4 Shots From 4 Films: Oscar Winning Horror!

Posted on March 4, 2018 by gary loggins

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. There’s a lot of buzz about horror themed movies GET OUT and THE SHAPE OF WATER winning Oscars tonight, but there have been a handful of horror movies nominated in the past, some even taking home the coveted statuette! Here are 4 Shots from some Academy Award winning tales of terror!:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Paramount 1931; Best Actor Fredric March)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (MGM 1945; Best Cinematography, Harry Strandling Sr)

Rosemary’s Baby (Paramount 1968; Best Supporting Actress Ruth Gordon)

The Exorcist (Warner Brothers 1973; Best Adapted Screenplay William Peter Blatty, Best Sound Mixing Robert Knudson & Chris Newman)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Alfie, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, Education Rita

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Rest in peace, Lewis Gilbert.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Alife (1966, dir by Lewis Gilbert)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, dir by Lewis Gilbert)

Moonraker (1979, dir by Lewis Gilbert)

Educating Rita (1983, dir by Lewis Gilbert)

4 Shots From 4 Films: The Soft Skin, The Bride Wore Black, The Story Of Adele H, The Green Room

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

In honor of Francois Truffaut’s birthday, here are…

4 Shots From 4 Films

The Soft Skin (1964, dir by Francois Truffaut)

The Bride Wore Black (1968, dir by Francois Truffaut)

The Story of Adele H. (1975, dir by Francois Truffaut)

The Green Room (1978, dir by Francois Truffaut)

4 Shots From 4 Films: The Creation of the Humanoids, Award Presentation to Andy Warhol, Vinyl, Basquiat

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Pop Art Day!

4 Shot From 4 Films

The Creation of the Humanoids (1962, dir by Wesley Barry)

Award Presentation to Andy Warhol (1964, dir by Jonas Mekas)

Vinyl (1965, dir by Andy Warhol)

Basquiat (1996, dir by Julian Schnabel)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe

Posted on January 19, 2018 by gary loggins

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 talkin. Edgar Allan Poe, master of the macabre, was born on this date in 1809. His poems and shorts stories served as the inspiration for a series of films by Roger Corman, most starring the inimitable Vincent Price! To honor Poe’s birthday, here’s 4 shots of Poe films by director Roger Corman:

House of Usher (1960)

Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

The Raven (1963)

Masque of the Red Death (1964)

4 Shots From 4 Films Inspired By Isaac Asimov: A halhatatlanság halála, Konets vechnosti, Nightfall, Robots

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Jedadiah Leland

The great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was never certain when he was born but he chose to celebrate January 2nd, 1920 as his birthday. If Asimov were still with us, he might be 98 years old today.

These 4 shots were all taken from films that were based, however loosely, on Asimov’s writings.

4 Shots From 4 Films

A halhatatlanság halála (1976, directed by András Rajnai)

Konets vechnosti (1987, directed by Andrei Yermash)

Nightfall (1988, directed by Paul Mayersberg)

Robots (1988, directed Doug Smith and Kim Takal)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Happy 80th Birthday Barbara Steele

Posted on December 29, 2017 by gary loggins

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. British-born Barbara Steele, who shot to fame in a series of Italian lensed horror films during the 1960’s, celebrates her 80th birthday today. She’s the last of the iconic classic horror film stars, and in her honor here’s 4 shots from the career of Scream Queen Barbara Steele:

Black Sunday (1960, directed by Mario Bava)

The Long Hair of Death (1964, directed by Antonio Margheriti)

Nightmare Castle (1965, directed by Mario Caiano)

The Crimson Cult (1968, directed by Vernon Sewell)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Jack Nance Edition (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks — The Pilot, Whore, Meatballs 4)

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Jedadiah Leland

In honor of the late, great Jack Nance’s birthday, here are…

4 Shots From 4 Films

Eraserhead (1977, directed by David Lynch)

Twin Peaks 1.1 “The Pilot” (1990, directed by David Lynch)

Whore (1991, directed by Ken Russell)

Meatballs 4 (1992, directed by Bob Logan)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Rob Zombie Edition

Posted on October 31, 2017 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 October, I am going to be using our 4 Shots From 4 Films feature to pay tribute to some of my favorite horror directors, in alphabetical order! That’s right, we’re going from Argento to Zombie in one month!

Our final director: Rob Zombie.

4 Shots From 4 Films