, it's not over, Jeff Goldblum, Korean War vet, low-budget, medical corpsman, Michael Winner, muggers, murder, New York City, Olympia Dukakis, Paramount Pictures, Paul Dooley, rape, vigilantes, Vincent Gardenia

January 28th, 2012: Foxy Brown

Jan28 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in Action, Blaxploitation, Crime, Movie of the Day, Revenge, Sequel, Unofficial Sequel Tagged AIP, Antonio Fargas, Black Power, Bob Minor, castration, cops, corrupt politicians, corruption, double cross, dragon lady, Drive-In, drug dealers, drugged, drugs, grindhouse, H.B. Haggerty, Harry Halcombe, Jack Hill, Jon Cedar, low-budget, Pam Grier, Peter Brown, pilots, propeller as weapon, prostitutes, rednecks, Sid Haig, Terry Carter, undercover, unsual weapon container, vigilantes, Willie Hutch

October 24th, 2011: The Dark Knight (2008)

Oct24 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Crime, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Superheroes Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Michael Hall, bank robbery, Batman, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup Nominee, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects Nominee, bombing, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, corruption, D.A., David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Eric Roberts, gang conference, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, Heath Ledger, homage, insanity, it's not over, Jonathan Nolan, Legendary Pictures, Maggie Gyllenhaal, mastermind, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, psychiatrists, terrorists, The Joker, Tiny Lister, Triad Gangsters, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

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