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!
Rest in Peace, the great and iconic John Saxon.
Here are….
4 Shots From 4 Films
Evil Eye (1963, dir by Mario Bava)
Enter the Dragon (1973, dir by Robert Clouse)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987, dir by Chuck Russell)
Hellmaster (1992, dir by Douglas Schulze)
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 pay tribute to director Robert Clouse, who was born 92 years ago today. Best-known for directing Bruce Lee’s biggest hit, Enter The Dragon, Clouse was responsible for some of the most memorable action films of the 70s and the 80s. He was an action auteur who never got the respect that he deserved but we can pay tribute to him today.
4 Shots From 4 Films
Enter The Dragon (1973, directed by Robert Clouse)
Black Belt Jones (1974, directed by Robert Clouse)
The Ultimate Warrior (1975, directed by Robert Clouse)
Gymkata (1985, directed by Robert Clouse)
Haai-ya! The Seventies was the era of kung-fu cinema, and nobody did ’em better than the great Bruce Lee. Probably the biggest martial arts star ever, Lee came to prominence in the USA as Kato in the 60’s series THE GREEN HORNET. He acted and trained Hollywood stars in the art of kung fu, including James Coburn and Steve McQueen. When the kung fu craze hit the screens, Lee’s Hong Kong films THE BIG BOSS and FISTS OF FURY were released here to packed houses. ENTER THE DRAGON was Lee’s first American starring film, and unfortunately his last due to his untimely death shortly after the films’ release.
The plot’s pretty simple: Shaolin martial arts master Lee is sent to thwart the evil Han, a Shaolin gone rogue, involved with the drug and white slavery trades. Han is the ruler of his own island, and he’s holding a martial-arts tournament there. Americans Roper…
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Tis November 27, 2015 and all 4 Shots from 4 Films are dedicated to four actors who share the same birth date. A date which all will have now figured out as being November 27. One comes from the Master of the Martial Arts himself, another a veteran character actor, a third who became a prawn and, lastly, the one who made the Glasgow Smile cooler before Heath Ledger.
4 SHOTS FROM 4 FILMS
Enter the Dragon (dir. by Robert Clouse)
Ichi the Killer (dir. by Takashi Miike)
Everyone, at some point in his life, has wanted to learn karate. The films featured below are a big reason why.
4 SHOTS FROM 4 FILMS
Enter the Dragon (directed by Robert Clouse, 1973)
Lady Snowblood (directed by Toshiya Fujita, 1973)
Black Belt Jones (directed by Robert Clouse, 1974)
Three The Hard Way (directed by Gordon Parks, Jr., 1974)
Hi there and welcome to the first 2012 edition of Lisa Marie’s Favorite Grindhouse and Exploitation Trailers. Today, I come offering Danish subtitles, Japanese monsters, a grindhouse icon, and tomcats. Lots and lots of tomcats…
1) Tomcats (1976)
Let’s start off 2012 with this trailer for a low budget, drive-in film called Tomcats. It’s also known as Deadbeat, They Deserved It, and a few hundred other titles. The trailer is memorable for its light-hearted narration but the film itself is pretty dark (and kinda stupid, to be honest). By the way, this trailer features more than a little nudity and is definitely not safe for work.
2) Smokey Bites The Dust (1981)
This trailer was apparently used to advertise this Roger Corman production in Denmark.
3) Terminal Island (1973)
This is a landmark of feminist exploitation cinema. (Scoff all you might but there is such a thing and if you don’t believe me, go and read the best thing I’ve ever written, Too Sordid To Ever Be Corrupted.) Much like Smokey Bites the Dust, this trailer is in English but comes with Danish subtitles. It’s also NSFW.
4) Terror of Machagodzilla (1975)
And now for something completely different…
5) Across 110th Street (1972)
Who doesn’t love this film’s title song?
And finally…
6) Enter The Dragon (1973)
Yes, Enter the Dragon is an exploitation film. Just because it’s now considered to be a classic and it’s shown in film school (the first time I saw it was in film class) doesn’t change the fact that this film is pure grindhouse exploitation.
Welcome to 2012! Let’s make it a good one, just in case the Mayans were correct.
Through the Shattered Lens 