It’s always a good time to share something from Tony Sirico, who passed away four years ago today.
From The Sopranos, this was one of Sirico’s best performances:
Category Archives: Scenes I Love
Scene That I Love: Janet Leigh and Pat Hitchcock in Psycho
Yesterday was Janet Leigh’s birthday and today is Pat Hitchcock’s birthday so it seems appropriate that today’s scene that I love should feature both of them. From 1960’s Psycho, this scene features Leigh and Hitchcock as office co-workers who meet the very wealthy Mr. Lowry (played by Frank Albertson).
“He was flirting with you. He must have seen my wedding ring,” remains one of the greatest lines ever written.
Scene That I Love: The Rocky III Training Montage
Today, we celebrate Sylvester Stallone’s birthday with one of the most definitive montages of the 1980s. From 1982’s Rocky III (which was directed by Stallone himself), here is the famous Rocky/Apollo training montage.
A Scene That I Love: Hulka vs Winger In Stripes
Today would have been Warren Oates’s 98th birthday. When Oates died in 1982, he was only 53 years old but he left behind a rich and varied filmography and worked with everyone from Sam Peckinpah to Monte Hellman to Terrence Malick to Steven Spielberg.
One of Oates’s final and most popular performance was as Sgt. Hulka in Ivan Reitman’s Stripes. Hulka was the ultimate drill sergeant, determined to get his men into shape and proving that he could even make soldiers out of Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and John Candy. Originally, Sgt. Hulka was supposed to die halfway through the film was Reitman was so impressed with Oates’s performance that the script was changed to allow Hulka to make it all the way through.
In the scene below, Oates shows what a great dramatic actor he was, even when he was appearing in an otherwise light comedy. He brings out the best not only in himself but also from his co-star, Bill Murray.
Don’t mess with Hulka!
And lighten up, Francis.
An Encore Presentation Of A Video Game Mission I Love: “Fireworks” From The Godfather
This is an encore post for me because I shared this last year too. In case you missed it back in 2025, this my favorite mission from the much maligned 2006 Godfather video game. It’s also one of the few video game missions to make good use of the 4th of July holiday.
In this mission, Aldo (who is controlled by the player) takes care of a corrupt cop on the 4th of July. The Godfather game is hardly perfect but I have always loved that cut-scene of the fireworks going off while Aldo and Rosa look down at the alley.
Happy Independence Day, everyone!
A Scene that I Love: Snoopy Plays The National Anthem in A Boy Named Charlie Brown
A Boy Named Charlie Brown was the first Peanuts movie. It was released in 1969 and, in this scene, Snoopy gets the Little League season off to the right start with the national anthem.
I hope everyone’s having a great 4th of July!
Scenes I Love: Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer Play Beach Volleyball in Top Gun
Tom Cruise is 64 years old today! He still doesn’t look a day over 36. Insert your own Dorian Gray joke here.
No matter what else you may want to say about Tom Cruise, you can’t deny that he’s one of the last of the genuine movie stars. He’s been a star in since the 80s, doing things onscreen that you could never imagine some of our younger actors even attempting. Juat four years agp, Top Gun: Maverick was unstoppable with audiences and critics. There were many reasons for Maverick‘s popularity but one cannot deny that a lot of it is the fact that Cruise just has that old-fashioned movie star charisma.
Today’s scene that I love comes from the first Top Gun. In this scene, Tom Cruise, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, and Rick Rossovich play beach volleyball. The scene kind of comes out of nowhere and there are times when the whole thing comes close to self-parody. (Actually, if we’re going to be honest, it crosses the line into self-parody more than a few times.) But, Cruise and the much-missed Kilmer manage to save it, like the movie stars they are!
Scenes That I Love: The Wishmaster Meets A Security Guard In Wishmaster
Today, the Shattered Lens wish a happy birthday to character actor Andrew Divoff!
Today’s scene that I love comes from 1997’s Wishmaster and features Divoff in his best-known role. The Wishmaster films were kind of silly but Divoff always made them worth watching.
Scenes I Love: Robby the Robot Makes His Debut in Forbidden Planet
According to the imdb, today is Robby the Robot’s birthday. I didn’t know that robot’s had birthdays but apparently, they do. Robby is 67 years old and I think that, along with Earl Holliman, he might be one of the last two surviving cast member of the 1956 sci-fi classic, Forbidden Planet.
So, it only seems appropriate that today’s scene that I love should be Robby the Robot’s debut appearance in Forbidden Planet. Happy birthday, Robby!
Scenes I Love: The Final Scene of They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Today’s scene that I love from 1969’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? After all the drama and all the tragedy and all the sadness, the dance continues without end.
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