Usually, we would celebrate the Ides of March tomorrow. But, this year, Oscar Sunday falls on March 15th. So, we’re going to pay honor to fall of the Roman Republic a day earlier than usual. From the soundtrack of 1963’s Cleopatra,, here is Cleopatra Enters Rome, composed by Alex North!
Today would have been the 94th birthday of one of the greatest film stars of all time, Elizabeth Taylor!
Today’s scene that I love comes from 1963’s Cleopatra. Cleopatra is often dismissed as the film that nearly bankrupted a studio but it’s enjoyable if you’re in the right mood and you’ve got four hours of free time. Elizabeth Taylor may not have been a historically accurate Cleopatra but who cares? It seems appropriate that the most glamorous woman of what was then the modern world played the most glamorous woman of the ancient world.
In this scene, Cleopatra arrives in Rome with all of the fanfare befitting the world’s most beautiful and powerful woman. Keep in mind that this scene was done in the days before AI. Every costume was real. Every extra was real. Everything about this scene was real.
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 celebrate the great director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who was born 117 years ago today. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films
All About Eve (1950, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Milton R. Krassner)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Jack Hildyard)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , DP: Leon Shamroy)
A Carol For Another Christmas (1964, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Arthur Ornitz)
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.
Let’s celebrate the end of the month with four shots from four films about Caesar’s one true love, Cleopatra!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cleopatra (1917, dir by J. Gordon Edwards)
Cleopatra (1934, dir by Cecil B. DeMille)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz )
Cleopatra (1970, dir by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto)
Since today is the Ides of March, it only makes sense that today’s song of the day should have the feel of the ancient Roman world. From the soundtrack of 1963’s Cleopatra (stop it, it’s a fun movie!), here is Cleopatra Enters Rome, composed by Alex North!
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 the birthday of one of the greatest films stars ever, Elizabeth Taylor! And you know what that means. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Elizabeth Taylor Films
A Place in the Sun (1951, dir by George Stevens, DP: William C. Mellor)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Jack Hildyard)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Leon Shamroy )
Boom! (1968, dir by Joseph Losey, DP: Douglas Slocombe)
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 celebrate the great director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who was born 116 years ago today. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Films
All About Eve (1950, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Milton R. Krassner)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Jack Hildyard)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz , DP: Leon Shamroy)
A Carol For Another Christmas (1964, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Arthur Ornitz)
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.
Since I reviewed a film that takes place in 1963 this morning, I’m going to use today’s edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films to pay further homage to that pivotal year. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 1963 Films
From Russia With Love (1963, dir by Terence Young, DP: Ted Moore)
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano)
Hud (1963, dir by Martin Ritt, DP: James Wong Howe)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, DP: Leon Shamroy)
Today would have been the 92nd birthday of one of the greatest film stars of all time, Elizabeth Taylor!
Today’s scene that I love comes from 1963’s Cleopatra. Cleopatra is often dismissed as the film that nearly bankrupted a studio but it’s enjoyable if you’re in the right mood and you’ve got four hours of free time. Elizabeth Taylor may not have been a historically accurate Cleopatra but who cares? It seems appropriate that the most glamorous woman of what was then the modern world played the most glamorous woman of the ancient world.
In this scene, Cleopatra arrives in Rome with all of the fanfare befitting the world’s most beautiful and powerful woman. Keep in mind that this scene was done in the days before CGI and — *shudder* — AI. Every costume was real. Every extra was real. Everything about this scene was real.
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.
Let’s celebrate the Ides of March with four shots from four films about Caesar’s one true love, Cleopatra!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Cleopatra (1917, dir by J. Gordon Edwards)
Cleopatra (1934, dir by Cecil B. DeMille)
Cleopatra (1963, dir by Joseph L. Mankiewicz )
Cleopatra (1970, dir by Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto)
Through the Shattered Lens 