Live Tweet Alert – #MondayMuggers present JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE (2006)!


Every Monday night at 9:00 Central Time, my wife Sierra and I host a “Live Movie Tweet” event on X using the hashtag #MondayMuggers. We rotate movie picks each week, and our tastes are quite different. Tonight, Monday, August 18th, we’ll be watching JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE (2006), starring Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Penn Badgley, Jenny McCarthy, Terrell J. Ramsey, and Taylor Kitsch.

The plot: Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.

I’ll admit I’ve been watching some Jesse Metcalfe films lately. Just yesterday I watched the Hallmark Christmas movie CHRISTMAS NEXT DOOR (2017) and the culture clash romantic comedy THE OTHER END OF THE LINE (2007). I enjoyed them both. Sierra wants to go back and watch the DALLAS T.V. series reboot where Jesse played a grown-up Christopher Ewing! Keeping with that theme, tonight we’ll be watching a very young Jesse as he deals with a plot of revenge from a group of beautiful but scorned young ladies. I’ve never actually watched the film, but it sounds like an enjoyable way to spend 90 minutes. If that sounds fun to you, join us on #MondayMuggers and watch JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE. It’s streaming on Amazon Prime! See the Trailer below:

Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us for Escape From New York!


As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasionally 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 1981’s Escape From New York.

If you want to join this watch party, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up Escape From New York on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!

Enjoy!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1989 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 1989!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 1989 Films

The Church (1989, dir by Michele Soavi, DP: Renato Tafuri)

Batman (1989, dir by Tim Burton, DP: Roger Pratt)

Cyborg (1989, dir by Albert Pyun, DP: Philip Alan Waters)

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989, dir by Uli Edel, DP: Stefan Czapsky)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Robert De Niro 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 birthday to actor Robert De Niro.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Robert De Niro Films

Taxi Driver (1976, dir. Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Chapman)

The King of Comedy (1982, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP; Fred Schuler)

Once Upon A Time In America (1984, dir by Sergio Leone, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)

Casino (1995, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Robert Richardson)

 

Brad’s Song of the Day – Elvis Presley’s “Riding the Rainbow” with Charles Bronson!


Elvis Presley passed away 48 years ago on August 16th, 1977, at just 42 years of age. I’ve always been so happy that Elvis worked with my movie hero Charles Bronson on the 1962 film KID GALAHAD. In this little musical number, Elvis drives and sings while Bronson looks on with a sweet smile on his face. I love it. #RIPKing

Brad’s “Scene of the Day” – Angela Bassett is sick of Ralph Fiennes’ crap in STRANGE DAYS (1995)!


I have a tendency to develop crushes on the beautiful women in cinema. In 1995, I watched STRANGE DAYS in the theater because of Ralph Fiennes, but when I left I was in love with Angela Bassett. Her tough, but vulnerable character of Lornette “Mace” Mason grabbed me right by the heart! In honor of Angela’s 67th birthday, here’s a scene from the STRANGE DAYS. Just be careful, because she’s a crush waiting to happen!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special James Cameron 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 birthday to director James Cameron.  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 James Cameron Films

The Terminator (1984, dir. James Cameron)

Aliens (1986, dir by James Cameron)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, dir. James Cameron)

True Lies (1994, dir by James Cameron)

Song of the Day: Steve Martin performs Maxwell’s Silver Hammer in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band


Steve Martin celebrated his 80th birthday two days ago.  Belatedly, today’s song of the day is dedicated to him.  From 1978’s Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, here is Steve Martin performing Maxwell’s Silver Hammer!

Scenes That I Love: Steve Carell in Foxcatcher


Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to actor Steve Carell.  This scene that I love is from Foxcatcher and it features Carell cast against type, as the sociopathic John du Pont.  (Carell received his first and — to date — last Oscar nomination for his performance as Du Pont.)  In this scene, Du Pont corrupts a young wrestler played by Channing Tatum.