4 Shots From 4 Films – Harrison Ford Edition!

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Bradley Crain

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 lets the visuals do the talking.

Today is Harrison Ford’s 83rd birthday. There’s not much I can say about Ford other than my movie going life pretty much started as a 4 year old with the STAR WARS movies. As I was growing up, he was one of the biggest stars on the planet, and his movies were almost always really good. He’s quite simply one of the best.

Enjoy 4 shots from 4 films, with Harrison Ford!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Monte Hellman Edition

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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!

96 years ago today, the great director Monte Hellman was born in New York City. Though Hollywood never quite understood Hellman or his idiosyncratic vision, he and his films have inspired a countless number of independent filmmakers. Hellman started his career with Roger Corman and was one of the first directors to recognize the talent of actors like Jack Nicholson and Warren Oates. When Monte Hellman passed away in 2021, he was eulogized as one of the key figures of the Hollywood counterculture. Today, we celebrate Hellman and his films with….

4 Shots From 4 Monte Hellman Films

The Shooting (1966, dir by Monte Hellman, DP: Gregory Sandor)

Two-Lane Blacktop (1971, dir by Monte Hellman, DP: Jack Deerson)

Cockfighter (1974, dir by Monte Hellman, DP: Nestor Almendros)

China 9, Liberty 38 (1978, dir by Monte Hellman, DP: Guiseppe Rotunno)

4 Shots From 4 Films – Thomas Mitchell Edition!

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Bradley Crain

I noticed that today, July 11th, 2025, is actor Thomas Mitchell’s 133rd birthday in cinema heaven! I can guarantee that I, along with most of you, watch him every year around Christmas time. I also found out today that he worked with my movie hero Charles Bronson on THE O. HENRY PLAYHOUSE TV series back in 1957. That combination of appearances makes Mitchell about as close to a cinematic immortal as a person can get!

Enjoy 4 shots from 4 films, with Thomas Mitchell!

*The O. Henry Playhouse: Two Renegades (1957)*

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1971 Edition

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens pays tribute to the year 1971!

4 Shots From 4 1971 Films

The Last Picture Show (1971, dir by Peter Bogdanovich, DP: Bruce Surtees)

The French Connection (1971, dir by William Friedkin, DP: Owen Roizman)

Wake in Fright (1971, dir by Ted Kotcheff, DP: Brian West)

The Last Movie (1971, dir by Dennis Hopper, DP: Laszlo Kovacs)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Tom Hanks Edition

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Tom Hanks! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Tom Hanks Films

Big (1988, dir by Tom Hanks, DP: Barry Sonnenfeld)

Apollo 13 (1995, dir by Ron Howard, DP: Dean Cundey)

Cast Away (2000, dir by Robert Zemeckis, DP: Don Burgess)

Captain Phillips (2013, dir by Paul Greengrass, DP: Barry Ackroyd)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Wally Pfister Edition

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to cinematographer Wally Pfister! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Wally Pfister Films

Memento (2000, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Walyl Pfister)

Insomnia (2002, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

The Prestige (2006, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

Inception (2010, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Robert Eggers Edition

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to director Robert Eggers! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Robert Eggers Films

The Witch (2015, dir by Robert Eggers, DP: Jarin Blaschke)

The Lighthouse (2019, dir by Robert Eggers, DP: Jarin Blaschke)

The Northman (2022, dir by Robert Eggers, DP: Jarin Blaschke)

Nosferatu (2024, dir by Robert Eggers, DP: Jarin Blaschke)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sylvester Stallone Edition

Posted on July 6, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Sylvester Stallone! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Sylvester Stallone Films

Rocky (1976, dir by John G. Avildsen, DP: James Crabe)

First Blood (1982, dir by Ted Kotcheff, DP: Andrew Laszlo)

Rocky III (1982, dir by Sylvester Stallone, DP: Bill Butler)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985, dir by George Pan Cosmatos, DP: Jack Cardiff)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Jean Cocteau Edition

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens celebrates the 136th anniversary of the birth of the great French surrealist Jean Cocteau! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Jean Cocteau Films

The Blood Of A Poet (1930, dir by Jean Cocteau, DP: Georges Perinal)

Beauty and the Beast (1946, dir by Jean Cocteau, DP: Henri Alekan)

Orpheus (1950, dir by Jean Cocteau, DP: Nicolas Hayer)

Testament of Orpheus (1960, dir by Jean Cocteau)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Pete Walker Edition

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, along with celebrating Independence Day, we are also celebrating the birthday of the great British director, Pete Walker! Walker is 86 years old today and, if he’s not exactly a household name …. well, he definitely should be. In fact, if there’s any director from the 70s and the early 80s who is deserves to rediscovered and reappraised, it’s Pete Walker! He made exploitation films with wit and genuine suspense. Frightmare is one of the scariest movies that I’ve ever seen.

In honor of Pete Walker’s birthday, here are….

4 Shots From 4 Films