4 Shots From 4 Films: Special James Franco 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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

Happy birthday, James Franco, wherever you are!

4 Shots From 4 James Franco Films

The Broken Tower (2011, dir by James Franco)

The Broken Tower (2011, dir by James Franco)

Child of God (2013, dir by James Franco)

The Sound and The Fury (2014, dir by James Franco)

The Sound and The Fury (2014, dir by James Franco)

The Disaster Artist (2017, dir by James Franco)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Eric Roberts 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!

Happy birthday, Eric Roberts!

4 Shots From 4 Eric Roberts Films

Star 80 (1983, dir by Bob Fosse, DP: Sven Nyvkist)

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984, dir by Stuart Rosenberg, DP: John Bailey)

Runaway Train (1985, dir by Andrei Konchalovsky, DP: Alan Hume)

The Dark Knight (2008, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1982 Edition


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 year 1982 with….

4 Shots From 4 1982 Films

The House By The Cemetery (1982, dir by Lucio Fulci)

The New York Ripper (1982, dir by Lucio Fulci)

Friday the 13th Part II (1981, dir by Steve Miner)

Rock: It’s Your Decision (1982, dir. John Taylor)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Charlie Chaplin Edition


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!

137 years ago today, film and comedy pioneer Charlie Chaplin was born.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Charlie Chaplin Films

A Day’s Pleasure (1919, dir. Charlie Chaplin)

The Gold Rush (1925, dir by Charlie Chaplin)

City Lights (1931, dir by Charlie Chaplin)

Modern Times (1936, dir by Charlie Chaplin)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1964 Edition


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 year 1964 with….

4 Shots From 4 1964 Films

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, dir. Stanley Kubrick, DP: Gilbert Taylor)

A Hard Day’s Night (1964, dir by Richard Lester, DP: Gilbert Taylor)

Goldfinger (1964, dir by Guy Hamilton, DP: Ted Moore)

Strait-Jacket (1964, dir by William Castle, DP: Arthur E. Arling)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Rod Steiger Edition


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 would have been Rod Steiger’s birthday.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Rod Steiger Films

On The Waterfront (1954, dir by Elia Kazan, DP: Boris Kaufman)

The Pawnbroker (1965, dir by Sidney Lumet, DP: Boris Kaufman)

In The Heat of the Night (1967, dir by Norman Jewison, DP: Haskell Wexler)

The Illustrated Man (1969, dir by Jack Smight, DP: Philip H. Lathrop)

 

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Stanley Donen Edition


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 would have been the 102nd birthday of the great Stanley Donen.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Stanley Donen Films

Singin’ In The Rain (1952, dir by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, DP: Harold Rosson)

Funny Face (1957, dir by Stanley Donen, DP; Ray June)

Two For The Road (1967, dir by Stanley Donen, DP: Christopher Challis)

Saturn 3 (1980, dir by Stanley Donen, DP: Billy Williams)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1993 Edition


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 year 1993 with….

4 Shots From 4 1993 Films

Mi Vida Loca (1993, dir by Allison Anders, DP: Rodrigo Garcia)

Short Cuts (1993, dir by Robert Altman, DP: Walt Lloyd)

Sliver (1993, dir by Phillip Noyce, DP: Vilmos Zsigmond)

The Last Action Hero (1993, directed by John McTiernan, DP: Dean Semler)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special John Milius Edition


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 is John Milius’s birthday and you know what?  It should be a national holiday!

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 John Milius Films

Dillinger (1973, dir by John Milius, DP: Jules Brenner)

Big Wednesday (1978, dir by John Milius, DP: Bruce Surtees)

Conan The Barbarian (1982, dir by John Milius, DP: Duke Callaghan)

Red Dawn (1984, dir by John Milius, DP: Ric Waite)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Uli Edel Edition


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, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy early birthday to German director Uli Edel, who will be turning 79 tomorrow!  It’s time for….

4 Shots from 4 Uli Edel Films

Christiane F. (1981, dir b Uli Edel, DP: Justus Pankau and Jürgen Jürges)

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989, dir by Uli Edel, DP: Stefan Czapsky)

Body of Evidence (1993, dir by Uli Edel, DP: Douglas Milsome)

The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008, dir by Uli Edel, DP: Rainer Klausmann)