Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us for Borderline!


As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasion ally Mastodon.  I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie!  Every week, we get together.  We watch a movie.  We snark our way through it.

Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be Borderline, starring Charles Bronson!

It should make for a night of fun viewing and I invite all of you to join in.  If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up Borderline on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!

Enjoy!

4 Shots From 4 1934 Films


4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, we pay tribute to a classic year in film.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 1934 Films

It Happened One Night (1934, dir by Frank Capra, DP: Joseph Walker)

The Scarlet Empress (1934, dir by Josef von Sternberg, DP: Bert Glennon)

The Merry Widow (1934, dir by Ernst Lubitsch, DP: Oliver T. Marsh)

The Black Cat (1934, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: John J. Mescall)

Scenes That I Love: Johnny Depp in Ed Wood


Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Johnny Depp!

Today’s scene that I love comes from 1994’s Ed Wood.  In this scene, Depp plays the infamous director as he first meets his future collaborator, Vampira (played by Lisa Marie).

(What a great name!)

Lisa Marie’s Week In Review: 6/2/25 — 6/8/25


As I sit here typing this, there’s a wonderful storm brewing outside, with rain and lightning and thunder.  My plan now is to turn out the lights, climb into bed, and watch the storm for a few hours.  But, before I do that, here’s what I watched and read this week!

Films I Watched:

  1. Bulletproof (1988)
  2. Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
  3. The Horror of Party Beach (1964)
  4. Zardoz (1974)

Television Shows I Watched:

  1. CHiPs
  2. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders
  3. Good American Family
  4. Malibu CA
  5. Miami Vice
  6. Pacific Blue

Books I Read:

  1. The Season (1969) by William Goldman

Live Tweets:

  1. Bulletproof
  2. Farewell, My Lovely
  3. Zardoz
  4. The Horror of Party Beach

News From Last Week:

  1. Actor Jonathan Joss dies at 59

Links From Last Week:

  1. Eiffel Tower Light Show! Wine And Water Wheels! My “Travel A – Z” Series Heads To France!
  2. My First Cooking Video

Links From The Site:

  1. Leonard reviewed Ballerina and The Longest Day!
  2. Brad reviewed The Frighteners, The Grey, Combat, and Diggstown!
  3. Brad shared scenes from Stone Cold, Notting Hill, and You Can’t Win ‘Em All!
  4. Brad shared a song from John Denver and a music video from Little Big Town!
  5. Brad paid tribute to Liam Neeson, Bruce Dern, and Charles Bronson!
  6. Erin shared Summer Sidewalk, Argosy, Marine Heading Ashore On D-Day, Love Hungry Woman, Western Story Magazine, Film Fun,
  7. Erin paid tribute to the men who sacrificed their lives during D-Day!
  8. Erin shared scenes from Interstellar and Trouble With The Curve!
  9. Erin celebrated Double Exposure and Landscapes!
  10. Erin shared music from Hans Zimmer!
  11. Jeff shared music videos from Anthrax, Power Station, and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch!
  12. Jeff reviewed Boss of Hangtown Mesa, Zardoz, Branded A Coward, Oath of Vengeance, Billy the Kid Trapped, Billy the Kid’s Smoking Guns, and The Killer Inside Me!
  13. I shared songs from the Del-Aires, Jim Radford, Mark Wahlberg, Downtown Sasquatch, and Alex North!
  14. I shared scenes from Christiane F., Hustle, and Boogie Nights!
  15. I paid tribute to 1981, 1944, and 1997!
  16. I shared music videos from Addison Rae, Halestorm, and Miley Cyrus!
  17. I shared 4 Films From The Weekend and A Book For The Weekend!
  18. I reviewed Gia and Nebraska!

Want to see what watched last week?  Click here!

Scene That I Love: David Bowie Performs From Christiane F.


Today’s scene that I love is from the 1981 German film, Christiane F.  Directed by Uli Edel and based on a true story, Christiane F. is the story of a 13 year-old drug addict.  It’s a powerful film, though perhaps not one to watch if you’re dealing with any sort of severe depression.  David Bowie both composed the film’s soundtrack and appeared in the film himself.

Here, he performs Station to Station while Christiane F. watches.  The scene perfectly captures not only Christiane F.’s fascination with Bowie but also Bowie’s charisma as a performer.  The scene was shot an actual concert that David Bowie performed in Berlin, though the shots of Christiane F. and her friends watching were filmed separately.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1981 Edition


4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!

Today, we pay tribute to the year 1981 with….

4 Shots From 4 1981 Films

Christiane F. (1981, dir b Uli Edel, DP: Justus Pankau and Jürgen Jürges)

The Beyond (1981, dir by Lucio Fulci, DP; Sergio Salvati)

Escape From New York (1981, dir by John Carpenter, DP: Dean Cundey)

Evil Dead (1981, dir by Sam Raimi, DP: Tim Philo)