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 is Texas Independence Day!
In honor of my home state, here are….
4 Shots From 4 Texas Films
Dazed and Confused (1993, dir by Richard Linklater)
Primer (2004, dir by Shane Carruth)
Tree of Life (2011, dir by Terrence Malick)
A Ghost Story (2017, dir by David Lowery)
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 is Oscar Sunday! Tonight, a new film will join the exclusive list of the 90 previous best picture winners!
Sometimes, we spend so much time focusing on the winners that shouldn’t have won that we forget that some truly great films have managed to take the top prize. So, with this edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films, I’m highlighting for the four best Best Picture winners!
4 Shots From 4 Films
All About Eve (1950, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
The Godfather Saga (1972 and 1974, dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
It Happened One Night (1934, dir by Frank Capra)
West Side Story (1961, dir by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins)
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.
Been awhile since I did one of these. Time to get back on the horse, so to speak.
Today’s edition of “4 Shots From 4 Films” is all about horror remakes. Not just any horror remakes since those are as common as the cold. I’m talking about horror remakes that are good to great. Sometimes, the remake even surpasses the original.
4 Shot From 4 Films
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.
Yesterday, we lost another great actor when Albert Finney passed away at the age of 82.
It seems strangely appropriate that Finney’s final film was the James Bond extravaganza, Skyfall. While Finney himself never played the world’s greatest secret agent, he was still definitely a part of the same British invasion that made 007 a worldwide phenomena.
Albert Finney got his start appearing on the British stage and it was the stage that remained his self-confessed first love. He started his film career by playing angry young men in gritty films like The Entertainer and Saturday Night, Sunday Morning. However,it was his starring role as a debauched 18th century adventurer in Tom Jones that made him a star. (Before being cast as Tom Jones, Finney came close to securing the lead role in Lawrence of Arabia. That role, of course, was played by another young British stage actor, Peter O’Toole.)
Because his focus was mostly on the stage, Finney did not appear in as many films as some of his contemporaries. When Finney did appear in the movies, it was often as a character actor as opposed to a traditional leading man. He played larger-than-life characters but he did so in such a way that, regardless of how flamboyant they may have been, they still felt real. He could play Scrooge and Hercule Poirot just as easily as he could play Tom Jones or a small town lawyer in Erin Brockovich. Even in his old age, Finney’s acting instincts remained strong. Just watch him in Big Fish or Before The Devil Knows Your Dead. Just watch him in Skyfall, giving off a gruff “Welcome to Scotland” after gunning down the assassins that have come for Bond and M.
So, in honor of Albert Finney, it’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Albert Finney Films
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960,dir by Karel Reisz)
Scrooge (1970, dir by Ronald Neame)
Miller’s Crossing (1990, dir by the Coen Brothers)
Skyfall (2012, dir by Sam Mendes)
Albert Finney, RIP.
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.
Happy Groundhog Day!
Today is the day when groundhogs across America will be asked whether or not they see their shadow and whether or not winter will be ending anytime soon. Personally, I’m hoping for a lot more winter. It still hasn’t snowed here in Texas and, if we don’t get any in February, we’ll probably have to wait until next December to get another opportunity!
Of course, the patron saint of Groundhog Day is Charlotte, the groundhog that was murdered by the mayor of New York a few years ago. However, this is also a good day to give thanks for Bill Murray and his current place in the pop cultural universe. So, in honor of Bill Murray, here are….
4 Shots From 4 Bill Murray Films
Cradle Will Rock (1999, dir by Tim Robbins)
Lost In Translation (2003, dir by Sofia Coppola)
The Lost City (2005, dir by Andy Garcia)
Zombieland (2009, dir by Ruben Fleischer)
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 is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day!
Listen, it’s a real holiday. It’s listed on Checkiday and everything. I don’t know who originally decided that January 31st would always be Inspire Your Heart With Art Day. I don’t know how long the holiday has been celebrated. But what does it matter, really? Allowing art to inspire your emotions and strengthen your heart is something that deserves to be celebrated every day!
So, with that in mind, here are 4 Shots From 4 Films, that all have one thing in common. They deal with artists!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Basquiat (1996, dir by Julian Schnabel)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998, dir by John Maybury)
Mr. Turner (2014, dir by Mike Leigh)
At Eternity’s Gate (2018, dir by Julian Schnabel)
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.
Merry Christmas!
Let’s get today started with….
4 Shots From 4 Christmas Films
The Godfather (1972, dir by Francis Ford Coppola)
Lethal Weapon (1987, dir by Richard Donner)
Die Hard (1988, dir by John McTiernan)
Die Hard 2 (1990, dir by Renny Harlin)
