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 hop in the cinematic time machine and take a trip to the distant past with these 4 shots from 4 independent films!
4 Shots From 4 Underground Films
David Holzman’s Diary (1967, dir by Jim McBride)
Eggshells (1969, dir by Tobe Hooper)
Kyle Chandler is a good actor. I especially enjoyed him in the TV series’ FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS and BLOODLINE. But the first time I ever remember him is when he played the asshole Buddy Jackson in PURE COUNTRY. George Strait isn’t the greatest actor in the world, but his telling Buddy off at the end of the film has to be his career highlight.
Happy 60th birthday, Kyle!
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!
121 years ago, on this date, the great director Edgar G. Ulmer was born in what is today the Czech Republic. It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Edger G. Ulmer Films
The Black Cat (1934, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: John J. Mescall)
Detour (1945, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: Benjamin H, Kline)
The Man From Planet X (1951, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: John L. Russell)
Beyond The Time Barrier (1960, dir by Edgar G. Ulmer, DP: Meredith Nicholson)
In this scene from 1967’s Barefoot in the Park, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda show us how to enjoy a honeymoon.
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!
RIP, Robert Redford. He was not just an actor but a director as well.
4 Shots From 4 Robert Redford Films
Ordinary People (1980, dir by Robert Redford, DP: John Bailey)
A River Runs Through It (1992, dir by Robert Redford. DP: Philippe Rousselot)
Quiz Shown (1994, dir by Robert Redford, DP: Michael Balhaus)
The Horse Whisperer (1998. dir by Robert Redford, DP: Robert Richardson)
Hi, everyone! Tonight, on twitter, I will be hosting one of my favorite films for #MondayMania! Join us for 2016’s Stalked By My Doctor: The Return!
Eric Roberts is back!
You can find the movie on Prime and then you can join us on twitter at 9 pm central time! (That’s 10 pm for you folks on the East Coast.) See you then!
For today’s song of the day, we have this wonderful piece of music from John Williams’s score for Oliver Stone’s Nixon.
Today is Oliver Stone’s birthday so, for all conspiracy-loving readers, here is a key scene from Stone’s 1991 film, JFK! In this scene, Kevin Costner’s Jim Garrison meets the mysterious man known as X (played by the much-missed Donald Sutherland). X explains the conspiracy to Garrison.
This scene certainly convinced a lot of people. Personally, I think Oswald acted alone but one cannot deny Stone’s talent as a filmmaker.
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!
131 years ago today, the great French film director Jean Renoir was born in Paris! The son of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jean would go on to become just as revolutionary a force in the world of cinema as his father was in the world of painting. Today, in honor of the birth and legacy of Jean Renoir, here are….
4 Shots From 4 Jean Renoir Films
Grand Illusion (1937, dir by Jean Renoir, DP: Christian Matras)
The Rules of the Games (1939, dir by Jean Renoir, DP: Jean-Paul Alphen, Jean Bachelet, Jacques Lemare, Alain Renoir)
The Southerner (1945, dir by Jean Renoir, DP: Lucien N. Adroit)
The Woman On The Beach (1947, dir by Jean Renoir. DP: Leo Tover and Harry J. Wild)
As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasion ally Mastodon. I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie! Every week, we get together. We watch a movie. We snark our way through it.
Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 1987’s Deadly Illusion!
It should make for a night of fun viewing and I invite all of you to join in. If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up Deadly Illusion on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!
Enjoy!
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