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September 8th, 2014: Forbidden Planet (1956)

Sep8 by Professor Mortis

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6 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Animation, Based on a Play, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Robots, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, The Original Tagged Anne Francis, Best Effects-Best Special Effects Nominee, comedic robot, dated gender roles, Earl Holliman, Jack Kelly, James Best, Les Tremayne, Leslie Nieslen, Marvin Miller, MGM, overbearing father, Richard Anderson, Robby the Robot, Robert Dix, robot servant, scientists, space exploration, Walter Pidegon, William Shakespeare

April 23rd, 2014: Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Apr23 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Romance, Tragedy Tagged Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, Britain, co-production, Dino De Laurentiis, duel, feuding families, Franco Zeffirelli, Italy, Michael York, Milo O'Shea, monks, nurse, poison, Renaissance, teens, Verona, William Shakespeare

April 26th, 2012: Titus (1999)

Apr26 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Play, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Political Thriller, Revenge, Tragedy Tagged Alan Cumming, Angus Macfadyen, Anthony Hopkins, Best Costume Design Nominee, Britain, cannibalism, Colm Feore, double cross, Goths, Harry Lennix, insanity, Italy, Jessica Lange, Julie Taymor, Queen, rape, Rome, William Shakespeare

December 30th, 2011: West Side Story (1961)

Dec30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Coming of Age, Drama, Issue Film, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Musical, Romance, Tragedy Tagged Arthur Laurents, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Music Scoring of a Musical Picture, Best Picture, Best Sound, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, double cross, Jerome Robbins, John Astin, Leonard Bernstein, Natalie Wood, New York City, Rita Moreno, Robert Wise, Russ Tamblyn, Seven Arts Productions, Simon Oakland, street gang, The Mirisch Corporation, United Artists, William Shakespeare

October 25th, 2011: Henry V (1989)

Oct25 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, War Movies Tagged BBC Films, Best Actor Nominee, Best Costume Design, Best Director Nominee, Brian Blessed, Britain, Christian Bale, Derek Jacobi, Emma Thompson, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Paul Scofield, Robbie Coltrane, William Shakespeare

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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