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April 30th, 2014: Troll (1986)

Apr30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Horror, Monster, Movie of the Day, Possession Tagged Albert Band, Anne Lockhart, annoying children, apartment, before they were famous, Brad Hall, cash-in, Charles Band, children of famous people, co-production, Empire Pictures, Italy, John Carl Buechler, Julia-Louis Dreyfuss, June Lockhart, low-budget, musicians, nepotism, Noah Hatthaway, Phil Fondacaro, Richard Band, Shelley Hack, Sonny Bono, the declining years, trolls, twist, wizards

December 2nd, 2013: The Thief of Bagdad (1940)

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Based on a Folk Tale, Event Film, Family, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake Tagged Alexander Korda, Arabian Nights, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Special Effects, Britain, Conrad Veidt, djinni, king, magic, magician, Michael Powell, princess, Rex Ingram, Sabu, Technicolor, thief, United Artists, wizards

July 31st, 2013: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Jul31 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Alan Rickman, Alfonso Cuaron, Best Original Score Nominee, Best Visual Effects Nominee, boarding school, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Thompson, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, giant, Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, John Williams, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith, magic, Mark Williams, Michael Gambon, orphan, Robbie Coltrane, Rupert Grint, Steve Kloves, train, Warwick Davis, werewolf, wizards

March 25th, 2013: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

September 22nd, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Sep22 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

April 27th, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Apr27 by David Cole

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

March 25th, 2012: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Mar25 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Computer Animation, Epic, Event Film, Fantasy, Ghost, Last Stand, Monster, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sequel, Sword and Sorcery, War Movies Tagged Andy Serkis, Annie Lenox, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Makeup, Best Original Song, Best Picture, Best Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Visual Effects, Billy Boyd, Bob Weinstein, Brad Dourif, Bruce Spence, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, curse, cursed objects, Dominic Monaghan, dwarves, Elijah Wood, elves, Fran Walsh, Harvey Weinstein, Hobbits, Howard Shore, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, insanity, John Rhys-Davies, JRR Tolkien, Karl Urban, Liv Tyler, Lord of the Rings, mastermind, Miranda Otto, New Line Cinema, New Zealand, orcs, Orlando Bloom, Peter Jackson, prophecy, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, self immolation, sorcerer, under siege, Viggo Mortensen, Wing-Nut Productions, wizards

January 3rd, 2012: The Hobbit (1977)

Jan3 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Based on a Book, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged ABC Video Enterprises, Arthur Rankin Jr, Brother Theodore, children of famous people, dragons, eagles, goblins, Hans Conreid, invisibility, John Huston, JRR Tolkien, Jules Bass, Little People, magic ring, Middle Earth, musical interlude, Orson Bean, Otto Preminger, Paul Frees, Rankin/Bass Productions, Richard Boone, Rmeo Muller, spiders, Thurl Ravenscroft, wizards

July 31st, 2011: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)

Jul31 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Book, Event Film, Family, Fantasy, Movie of the Day Tagged Alan Rickman, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, boarding school, Britain, Chris Columbus, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, J. K. Rowling, John Hurt, John Williams, Maggie Smith, magic, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Verne Troyer, Warner Brothers, Warwick Davis, witch, wizards

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