Scenes I Love: Frank Vincent in Casino

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today would have been the birthday of the great character actor, Frank Vincent.

Here he is in Martin Scorsese’s Casino, coming out of nowhere to (albeit briefly) take over the film.

Scenes That I Love: Philip Stone In The Shining

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Shining (1980, dir by Stanley Kubrick)

Today would have been the 102nd birthday of character actor Philip Stone. While Stone appeared in a lot of films, he’ll probably always be best-remembered for his subtly menacing turn as the ghostly Grady in 1980’s The Shining. Here he is, having a conversation with Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) and letting him know that he’s always been caretaker.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Rod Steiger Edition

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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 would have been Rod Steiger’s birthday. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Rod Steiger Films

On The Waterfront (1954, dir by Elia Kazan, DP: Boris Kaufman)

The Pawnbroker (1965, dir by Sidney Lumet, DP: Boris Kaufman)

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

The Illustrated Man (1969, dir by Jack Smight, DP: Philip H. Lathrop)

Join #MondayMania For Killer Body!

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone! Tonight, on twitter, I will be hosting one of my favorite films for #MondayMania! Join us for 2018’s Killer Body (a.k.a. The Wrong Patient)!

You can find the movie on Prime and Tubi 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!

Scenes That I Love: Audrey Hepburn’s Bohemian Dance in Funny Face (1957)

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

I love Audrey Hepburn, especially in this wonderful film from director Stanley Donen! The dance starts 3:07 into the video.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Stanley Donen Edition

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today would have been the 102nd birthday of the great Stanley Donen. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Stanley Donen Films

Singin’ In The Rain (1952, dir by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, DP: Harold Rosson)

Funny Face (1957, dir by Stanley Donen, DP; Ray June)

Two For The Road (1967, dir by Stanley Donen, DP: Christopher Challis)

Saturn 3 (1980, dir by Stanley Donen, DP: Billy Williams)

Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us For The Octagon!

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

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 The Octagon!

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, find the movie on YouTube and hit play at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag! The watch party community is a friendly group and welcoming of newcomers so don’t be shy.

See you soon!

Song of the Day: In A Gadda Da Vida by Iron Butterfly

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

If you’ve seen 1986’s Manhunter, it’s hard not to think of this song when it comes to appreciating the great Tom Noonan.

Scene That I Love: Tom Noonan in Heat

Posted on April 12, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today would have been the birthday of actor Tom Noonan. Today’s scene that I love is a short scene featuring Noonan from 1995’s Heat. Noonan doesn’t have a lot of screentime but his character is key to the plot. In this scene, Noonan shows how much a great character actor can do, even with limited screentime.