Today’s song of the day comes from Hans Zimmer’s score for Inception!
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Scenes That I Love: Michael Caine in Inception
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 93rrd birthday to Sir Michael Caine.
Today’s scene that I love comes from 2010’s Inception, a film that featured Caine in a small but key role. Caine shares this scene with Leonardo DiCaprio and, as good an actor as DiCaprio may be, Caine dominates from the moment he first looks up.
Song of the Day: Waiting For A Train by Hans Zimmer
Today’s song of the day comes from Hans Zimmer’s score for Inception!
A Scene That I Love: The Ending of Inception
The final scenes of Inception have haunted me ever since I first watched them. Imagine living your entire life and then waking up.
Does the top fall over or does it keep spinning forever? I think it was wobbling before the scene cut out but who can say for sure. The important thing is that Dom is no longer watching it. Instead, he’s made peace with his life, whatever it may be.
4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Wally Pfister 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 cinematographer Wally Pfister! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Wally Pfister Films
Memento (2000, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Walyl Pfister)
Insomnia (2002, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
The Prestige (2006, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
Inception (2010, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
Scenes That I Love: Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Caine in Inception
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 91st birthday to Sir Michael Caine.
Today’s scene that I love comes from 2010’s Inception, a film that featured Caine in a small but key role. Caine shares this scene with Leonardo DiCaprio and, as good an actor as DiCaprio may be, Caine dominates from the moment he first looks up.
6 Shots from 6 Films: Special Christopher Nolan 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 celebrate the birthday of the great Christopher Nolan!
It’s time for….
6 Shots From 6 Christopher Nolan Films
Memento (2000, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wall Pfister)
Insomnia (2002, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
The Prestige (2006, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
The Dark Knight (2008, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
Inception (2010, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
Dunkirk (2017, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Hoyte van Hoytema)
4 Shots from 4 Scenes: Special Christopher Nolan 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 celebrate the birthday of the great Christopher Nolan!
It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Christopher Nolan Films
Batman Begins (2005, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
The Dark Knight (2008, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfistser)
Inception (2010, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Wally Pfister)
Dunkirk (2017, dir by Christopher Nolan, DP: Hoyte van Hoytema)
‘Interstellar’ Trailer #3
(Trailer pulled from the official website where it can also be accessed with code: 7201969)
‘Interstellar’, directed by Christopher Nolan (‘Inception’, ‘The Dark Knight’), stars Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine and many others. It is set in a not so distant future in which resources on earth are running low and a group of astronauts/explorers blast off to utilize “wormholes” to find habitable and resource rich planets outside of our solar system. The music is by Nolan’s go-to composer Hans Zimmer, and the cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema (‘Her’, ‘Let The Right One In’).
I personally love astronomy and astrophysics. I love space, and have a mild obsession with Saturn. So when I say I am excited for ‘Interstellar’ it isn’t just because I am a fan of Nolan, or I am wrapped up in the wave of hype that tends to surround his films. I have a genuine personal interest in the science and themes involved here and so my expectations for this, even with all the confidence I have in its (amazing) cast and crew, are probably higher than any other release in 2014. Luckily the first full length trailer was beautifully made and was exactly what I wanted to see; and now this new trailer (which showed at Comic-Con) expands on the first, offering us even more of a glimpse as to what we are to expect…and boy oh boy does it look amazing. It has a genuine ‘Inception’ meets ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ tone and look to it; and I can not wait to see those visuals in IMAX. Sadly it doesn’t hit theaters until November 6th…but until then I’ll be sitting here, with the trailer on loop *cries*.
Lisa Marie Picks The 50 Best Films of The Past 3 Years
As of this month, I have been reviewing films here at the Shattered Lens for 3 years. In honor of that anniversary, I thought I’d post my picks for the 50 best films that have been released in the U.S. since 2010.
Without further ado, here’s the list!
- Black Swan (directed by Darren Aronofsky)
- Exit Through The Gift Shop (directed by Banksy)
- Hanna (directed by Joe Wright)
- Fish Tank (directed by Andrea Arnold)
- Higher Ground (directed by Vera Farmiga)
- Shame (directed by Steve McQueen)
- Anna Karenina (directed by Joe Wright)
- The Cabin In The Woods (directed by Drew Goddard)
- 127 Hours (directed by Danny Boyle)
- Somewhere (directed by Sofia Coppola)
- Life of Pi (directed by Ang Lee)
- Hugo (directed by Martin Scorsese)
- Inception (directed by Christopher Nolan)
- Animal Kingdom (directed by David Michod)
- Winter’s Bone (directed by Debra Granik)
- The Artist (directed by Michel Hazanavicius)
- The Guard (directed by John Michael McDonagh)
- Bernie (directed by Richard Linklater)
- The King’s Speech (directed by Tom Hooper)
- Bridesmaids (directed by Paul Feig)
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (directed by Thomas Alfredson)
- Django Unchained (directed by Quentin Tarantino)
- Never Let Me Go (directed by Mark Romanek)
- Toy Story 3 (directed by Lee Unkrich)
- The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (directed by Niels Arden Oplev)
- Young Adult (directed by Jason Reitman)
- Sucker Punch (directed by Zack Snyder)
- The Master (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson)
- Incendies (directed by Denis Villeneuve)
- Melancholia (directed by Lars Von Trier)
- Super (directed by James Gunn)
- Silver Linings Playbook (directed by David O. Russell)
- Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (directed by Edgar Wright)
- The Last Exorcism (directed by Daniel Stamm)
- Skyfall (directed by Sam Mendes)
- Easy A (directed by Will Gluck)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2 (directed by David Yates)
- The Avengers (directed by Joss Whedon)
- How To Train Your Dragon (directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBois)
- Win Win (directed by Thomas McCarthy)
- Les Miserables (directed by Tom Hooper)
- Take This Waltz (directed by Sarah Polley)
- Cave of Forgotten Dreams (directed by Werner Herzog)
- Rust and Bone (directed by Jacques Audiard)
- Cosmopolis (directed by David Cronenberg)
- Ruby Sparks (directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valarie Faris)
- Brave (directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman)
- Martha Marcy May Marlene (directed by Sean Durkin)
- Jane Eyre (directed by Cary Fukunaga)
- Damsels in Distress (directed by Whit Stillman)
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