4 Shots From 4 Films: Special David Fincher 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 63rd birthday to David Fincher!  It’s time for….

4 Shots from 4 David Fincher Films

Seven (1995, dir by David Fincher. DP: Darius Khondji)

Fight Club (1999, dir by David Fincher, DP: Jeff Croneweth)

Zodiac (2007, dir by David Fincher, DP: Harris Savides)

Mank (2020, dir by David Fincher, DP: Erik Messerschmidt)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Robert Richardson 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, TSL wishes a happy birthday to cinematographer Robert Richardson.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Robert Richardson Films

JFK (1991, dir by Oliver Stone, DP: Robert Richardson)

The Horse Whisperer (1998. dir by Robert Redford, DP: Robert Richardson)

Inglourious Basterds (2009, dir by Quentin Tarantino, DP: Robert Richardson)

Hugo (2011, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Robert Richardson)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Edward D. Wood, Jr. 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.

It’s always a good time to pay tribute to Ed Wood.

4 Shots From 4 Ed Wood Films

Bride of the Monster (1955, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr.)

Plan 9 From Outer Space (1956, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr)

Night of the Ghouls (1958, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr)

The Sinister Urge (1960, dir by Edward D. Wood, Jr.)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Sean Connery 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 Sean Connery’s 95th birthday.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Sean Connery Films

From Russia With Love (1963, dir by Terence Young, DP: Ted Moore)

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

The Man Who Would Be King (1975, dir by John Huston, DP: Oswald Morris)

Highlander (1986, dir by Russell Mulcahy, DP: Gerry Fisher)

 

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Dante Spinotti 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, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to the legendary cinematographer, Dante Spinotti!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Dante Spinotti Films

Manhunter (1986, dir by Michael Mann, DP: Dante Spinotti)

Heat (1995, dir by Michael Mann, DP: Dante Spinotti)

L.A. Confidential (1997, dir by Curtis Hanson, DP: Dante Spinotti)

Public Enemies (2009, dir by Michael Mann, DP: Dante Spinotti)

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)