4 Shots From 4 Desert Films

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

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!

It’s the summer and it’s hot! Here are 4 shots from 4 films that represent just how hot it feels outside right now.

4 Shots From 4 Desert Films

The Searchers (1956, Dir. by John Ford)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Dir. by David Lean)

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

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, Dir. by George Miller)

4 Shots From 4 Summer Films

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

Yesterday was the first day of summer! That means that it will be 103 degrees in no time! Here are 4 shots from 4 “summer” films.

4 Shots From 4 Summer Films

Summertime (1955, Dir. by David Lean)

Smiles Of A Summer Night (1955, Dir. by Ingmar Bergman)

The Endless Summer (1966, Dir. by Bruce Brown)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997, Dir. by Jim Gillespie)

Song of the Day: Overture (Lawrence of Arabia) by Maurice Jarre

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Lawrence of Arabia (dir. by David Lean)

Since today is David Lean’s birthday, it only seems appropriate that today’s song of the day should come from the film that is regularly acknowledged as being Lean’s masterpiece, 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia. Composed by Maurice Jarre, here is one of the greatest film scores of all times.

Scenes That I Love: David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The great British director David Lean was born 117 years ago today.

In honor of his films and his legacy, here is a scene that I love from Lawrence of Arabia. In this scene, Peter O’Toole blowing out a flame transports us straight to a sunrise in the desert. Though Lean started out his career directing small-scale but emotionally rich films like Brief Encounter and Great Expectations, he ultimately became best-known for directing historical epics and cinematic spectacles. This scene shows us why. Even to this day, it seems as if any epic film is destined to be compared to the work of David Lean.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special St. Patrick’s Day Edition

Posted on March 17, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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!

It’s St. Patrick’s Day so it’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Films About Ireland

The Informer (1935, directed by John Ford. Cinematography by Joseph August)

The Quiet Man (1952, dir by John Ford, DP: Winston C. Hoch)

Ryan’s Daughter (1970, dir by David Lean, DP: Freddie Young)

The Butcher Boy (1998, dir by Neil Jordan, DP: Adrian Biddle)

Scenes That I Love: Alec Guinness In The Bridge on The River Kwai

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The great Alec Guinness, one of the best actors of all time, was born 124 years ago on this date.

Today’s scene of the day comes from the film that won Guinness the Oscar for Best Actor, 1957’s The Bridge on the River Kwai. In that film (which was one of many that Guinness made with director David Lean), Guinness plays Col. Nicholson, a British POW who is tasked, by the Japanese, with building a bridge. Though many of his men claim that it will mean collaborating with the enemy, Col. Nicholson feels that the bridge should be a symbol of British ingenuity. As Nicholson explains it, the bridge will show what the British are capable of doing, even under the most trying of circumstances. Eventually, Nicholson’s obsession with showing up his captors by constructing the perfect bridge blinds him to everything else that is going on.

In this scene, Nicholson reveals just how obsessed he has become. It’s a phenomenal piece of acting from Guinness, an actor who — up until the film — was largely known for his comedic performances.

4 Shots From 4 Best Picture Winners: The 1960s

Posted on March 10, 2024 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, I’m using this feature to take a look at the history of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Decade by decade, I’m going to highlight my picks for best of the winning films. To start with, here are 4 shots from 4 Films that won Best Picture during the 1960s! Here are….

4 Shots From 4 Best Picture Winners: The 1960s

The Apartment (1960, dir by Billy Wilder, DP: Ernest Laszlo)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, dir by David Lean, DP: Freddie A. Young)

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

Midnight Cowboy (1969; Dir by John Schlesinger, DP: Adam Holender)

Scenes That I Love: The Match-to-Desert Cut In Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The great British director David Lean was born 115 years ago today.

Scene I Love: Klaus Kinski in David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The 1965 film, Doctor Zhivago, is not only notable as one of the many David Lean-directed films to be nominated for Best Picture. It’s also remembered as being one of two Best Picture nominees to feature, albeit in a small role, the madman of European cinema, Klaus Kinski.

In this scene, set in the aftermath of Russia’s communist revolution, Kinski explains why he, despite being a prisoner, is the only free man on the train. Due to his German accent, Kinski was dubbed by actor Robert Rietty and he doesn’t have much screen time but he still manages to steal the movie.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special David Lean Edition

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we celebrate the birth and the legacy of the great British director, David Lean! He was born 114 years ago today and went on to become one of the most important and influential directors of all time. Lawrence of Arabia is still held up as one of the best adventure films ever made. My personal favorite Lean film remains Brief Encounter. Here are….

4 Shots from 4 David Lean Films