For today’s song of the day, we have Tiesto putting a new spin on an old classic.
Scenes That I Love: The End of White Heat
Since today is Raoul Walsh’s birthday, it only makes sense that our scene that I love should come from one of Walsh’s best films.
In 1948’s White Heat, James Cagney plays Cody Jarrett, a gangster who loves his mother and goes out like a raging inferno. Here, for those who don’t mind a spoiler or two, is the end of Raoul Walsh’s White Heat.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Raoul Walsh 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!
129 years ago today, film director Raoul Walsh was born in New York City. He started out as an actor and a second unit director, learning how to make films under the tutelage of D.W. Griffith. He made his directorial debut in 1915 with Regeneration, which is considered to be the first gangster film. Refusing to sidelined after losing an eye in an auto accident, Walsh continued to direct and his career stretched from the silent era all the way to the mid-60s. Walsh directed westerns, war films, and gangster films. He was a master of tough but sometimes quirky action films. Martin Scorsese continues to cite Walsh as being an influence on his own work.
Today. we pay tribute to Raoul Walsh with….
4 Shots From 4 Raoul Walsh Films
The Roaring Twenties (1939, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Ernest Haller)
They Drive By Night (1940, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Arthur Edeson)
Gentleman Jim (1942, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Sidney Hickox)
White Heat (1949, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Sidney Hickox)
Artwork of the Day: Mammoth Detective (by Arnold Kohn)
by Arnold Kohn
Music Video of the Day: Barstow by Jena Malone (2026, dir by Jennifer Reeder)
If you were wondering what Jena Malone has been up to, she’s got a solo album coming out. It’s called Flowers For Men and it will be released on May 8th. Here’s the music video for her first single, Barstow.
Enjoy!
Brad’s Scene of the Day – The Bar Fight in CODE OF SILENCE!
As a teenager of the late 1980’s, I’ve always been a huge fan of Chuck Norris. And my favorite Chuck Norris movie has always been CODE OF SILENCE. My wife and I are celebrating the action star’s 86 birthday by watching the classic from director Andrew Davis! Norris was never better than he is here!
I Watched Who Killed The Montreal Expos? (2025, Dir. by Jean-François Poisson)
Who Killed The Montreal Expos? is a documentary about the first major league baseball franchise to be located outside of the United States. From 1969 to 2004, the Expos played in Montreal, Canada. The documentary shows how the Expos became a source of pride for the people of Montreal and how it also became a source of one of their greatest heartbreaks when, after years of financial mismanagement, it relocated and became the Washington Nationals.
I guess one reason why I could relate to this documentary was because, before they got the Nationals, Washington had two baseball teams known as the Senators. The first Senators moved to Milwaukee in 1961 and became the Twins. The second team to be known as the Senators relocated in 1971 and became my team, the Texas Rangers. Sometimes, it’s hard for me to believe that my beloved Rangers once had a different name and played for a different city. I can’t imagine how much it would hurt if the Rangers ever announced that they were leaving Texas. But, as the Expos showed in 2004 and as the Chicago Bears are showing right now, even the most storied of franchises can relocate.
Who Killed The Montreal Expos? offers a lot of theories of what led to Montreal’s team leaving from Washington D.C. A players strike in 1994 ended a season that could have taken the Expos to the World Series. In 1995, several bad trades led to the Expos going from being the best team in the league to the worst. The team was in need of a new stadium but could never seem to raise the funds to build one. The documentary puts most of the blame on the second-to-last owner, an American who a lot of people think was planning to move the team all along. In the end, it doesn’t seem like there was just one reason for the Expos leaving Montreal. It was a perfect storm of hardships and mistakes and, unfortunately, it was the baseball fans of Montreal who suffered.
I don’t know who’s to blame. I just know it hurts when your team leaves. Montreal, I hope your Expos return soon! And I pray my Rangers never leave Texas.
Song of the Day: Main Theme From Missing In Action by Jay Chattaway
Listening to this makes me even more determined to write-in Chuck Norris’s name when I vote in November. Go get ’em, Chuck!
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Chuck Norris 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 celebrate the birthday of Chuck Norris. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Chuck Norris Films
Silent Rage (1982, dir by Michael Miller, DP: Robert Jessup and Neil Roach)
Missing In Action (1984, dir by Joseph Zito, DP: João Fernandes)
The Delta Force (1986, dir by Menahem Golan, DP: David Gurifinkel)
Invasion USA (1985, dir by Joseph Zito, DP: João Fernandes)
Scenes That I Love: Chuck Norris Saves America In Invasion U.S.A.
Today, Chuck Norris celebrates his 86th birthday and it only feels appropriate that today’s scene that I love should come from one of his greatest films. From 1985’s Invasion U.S.A., watch as Chuck Norris saves America from Richard Lynch!
Through the Shattered Lens 