The ultimate Labor Day scene comes from one of my favorite movies, Office Space. If you’ve ever worked in an office, you can relate to this scene. Be sure to sing along!
Happy Labor Day!
Category Archives: Film
Lisa Marie’s Way Too Early Oscar Predictions For August
As August comes to a close, the Oscar picture is clearing up a bit due to the festivals. The early word on some films is very strong. Meanwhile, films that were once seen as surefire contenders are falling to the wayside.
And, with that inspiring introduction out of the way, here are my predictions for August.
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Best Picture
After the Hunt
F1
Hamnet
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Smashing Machine
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Wicked For Good
Best Director
Ryan Coogler for Sinners
Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine
Josh Safdie for Marty Supreme
Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value
Chloe Zhao for Hamnet
Best Actor
Will Arnett in Is This Thing On?
Daniel Day-Lewis in Anemone
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon
Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine
Jeremy Allen White in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Actress
Jessie Buckley in Hamnet
Cynthia Erivo in Wicked For Good
Jennifer Lawrence in Die My Love
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Valure
Julia Roberts in After The Hunt
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Mescal in Hamnet
Adam Sandler in Jay Kelly
Andrew Scott in Blue Moon
Stellan Skarsgard in Sentimental Value
Jeremy Strong in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt in The Smashing Machine
Zooey Deutch in Nouvelle Vague
Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value
Ariana Grande in Wicked For Good
Gwyneth Paltrow in Marty Supreme
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Cleopatra Edition
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.
Let’s celebrate the end of the month with four shots from four films about Caesar’s one true love, Cleopatra!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cleopatra (1917, dir by J. Gordon Edwards)
Cleopatra (1934, dir by Cecil B. DeMille)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz )
Cleopatra (1970, dir by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto)
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Maureen O’Hara Edition
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.
These 4 Shots From 4 Films are dedicated to the memory of the great Maureen O’Hara.
4 Shots From 4 Maureen O’Hara Films
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939, dir by William Dieterle)
Dance, Girl. Dance (1940, dir by Dorothy Arzner)
Miracle on the 34th Street (1947, dir by George Seaton)
The Quiet Man (1952, dir by John Ford)
Sláinte!
Live Tweet Alert: Watch Zombie Island Massacre With #ScarySocial!
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly live tweets on twitter. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.
Tonight, for #ScarySocial, I will be hosting 1984’s Zombie Island Massacre!
If you want to join us on Saturday night, just hop onto twitter, start the film at 9 pm et, and use the #ScarySocial hashtag! The film is available on Prime and Tubi! I’ll be there co-hosting and I imagine some other members of the TSL Crew will be there as well. It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy!
Scenes That I Love: Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley in Bride of Frankenstein
The writer Mary Shelley was born on this date in 1797. Shelley, of course, is best-known for writing Frankenstein, a book that some claim is the first science fiction novel. (That’s debatable but it was still a major literary achievement.)
In this scene from 1936’s Bride of Frankenstein, Elsa Lanchester appears as Mary Shelley, continuing her story. (Of course, Lanchester also played the Bride herself.)
Live Tweet Alert: Join #FridayNightFlix for Rocky V!
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in a few weekly watch parties. On Twitter, I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday and I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday. On Mastodon, I am one of the five hosts of #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We tweet our way through it.
Tonight, at 10 pm et, I will be hosting #FridayNightFlix! The movie? 1990’s Rocky V!
If you want to join us this Friday, just hop onto twitter, start the movie at 10 pm et, and use the #FridayNightFlix hashtag! I’ll be there happily tweeting. It’s a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.
Rocky V is available on Prime!
See you there!
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special William Friedkin Edition
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 honor director William Friedkin on what would have been his birthday.
4 Shots From 4 William Friedkin Films
The French Connection (1971, dir by William Friedkin, DP: Owen Roizman)
The Exorcist (1973, dir by William Friedkin, DP: Owen Roizman)
Sorcerer (1977, dir by William Friedkin, DP: Dick Bush and John M. Stephens)
To Live And Die In L.A. (1985, dir by William Friedkin, DP: M. Scott Smith)
Scenes That I Love: The End Of The French Connection
Today, the Shattered Lens celebrates what would have been birthday oif the great William Friedkin. As a director, William Friedkin revolutionized both the horror genre and the crime genre. The car chase from 1971’s The French Connection has been much imitated but rarely equaled.
That said, as impressive as the car chase is, the ending of the French Connection is a perfect example of the bleakness of 70s cinema. Between the seemingly crazed Doyle firing his weapon into the void to the end cards that leave us wondering if any of this was worth it, the final minutes of The French Connection still pack an undeniable punch.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special David Fincher Edition
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!
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 63rd birthday to David Fincher! It’s time for….
4 Shots from 4 David Fincher Films
Seven (1995, dir by David Fincher. DP: Darius Khondji)
Fight Club (1999, dir by David Fincher, DP: Jeff Croneweth)
Zodiac (2007, dir by David Fincher, DP: Harris Savides)
Mank (2020, dir by David Fincher, DP: Erik Messerschmidt)
Through the Shattered Lens 