Song of the Day: One Tin Solider, performed by Jinx Dawson

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The world misses you, Billy Jack!

Scenes That I Love: Billy Jack

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today would have been the 95th birthday of Tom Laughlin, the independent film pioneer who gave the world Billy Jack.

In honor of the day of his birth, here’s a scene that I love from 1971’s Billy Jack. The townspeople think that they can get away with humiliating the students from the Freedom School. Well, Billy Jack’s got something to say about that.

Who is Billy Jack? He’s just a person who protects children and other living things.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Tom Laughlin Edition

Posted on August 10, 2026 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!

Today, we pay tribute to the man who gave us Billy Jack. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Tom Laughlin Films

Born Losers (1967, dir by Tom Laughlin)

Billy Jack (1971, dir by Tom Laughlin)

The Trial of Bully Jack (1974, dir by Tom Laughlin)

Billy Jack Goes To Washington (1977, dir by Tom Laughlin)

Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us for Animal Protector!

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasionally Mastodon. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie ! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We snark our way through it.

Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 1989’s Animal Protector!

If you want to join this watch party, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up Animal Protector on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!

Enjoy!

Song of the Day: Road House Blues by Jeff Healey Band

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

“The name is Dalton.”

I’m in a Road House mood today.

Scenes That I Love: Sam Elliott and Patrick Swayze in Road House

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to Sam Elliott. In this scene from the classic film Road House, Sam Elliott and Patrick Swayze have a heart-t0-heart. Swayze’s Dalton has a past that can only be understood by Sam Elliott’s Wade Garrett.

Take it away, mijo.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Robert Aldrich Edition

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

On this date, 108 years ago, Robert Aldrich was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. The first cousin of New York Governor and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Aldrich eschewed business and politics to pursue a career in film. Though his wonderfully melodramatic films were often undervalued when first released, Aldrich is now seen as one of the most influential filmmakers of all time. Tarantino loves him.

In honor of Aldrich’s career and legacy, here are….

4 Shots From 4 Robert Aldrich Films

Kiss Me Deadly (1955, dir by Robert Aldrich, DP: Ernest Laszlo)

What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962, dir by Robert Aldrich, DP: Ernest Haller)

The Dirty Dozen (1967, dir by Robert Aldrich, DP: Edward Scaife)

Hustle (1975, dir by Robert Aldrich, DP: Joseph Biroc)

Scenes That I Love: Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the legendary Dustin Hoffman. This scene that I love comes from 1967’s The Graduate and it features Hoffman delivering one of the greatest lines of all time.

Song of the Day: It Don’t Worry Me by Keith Carradine

Posted on August 8, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the actor and musician Keith Carradine. Our song of the day is a song that Carradine wrote for and performed in the 1975 film, Nashville.