Category Archives: Scenes I Love

Brad’s “Scene of the Day” – Eastwood & Kennedy have a beer on top of the “Totem Pole!”

Posted on by Bradley Crain

I enjoyed Clint Eastwood’s 1975 film, THE EIGER SANCTION. The movie features many visually stunning shots. The one I’m sharing today is the scene where Clint Eastwood and George Kennedy climb the famous “Totem Pole” in Arizona’s Monument Valley. The scene is breathtaking, but watching it made me weak in the knees. It finishes with a little beer humor that I enjoyed.

Interestingly, this production was the last time anyone has been legally allowed to climb the “Totem Pole.” Why anyone would want to is beyond me. SCARY!! In exchange for permission to film there, climbers with the production had to remove all of the metal spikes, or pitons, which had accumulated from years of climbing. Legend has it that some adventurous folks have climbed it since then, but they were being unlawful with each step, tug and pull!

Enjoy, my friends! 

Scenes That I Love: Vincent Price In The Fly

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Fly (1958, D: Kurt Neumann)

One of the great things about the original, 1958 version of The Fly is that, even though it starred Vincent Price, Price didn’t play the Fly.  Instead, for once, Price was allowed to be the voice of reason, the guy who said, “Maybe don’t mess around with the laws of time and space.”

Today’s scene that I love is from the ending of the original Fly.  Supposedly, Price had a hard time filming this scene because whenever he heard the recording of David Hedison crying out, “Help me!,” he would start laughing.  Still, if you know what spiders actually do to the flies that they capture, you can’t help but sympathize with our misdirected scientist in the web.  Destroying him with a rock was probably the most merciful thing that anyone could do.

In honor of Vincent Price, on what would have been his birthday, here is a scene that I love.

Brad’s “Scene of the Day” – Jay Leno interviews the SPACE COWBOYS!

Posted on by Bradley Crain

One of the funniest scenes in SPACE COWBOYS (2000) takes place when Jay Leno interviews the characters of Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood), Hawk Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones), Jerry O’Neill (Donald Sutherland) and Tank Sullivan (James Garner). The scene I’m referring to involves a question asked of “babe magnet” Jerry O’Neill. Only a few moments of Jay Leno’s material made it into the completed film, but the interview was filmed in front of a real Tonight Show audience. Leno made monologue jokes about Viagra, Matlock (1986), and prostate problems. Leno ad-libbed with the actors like he would in a real interview. I’ve included the additional scenes here!

Scenes That I Love: Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we wish a happy birthday to Cillian Murphy!

A year ago, Murphy won the Oscar for his role in Oppenheimer.  However, before playing the lead role in Christopher Nolan’s epic, Cillian Murphy been an intriguing cinematic presence for over two decades.  I first became aware of him after watching Danny Boyle’s 2002 classic, 28 Days Later.  Here he is, showing what he can do without even uttering a word of dialogue, in a haunting scene from that film.

Brad’s “Scene of the Day” – The Pool Hall fight in COOGAN’S BLUFF!

Posted on by Bradley Crain

One of the best action scenes in the Don Siegel / Clint Eastwood collaboration COOGAN’S BLUFF (1968)… I really enjoy this scene because Coogan tried to use Libby Raven, but she surprised him by being smarter than he thought she was. Enjoy this classic scene from COOGAN’S BLUFF!

Scenes that I Love: The Roulette Scene From Run, Lola, Run

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today is the birthday of German filmmaker Tom Tykwer.  Tykwer directed one of my favorite films of all time, 1998’s Run, Lola, Run!  As such, it only seems appropriate that today’s scene that I love should come from that film.

In this scene, Lola shows us all how to win at roulette.  Do not try this in Vegas.

Scenes That I Love: Laurence Olivier In Hamlet

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

119 years ago today, Laurence Olivier was born in Surrey.  The son of a clergyman, Olivier would go on to become one of the greatest stage actors of the 20th Century.  He would also have a distinguished film career, one that led to him frequently being described as being the world’s greatest living actor.

He is perhaps best-known for his Shakespearean performances.  He won multiple Oscars for directing and starring in 1948’s Hamlet.  Today’s scene that I love comes from that film and features Olivier at his best, as both an actor and a director.

Brad’s “Scene of the Day” – Jimmy Stewart gets his hand blown off in THE MAN FROM LARAMIE (1955)!

Posted on by Bradley Crain

There are people in this world who only know Jimmy Stewart from his performances in movies like IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) and REAR WINDOW (1958). Those are both great movies to be sure, but I contend that Stewart was also one of the great “cowboys,” with his string of excellent westerns with director Anthony Mann, as well as his work with other great directors like John Ford and Delmer Daves.

Stewart’s performance in THE MAN FROM LARAMIE is one of my personal favorites. In this scene, his hand is shot from point blank range by a crazy man who’s never had to pay the consequences for his actions. That changes when the man from Laramie comes to town. I couldn’t imagine a more powerful performance than Stewart’s work here. He’s incredible and truly one of the great actors of all time!

Scenes I Love: James Stewart Explains The Four Ways To Defend Murder In Anatomy of a Murder

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

In honor of James Stewart’s birthday, our scene that I love comes from one of my favorite Stewart films, 1959’s Anatomy of a Murder.

In today’s scene that I love, James Stewart explains to his client (played by Ben Gazzara) that there are four ways that he can defend a murder charge.  The contrast between Stewart’s classic style and Gazzara’s intense method style makes for an intense scene between two very talented and unique actors.