4 Shots From 4 Horror Films: Special Joe Dante Edition

Posted on October 15, 2023 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.

This month, we’re using 4 Shots from 4 Films to honor some of our favorite horror filmmakers! Today, we honor the one and only Joe Dante!

4 Shots From 4 Joe Dante Films

Piranha (1978, dir by Joe Dante, DP: Jamie Anderson)

The Howling (1981, dir by Joe Dante, DP: John Hora)

Gremlins (1984, dir by Joe Dante, DP: John Hora)

Burying The Ex (2014, dir by Joe Dante, DP: Jonathan Hall)

8 Shots From 8 Horror Films: 1984 — 1986

Posted on October 16, 2022 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!

This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 (or more) Shots From 4 (or more) Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.

Today, we take a look at a very important year: 1984, 1985, and 1986.

8 Shots From 8 Films: 1984 — 1986

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, dir by Wes Craven, DP: Jacques Haitkin)

Gremlins (1984, dir by Joe Dante, DP: John Hora)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984, dir by Joseph Zito, DP: João Fernandes)

Phenomena (1985, dir by Dario Argento, DP: Romano Albani)

Day of the Dead (1985, dir by George Romero, DP: Michael Gornick)

Demons 2 (1986, dir by Lamberto Bava, DP: Gianlorenzo Battaglia)

Witchboard (1986, dir by Kevin S. Tenney, DP: Roy Wagner)

The Fly (1986, dir by David Cronenberg, DP: Mark Irwin)

4 Shots From 4 Joe Dante Films: Piranha, The Howling, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Gremlins

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Lisa Marie Bowman

This month, we’re using 4 Shots from 4 Films to honor some of our favorite horror filmmakers! Today, we honor the one and only Joe Dante!

4 Shots From 4 Joe Dante Films

Piranha (1978, dir by Joe Dante)

The Howling (1981, dir by Joe Dante)

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, dir by Joe Dante et al)

Gremlins (1984, dir by Joe Dante)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Children of the Corn, Gremlins, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Silent Night Deadly Night

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Lisa Marie Bowman

This October, we’re using 4 Shots From 4 Films to look at some of the best years that horror has to offer!

4 Shots From 4 1984 Horror Films

Children of the Corn (1984, dir by Fritz Kiersch)

Gremlins (1984, dir by Joe Dante)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984, dir. by Wes Craven)

Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984, dir by Charles E. Sellier, Jr.)

(I’m A) King “B”: RIP Dick Miller

Posted on January 31, 2019 by gary loggins

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Dick Miller in ‘Rock All Night’

If you’re a Roger Corman fan, you know Dick Miller . If you enjoy the films of Joe Dante, you know Dick Miller. Hell, if you’ve watched movies for the past sixty years, you know Dick Miller, maybe not by name, but certainly by sight. Dick Miller, who passed away yesterday at the age of 90, was one of those character actors who elevated everything he did, even the schlockiest of schlock. He’s in some of my favorite films, never a big star but always a welcome presence, and the ultimate Familiar Face.

Miller was born in the Bronx on Christmas Day 1928 and caught the show biz bug early. By age 8 he was working as a “boy singer” in the Catskills, and as a teen he worked in various stock companies, doing everything from acting to painting scenery. After a hitch in…

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