4 Shots From 4 Films: The Others, The Nun, Insidious, Sinister


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

4 Shots From 4 Films

The Others (2001, directed by Alejandro Amenabar)

The Others (2001, directed by Alejandro Amenabar)

The Nun (2005, directed by Luis De La Madrid)

The Nun (2005, directed by Luis De La Madrid)

Insidious (2011, directed by James Wan)

Insidious (2011, directed by James Wan)

Sinister (2012, directed by Scott Derrickson)

Sinister (2012, directed by Scott Derrickson)

4 Shots from 4 Films: Happy Birthday, Edward D. Wood, Jr!


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking. In honor of Ed Wood’s birthday (10/10/1924), here’s a look at four of his no-budget horror masterpieces:

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Bride of The Monster (1955)

Bride of The Monster (1955)

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)

Orgy of the Dead (1965)

Orgy of the Dead (1965)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Guillermo del Toro Edition


Happy Birthday to the Master of Dark Fantasy.

Guillermo del Toro ranks high in my eyes as one of the best filmmakers working today. His films have ranged from an inventive take on the vampire genre, the mutant monster film, an evocative ghost story and right up to a dark fable. Guillermo del Toro has worked on both smaller, personal projects and the big, blockbuster action. He’s comfortable in living in both worlds.

No matter which side he happens to land at any particular time he always brings his own brand of visual style and storytelling to each and every film that tells the world that they’re watching a Guillermo del Toro production.

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Cronos (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

Cronos (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

Mimic (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

Mimic (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

The Devil's Backbone (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

The Devil’s Backbone (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

Pan's Labyrinth (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

Pan’s Labyrinth (dir. by Guillermo del Toro)

4 Shots From 4 Films (Chantal Akerman): La chambre; I, You, He, She; News from Home; The Meetings of Anna


Chantal Akerman passed away on October 4th of this year. Here are four shots from four of her films.

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La chambre (1972, dir. Chantal Akerman)

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I, You, He, She (1976, dir. Chantal Akerman)

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News from Home (1977, dir. Chantal Akerman)

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The Meetings of Anna (1978, dir. Chantal Akerman)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Dr. Crippen, Cul-de-sac, Wake In Fright, The Mutations


Yesterday would have been Donald Pleasence’s 96th birthday.  Pleasence is best remembered for playing Blofeld in You Only Live Twice and the obsessive Dr. Sam Loomis in the Halloween films but, over the course of his long career, he appeared in over a hundred other films.  These 4 shots come from 4 of them.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Dr. Crippen (1963, directed by Robert Lynn)

Dr. Crippen (1963, directed by Robert Lynn)

Cul-de-sac (1966, directed by Roman Polanski)

Cul-de-sac (1966, directed by Roman Polanski)

Wake in Fright (1971, directed by Ted Kotcheff)

Wake in Fright (1971, directed by Ted Kotcheff)

The Mutations (1974, directed by Jack Cardiff)

The Mutations (1974, directed by Jack Cardiff)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Messiah of Evil, Burial Ground, Happy Birthday To Me, Zombie Lake


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Messiah of Evil (1973, directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz)

Messiah of Evil (1973, directed by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz)

Burial Ground (1981, directed by Andrea Bianchi)

Burial Ground (1981, directed by Andrea Bianchi)

Happy Birthday To Me (1981, directed by J. Lee Thompson)

Happy Birthday To Me (1981, directed by J. Lee Thompson)

Zombie Lake (1981, directed by Jean Rollin)

Zombie Lake (1981, directed by Jean Rollin)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, White Zombie


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Frankenstein (1931, directed by James Whale)

Frankenstein (1931, directed by James Whale)

Dracula (1931, directed by Tod Browning)

Dracula (1931, directed by Tod Browning)

The Mummy (1932, directed by Karl Freund)

The Mummy (1932, directed by Karl Freund)

White Zombie (1932, directed by Vincent Halperin)

White Zombie (1932, directed by Victor Halperin)

4 Scenes From 4 Films: 1984, F For Fake, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Lost Highway


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

4 Scenes From 4 Films

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1984 (1956, directed by Michael Anderson)

F For Fake (1974, directed by Orson Welles)

F For Fake (1974, directed by Orson Welles)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984, directed by Michael Radford)

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984, directed by Michael Radford)

Lost Highway (1997, directed by David Lynch)

Lost Highway (1997, directed by David Lynch)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Stephen King Edition


With just minutes left til the end of the day I thought it was time to wish one of my favorite a happy birthday.

I pretty much spent my junior high and high school years reading everything that Stephen King had written and published up to that point. The habit followed me after high school graduation and I’ve picked up on other authors since.

While Stephen King has slowed down some when it comes to the amount of novels he has released in the last decade or so, he is still one of the few authors whose books I will buy without even knowing what it’s about.

Here are just four films adapted from his stories that I consider favorites of mine. They’re just stories about a boy’s first car, a man waking up from a long sleep, a cat named Church and a grocery store full of people.

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4 Shots from 4 Films: Beantown Crime Wave!


4 Shots From 4 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking. After watching Black Mass last night, I thought it’d be fun to take a look at some other Boston-based crime films from over the years. So here are four scenes from four wicked cool films:

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Mystery Street (1950)

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The Boston Strangler (1968)

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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

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The Boondock Saints (1999)