November 29, 2008 at 8:44 am
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Movie: Blue Moon (1998)
“Justin McAndrews, a free-living, collegiate jock, falls in love with studious Kathy Perkins. Unfortunately Justin has a run in with Arnold Black, a drug dealing low-life, who hides a stash in Justin’s car. To make matters worse Justin is involved in a mix-up with a gypsy, Zian. Zian throws the curse of lycanthropy (werewolfism) on Justin. It’s Tuesday night and Justin has until Friday at midnight, the next blue moon, to evade the curse, settle things with Black, and fall in love with Kathy. If he does not find a cure by Friday then Zian’s curse will turn him into a wolf forever… that is, if Black doesn’t kill him first. Written by Brian Garton {ise@dartmouth.edu}”
- Director: Brian Garton
- Run Time: 90 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Action , Adventure , Drama , Horror , Romance , Thriller
Tagline: When exhaustion sets in, the possibilities are endless.
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Movie: The Blue Max (1966)
“The tactics of a German fighter pilot offend his aristocratic comrades but win him his country’s most honored medal, the Blue Max. The General finds him useful as a hero even though his wife also finds him useful as a love object. In the end the General arranges for him to test-fly an untried fighter. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu}”
- Director: John Guillermin
- Release Date: 21 June 1966 (USA)
- Run Time: 156 min | USA:153 min (FMC Library Print)
- Country: UK
- Genre: Adventure , Drama , War , Action
Tagline: MIRACLES IN THE AIR!
Trivia: On a blackboard in Kettering’s office in the film you can see the squadron’s name and number, Jasta 11. This was actually the name and number of Von Richtofen’s Circus.
Goofs: Continuity: The amount of blood on Heidemann’s forehead.
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November 29, 2008 at 8:44 am
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Movie: The Blue Lagoon (1980)
“On a Journey to San Fransico Richard, his father and cousin Em find them selves on a ship about to explode. Rushed to a life boat with Paddy Button, the two children escape while their Father (and Uncle) are on another life boat. In the chaos following the life boats are separated. Paddy, Richard and Em find themselves with no food and no water stuck in the middle of no where. After some time the 3 come across an uncharted paradise, where Paddy quickly teaches the children fishing, hunting and building. after maybe a month or two Paddy gets very drunk off a barrel of rum found on the island when they first arrive, and drowns in the middle of the night. Em and Richard now alone and very scared move location and rebuild their island home. Many years later the 2 young teenagers have developed a very real home, but hormones and feelings between the 2 strain the friendship, until Richard who is still very determined to reach San Fransico is let down by Em when a ship passes by the Island and she does not light the signal fire. Throwing her out of the home they had built together Em attempts to survive on her own but is hurt. After Richard finds her dying realizes how he really feels for her and manages to save her. Nature runs its course and the friendship turns in to love as the couple learn about the facts of life, when Em has a baby and does not understand why. Written by Bree Pearson”
- Director: Randal Kleiser
- Release Date: 5 July 1980 (USA)
- Run Time: 104 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Drama , Romance
Tagline: A story of natural love.
Trivia: Brooke’s original body double broke her back, the replacement body double for Brooke Shields was originally hired to catch or train dolphins, she was the right body-type, so she was used as a nude double.
Goofs: Continuity: Richard is right handed as a child but left handed as an adult.
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Movie: The Blue Lagoon (1949)
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- Director: Frank Launder
- Release Date: 19 September 1949 (Denmark)
- Run Time: 101 min
- Country: UK
- Genre: Adventure , Romance
Trivia: A “wedding scene” was added in order to appease U.S. censors.
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Movie: Blue Highways (2003) (TV)
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- Director: Harvey Rockwell
- Run Time: 28 min (13 episodes)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Short , Documentary , Family
Tagline: A Journey Into America
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Movie: Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders (1997) (VG)
“In Blue Heat, the player assumes the role of Holly Jacobson, an LAPD detective who must go undercover to catch a serial killer preying on the enticing cover girls of LA Erotica Magazine. Gamers delve into the steamy world of erotic dancers, Mafia thugs, fashion photographers, drug dealers, religious zealots and seductive models to prevent the murderer from striking again. Based on the 1995 movie “Cover Me”, this mature-theme photo-realistic adventure is brought to life with a star-studded cast featuring Corbin Bernsen (“L.A. Law”), Paul Sorvino (“Goodfellas”), Rick Rossovich (“E.R.” and “Roxanne”), Elliott Gould (“M.A.S.H”), Courtney Taylor and Julie Cialini (Playboy’s 1995 Playmate of the Year). The story’s labyrinthine plot twists and character-driven narratives propel this compelling thriller. Written by Anonymous”
- Release Date: 1997 (USA)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Crime , Thriller
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Movie: The Blue Fox (1921)
“The daughter of a white father and an Eskimo mother is taken to be raised in the U.S. after her father is murdered by members of the tribe who were jealous that he had married an Eskimo woman. When the daughter grows into adulthood, she returns to her village, determined to find and punish the people who killed her father. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com”
- Director: Duke Worne
- Release Date: 9 May 1921 (USA)
- Run Time: (15 episodes)
- Country: USA
- Genre: Adventure , Action
Trivia: Chapter titles: 1. Message of Hate 2. Menace from the Sky 3. Mysterious Prisoner 4. A Perilous Ride 5. A Woman’s Wit 6. A Night of Terror 7. Washed Ashore 8. A Perilous Leap 9. Lost Identity 10. In Close Pursuit 11. The Wilds of Alaska 12. The Camp of the Charkas 13. The Secret Skull 14. The Desert Island 15. Home and Happiness
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November 29, 2008 at 8:44 am
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Movie: Blue Fin (1978)
“Based on the children’s novel by celebrated South Australian author Colin Thiele, this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia’s Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster. Written by Jamie Skinner”
- Director: Carl Schultzmore
- Release Date: December 1978 (USA)
- Run Time: 88 min
- Country: Australia
- Genre: Adventure , Drama , Family
Tagline: A Stirring Father and Son Adventure
Trivia: Many dummy plastic tuna fish made of polyurethane foam were used instead of real fish as the tuna run season had finished for the period of filming.
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November 29, 2008 at 8:44 am
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Movie: Blue Demon contra las diabólicas (1968)
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- Director: Chano Urueta
- Release Date: 26 September 1968 (Mexico)
- Run Time: Mexico:87 min
- Country: Mexico
- Genre: Adventure , Horror , Sci-Fi , Thriller
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