4 Shots From 4 Films: The Dunwich Horror, Dagon, The Call of Cthulhu, The Whisperer in Darkness

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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.

This edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films is dedicated to H.P. Lovecraft, on the occasion of his 125th birthday.

4 Shots From 4 Films

The Dunwich Horror (1970, directed by Daniel Haller)

Dagon (2001, directed by Stuart Gordon)

The Call of Cthulhu (2005, directed by Andrew Leman)

The Whisperer in Darkness (2011, directed by Sean Branney)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Walkabout, Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, Insignificance

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Jedadiah Leland

Happy birthday, Nicolas Roeg.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Walkabout (1971, directed by Nicolas Roeg)

Don’t Look Now (1973, directed by Nicolas Roeg)

The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976, directed by Nicolas Roeg)

Insignificance (1985, directed by Nicolas Roeg)

4 Shots From 4 Films: My Apprenticeship, The Wayward Cloud, The Birds, The Bees and the Italians, Sky Murder

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Valerie Troutman

Humor.

My Apprenticeship (1939, dir. Mark Donskoy)

The Wayward Cloud (2005, dir. Tsai Ming-Liang)

The Birds, The Bees and the Italians (1966, dir. Pietro Germi)

Sky Murder (1940, dir. George B. Seitz)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Lisa Loves Giallo Edition

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films

Forbidden Photos Of A Lady Above Suspicion (1970, directed by Luciano Ercoli)

Torso (1973, directed by Sergio Martino)

Spasmo (1974, directed by Umberto Lenzi)

The House With Laughing Windows (1976, directed by Pupi Avati)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Wes Craven Edition

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Arleigh

Today is the birthday of one of the masters of horror. So, here’s wishing Wes Craven a happy birthday.

Now, go out there and check out his films. Here’s a four to try out. It’s got voodoo, a thing from the swamp, a street full of nightmares and, the one that started him off, the very last house on the left.

4 SHOTS FROM 4 FILMS

The Serpent and the Rainbow (dir. by Wes Craven)

Swamp Thing (dir. by Wes Craven)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (dir. by Wes Craven)

The Last House on the Left (dir. by Wes Craven)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Blood and Black Lace, Kill, Baby, Kill, Hatchet For The Honeymoon, Lisa and The Devil

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Welcome to a special Mario Bava-themed edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films. Today is the maestro’s birthday and therefore, a very important day to everyone who loves Italian cinema. All four of the shots below sprang from the imagination of Mario Bava.

Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava)

Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, directed by Mario Bava)

Hatchet For The Honeymoon (1970, dir by Mario Bava)

Lisa and the Devil (1973, dir by Mario Bava)

(Anyone want to guess why I have a special place in my heart for the last film pictured?)

4 Shots From 4 Films: The Goddess, Last Year at Marienbad, Berlin Alexanderplatz, Raise the Red Lantern

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Valerie Troutman

Four beautiful and talented actresses.

Ruan Lingyu in The Goddess (1934, dir. Yonggang Wu)

Delphine Seyrig in Last Year at Marienbad (1961, dir. Alain Resnais)

Barbara Sukowa in Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern (1991, dir. Zhang Yimou)

4 Shots From 4 Films: A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Jedadiah Leland

These 4 shots from 4 films are in honor of Stanley Kubrick’s birthday.

4 Shots From 4 Films

A Clockwork Orange (1971, directed by Stanley Kubrick)

The Shining (1980, directed by Stanley Kubrick)

Full Metal Jacket (1987, directed by Stanley Kubrick)

Eye Wide Shut (1999, directed by Stanley Kubrick)

Eyes Wide Shut (1999, directed by Stanley Kubrick)

4 Shots From 4 Films: The Big Sleep, The Lady In The Lake, The Long Goodbye, The Big Sleep

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Jedadiah Leland

Happy belated birthday, Raymond Chandler. These four shots from four films show four different versions of Chandler’s most famous creation, P.I. Philip Marlowe.

Four Shots From Four Films