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 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
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)
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
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 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.
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?)
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)
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)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999, directed by Stanley Kubrick)
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
The Big Sleep (1946, directed by Howard Hawks)
The Lady In The Lake (1947, directed by Robert Montgomery)
The Long Goodbye (1973, directed by Robert Altman)
The Big Sleep (1978, directed by Michael Winner)
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
Thriller, A Cruel Picture a.k.a. They Call Her One Eye (1973, dir by Bo Arne Vibenius)
Switchblade Sisters (1975, dir by Jack Hill)
Death Has Blue Eyes (1976, dir by Nico Mastorakis)
Ms. 45 (1981, dir by Abel Ferrara)
Typically, site anime expert pantsukudasai56 would be the one to recommend anything and everything anime. Anime in its series form, OVA (original video animation) and/or straight up film. I like to think my knowledge of anime is second only to his.
While I’ve had an off and on love affair with anime throughout the years I have seen my fair share of anime film. From pantsukudasai56’s viewpoint, only those anime that were produced from beginning to end with the intent of having a film release qualifies as anime film. OVA productions he sees as a sort of straight-to-video releases and shouldn’t qualify. his own initial 4 Shots From 4 Films entry were all anime films.
With his example as a guide I have chosen four anime films that veteran and burgeoning fans of the art form should check out. Two come from the heir apparent to the great Satoshi Kon. Another is a hyperkinetic (even for an anime) traditional hand-drawn anime which has had a major influence on the more recent Fast and Furious films. The fourth is a film from the late 80’s which rekindled my love for anime during my high school years.
4 SHOTS FROM 4 FILMS
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (dir. by Hiroyuki Yamaga)
Another four films worth checking out.
Sister Stella L. (1984, dir. Mike De Leon)
White Sun of the Desert (1970, dir. Vladimir Motyl)
17th Parallel: Vietnam in War (1968, dir. Joris Ivens & Marceline Loridan Ivens)
A Colt Is My Passport (1967, dir. Takashi Nomura)
