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, Lance Henriksen is 80 years old! In honor of this day, here are….
4 Shots From 4 Films
Dog Day Afternoon (1975, dir by Sidney Lumet)
Near Dark (1987, dir by Kathryn Bigelow)
Dead Man (1995, dir by Jim Jarmusch)
Mom and Dad (2017, dir by Brian Taylor)
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 Jack Nicholson’s 83rd birthday!
It’s been ten years since Jack Nicholson last appeared in a movie, the forgettable How Do You Know. Rumor has it that he’s basically retired from acting, though it’s said that Nicholson himself has denied it. However, whether he’s working or not, he remains a screen icon with a filmography that is a cinema lover’s dream. He’s worked with everyone from Roger Corman to Stanley Kubrick to Milos Forman to Martin Scorsese and, along the way, he’s become a symbol of a very American-type of rebel. Though often associated with the counter-culture, his style has always been too aggressive and idiosyncratic for him to be a believable hippie. Instead, he’s one of the last of the beats, an outsider searching for meaning in Americana.
Over the course of his career, Nicholson has won three Oscars and been nominated for a total of 12. He’s the only actor to have been nominated in every decade from the 1960s to the 2000s. If he ever writes his autobiography, you know that we’ll all run out and buy a copy. When the day comes that Jack Nicholson is no longer with us, it will truly be the end of an era.
Happy birthday, Jack Nicholson. May you have many happy returns!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Psych-Out (1968, dir by Richard Rush)
Carnal Knowledge (1971, dir by Mike Nichols)
The Shining (1980, dir by Stanley Kubrick)
The Departed (2006, dir by Martin Scorsese)
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 would have been Edie Sedgwick’s 77th birthday. Unfortunately, she died under tragic circumstances in 1971, after having briefly found fame as a model, a “youthquaker” (as some in the media called her), an actress, and Andy Warhol’s muse. Her tragic life is often held up as a cautionary tale and perhaps it is. For all of her talent and her appeal (not to mention that sharp wit that made her an outsider in the 60 but which would have made her a fascinating interview subject in 2020), Edie was far too often exploited by those who should have been protecting her. She was too beautiful not to be famous but, at the same time, too sensitive not be hurt by the experience. She’s truly a tragic figure but, because she also epitomizes everything that the New York underground art scene in the 60s represents in the popular imagination, she’s also an inspiring one. Edie lives forever as a symbol and a muse. Personally, I’ve been fascinated by her life for as long as I can remember.
In honor of Edie’s birthday, here are:
Vinyl (1965, dir by Andy Warhol)
Beauty No. 2 (1965, dir by Andy Warhol)
Poor Little Rich Girl (1965, dir by Andy Warhol)
Lupe (1966, dir by Andy Warhol)
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, we wish a happy birthday to the one and only Roger Corman! The godfather of indie cinema is 94 years old today. It’s hard to know what’s left to be said about Roger Corman. Corman was the producer who discovered some of the most important filmmakers in the history of American cinema. He’s also the director who had the guts to tackle the important issues that the major Hollywood studios were afraid to acknowledge. When all is said and done, Roger Corman is one of the most important figures in film history. He’s also one of our favorite filmmakers, here at the Shattered Lens.
It’s impossible to do justice to this man’s career with just 4 shots from 4 films but it’s a start.
4 Shots From 4 Films
Not Of This Earth (1957, dir by Roger Corman)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964, dir by Roger Corman)
The Wild Angels (1966, dir by Roger Corman)
The Trip (1967, dir by Roger Corman)
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!
Happy birthday to Lamberto Bava!
4 Shots From 4 Lamberto Bava Films
Macabre (1980, dir by Lamberto Bava)
A Blade In the Dark (1983, dir by Lamberto Bava)
Demons 2 (1986, dir by Lamberto Bava)
Delirium (1987, dir by Lamberto Bava)
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!
100 years ago today, the great Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune was born in Qingdao, Shandong, China, which was under Japanese occupation at the time. After working as a photographer and as an assistant cameraman, Mifune made his acting debut in 1947, playing a bank robber in Snow Trail.
Mifune would go on to become an international superstar, appearing in hundreds of films before his death in 1997. Sixteen of those films would be directed by Akira Kurosawa and Mifune’s performances in Kurosawa’s yakuza and samurai films would go on to inspire actors the world over. When Sergio Leone adapted Yojimbo into A Fistful of Dollars, Clint Eastwood based his performance on Mifune’s performance in the original. George Lucas would later create the character of Obi-Wan Kenobi with Mifune in mind.
In honor of the man and his career, here are
4 Shots From 4 Films
Drunken Angel (1948, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Throne of Blood (1957, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Yojimbo (1961, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Red Sun (1971, directed by Terence Young)
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 not just Christoper Walken’s birthday! It’s also the birthday of another one of my favorite actors, the only and only Ewan McGregor! And you know what that means. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Ewan McGregor Films
Trainspotting (1996, dir by Danny Boyle)
Moulin Rouge! (2001, dir by Baz Luhrmann)
T2: Trainspotting (2017, dir by Danny Boyle)
Doctor Sleep (2019, dir by Mike Flanagan)
6 Shots From 6 Films is just what it says it is, 6 shots from 6 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 6 Shots From 6 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Rest in peace, Stuart Gordon.
6 Shots From 6 Films
Re-Animator (1985, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Castle Freak (1995, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Space Truckers (1996, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Dagon (2001, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Edmond (2005, dir by Stuart Gordon)
Stuck (2007, dir by Stuart Gordon)
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!
110 years ago today, Akira Kurosawa was born. Today, we honor the life of one of the most influential directors in film history and that means that it’s time for:
4 Shots From 4 Films
Seven Samurai (1954, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Yojimbo (1961, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Ran (1987, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
Dreams (1990, directed by Akira Kurosawa)
If you’re on lockdown right now and you’re not at already a familiar with Japan’s greatest director, this is a great time to discover the works of Akira Kurosawa!
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 the 62nd birthday of one of the best actors currently working, Gary Oldman! In honor of both this day and also Gary Oldman’s amazing versatility as a performer, here are…
4 Shots From 4 Films
Sid & Nancy (1986, directed by Alex Cox)
The Firm (1989, directed by Alan Clarke)
The Fifth Element (1997, directed by Luc Besson)
The Dark Knight (2008, directed by Christopher Nolan)
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