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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

May 22nd, 2014: Sleuth (1972)

May22 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Crime, Drama, Heist, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Thriller Tagged battle of wits, Best Actor Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Original Score Nominee, Britain, class issues, clowns, co-production, country estate, double cross, double nominee, gimmick, hairdresser, it's not over, jilted lover, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, mystery writer, Palomar Pictures, prejudice, thief, twist, writer

February 28th, 2014: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

Feb28 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, Romance Tagged acting family, actress, alcoholic, Barbara Billingsley, behind the scenes, Best Actor Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress, director, double cross, fading star, Francis X. Bushman, Gilbert Roland, Hollywood, John Houseman, Leo G. Carroll, MGM, movie stars, Paul Stewart, producer, sleazy movie producer, Vincente Minnelli, writer

January 23rd, 2014: Stand by Me

Jan23 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Based on a Book, Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Road Trip Tagged "Old Person Looks Back", 1950s, abusive father, before they were famous, Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, brothers, Casey Siemasko, Columbia Pictures, Corey Feldman, forest, Gary Reily, Jerry O'Connell, John Cusack, Keifer Sutherland, Maine, pop soundtrack, River Phoenix, Rob Reiner, Stephen King, train, Will Wheaton, writer, younger brother

December 23rd, 2013: Bell, Book, and Candle (1958)

Dec23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on a Play, Comedy, Fantasy, Holiday, Movie of the Day, Romance, Screwball Tagged apartment, beatniks, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Columbia Pictures, Elsa Lanchester, Ernie Kovacs, Greenwich Village, Hermione Gingold, Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, jazz, Kim Novak, musical interlude, New York City, publisher, sexy neighbor, witch, writer

September 21st, 2013: Barton Fink

Sep21 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Arthouse, Black Comedy, Comedy, Drama, Independent, Indy, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Satire Tagged adultery, alcoholic, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Costume Design Nominee, Best Supporting Actor Nominee, Carter Burwell, Christopher Murney, decapitation, dream sequence, Ethan Coen, Hollywood, hotel, Joel Coen, John Goodman, John Mahoney, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Judy Davis, leftist, Los Angeles, Michael Lerner, New York City, nightmares, playwright, Richard Portnow, Roger Deakins, screenwriter, Steve Buscemi, studio executive, Tony Shalhoub, travelling salesman, Working Title Films, writer, writer's block

May 20th, 2013: The House that Dripped Blood

May20 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Anthology, Comedy, Horror, Movie of the Day, Spoof, Vampires, Wax Museum, Witches Tagged abandoned house, Amicus, Britain, Christopher Lee, cops, cursed objects, Denholm Elliott, father-daughter relationship, film within a film, filmmaking, Ingrid Pitt, it's not over, Joanna Lumley, Jon Pertwee, Joss Ackland, low-budget, overbearing father, Peter Cushing, Scotland Yard, twist, writer

June 30th, 2012: Rushmore (1998)

Jun30 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Arthouse, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Coming of Age, Indy, Movie of the Day Tagged alcoholic, Andrew Wilson, apprentice/mentor relationship, barber, before they were famous, Bill Murray, Brian Cox, children of famous people, class issues, Connie Nielsen, crush, Depression, father, father-son relationship, homage, industrialist, it's not over, Jason Schwartzman, Luke Wilson, Mark Mothersbaugh, mix-tape soundtrack, musical interlude, Olivia Williams, Owen Wilson, private school, Seymour Cassel, teacher student relationship, teacher's pet, teachers, teens, theater, Wes Anderson, writer

June 19th, 2012: Romancing the Stone (1984)

Jun19 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Fish-Out-of-Water, Movie of the Day, Road Trip, Romance, Screwball, The Original Tagged Alan Silvestri, Alfonso Arau, Best Film Editing Nominee, children of famous people, Columbia, crocodile, Danny DeVito, Dean Cundey, double cross, fantasy sequence, jungle, Kathleen Turner, MacGuffin, Michael Douglas, ransom, rapids, Robert Zemeckis, treasure, treasure hunt, treasure map, waterfall, writer

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