4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Gene Kelly 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 birth of Gene Kelly!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Gene Kelly Films

Anchors Aweigh (1945, dir by George Sidney, DP: Charles Boyle and Robert Planck)

An American In Paris (1951, dir by Vincente Minnelli, DP: Alfred Gilks)

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

Xanadu (1980, dir by Robert Greenwald, DP: Victor J. Kemper)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Intergalactic 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’s let celebrate life in space!

4 Shots From 4 Intergalactic Films

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977, dir by Steven Spielberg, DP: Vilmos Zsigmond)

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, Dir. by George Lucas, DP: Gilbert Taylor)

Starcrash (1978, dir by Luigi Cozzi, DP: Paul Beeson and Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli)

Dune (1984, dir by David Lynch, DP: Freddie Francis)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Peter Weir 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!

August 21st is the birthday of the great (and sadly retired) director Peter Weir.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Peter Weir Films

Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975, dir by Peter Weir, DP: Russell Boyd)

The Last Wave (1977, dir by Peter Weir, DP: Russell Boyd)

Witness (1985, dir by Peter Weir, DP: John Seale)

The Truman Show (1998, dir by Peter Weir, DP: Peter Biziou)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special H.P. Lovecraft 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.

This edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films is dedicated to H.P. Lovecraft, on the occasion of his 135th birthday.

4 Shots From 4 Films

The Dunwich Horror (1970, directed by Daniel Haller)

The Dunwich Horror (1970, directed by Daniel Haller)

Dagon (2001, directed by Stuart Gordon)

Dagon (2001, directed by Stuart Gordon)

The Call of Cthulhu (2005, directed by Andrew Leman)

The Call of Cthulhu (2005, directed by Andrew Leman)

The Whisperer in Darkness (2011, directed by Sean Branney)

The Whisperer in Darkness (2011, directed by Sean Branney)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 2008 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 2008!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 2008 Films

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

Rachel Getting Married (2008, dir by Jonathan Demme, DP: Declan Quinn)

Bronson (2008, dir by Nicolas Winding Refn, DP: Larry Smith)

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

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1989 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 1989!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 1989 Films

The Church (1989, dir by Michele Soavi, DP: Renato Tafuri)

Batman (1989, dir by Tim Burton, DP: Roger Pratt)

Cyborg (1989, dir by Albert Pyun, DP: Philip Alan Waters)

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

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Robert De Niro 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 birthday to actor Robert De Niro.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Robert De Niro Films

Taxi Driver (1976, dir. Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Chapman)

The King of Comedy (1982, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP; Fred Schuler)

Once Upon A Time In America (1984, dir by Sergio Leone, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)

Casino (1995, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Robert Richardson)

 

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special James Cameron 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 birthday to director James Cameron.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 James Cameron Films

The Terminator (1984, dir. James Cameron)

Aliens (1986, dir by James Cameron)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, dir. James Cameron)

True Lies (1994, dir by James Cameron)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Nicolas Roeg 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 97th birthday of the great and enigmatic director, Nicolas Roeg.  As both a cinematographer and a director, Roeg was responsible for some of the most visually striking films ever made.  Today, we honor his legacy with….

4 Shots From 4 Nicolas Roeg Films

Walkabout (1971, dir by Nicolas Roeg, DP: Nicolas Roeg)

Don’t Look Now (1973, dir by Nicolas Roeg, DP: Anthony Richmond)

The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976, dir by Nicholas Roeg, DP: Anthony Richmond)

Insignificance (1985, dir by Nicolas Roeg, DP: Peter Hannan)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sam Fuller 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!

On this date, 113 years ago, Samuel Fuller was born in Massachusetts.  Before he became a filmmaker, Fuller was a crime reporter and a pulp novelist.  His films were often melodramatic and unapologetically sordid.  They were also often dismissed when they were initially released but almost all of them were subsequently rediscovered by audiences who appreciated Fuller’s striking visuals and the often subversive subtext to be found underneath the surface of his genre films.

Today, we celebrate Fuller’s legacy with….

4 Shots From 4 Sam Fuller Films

Forty Guns (1957, dir by Samuel Fuller, DP: Joseph Biroc)

Shock Corridor (1963, dir by Samuel Fuller, DP: Stanley Cortez

The Naked Kiss (1964, dir by Samuel Fuller, DP: Stanley Cortez)

The Big Red One (1980, dir by Samuel Fuller, DP: Adam Greenberg)