4 Shots From 4 Desert Films

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Dazzling Erin

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!

It’s the summer and it’s hot! Here are 4 shots from 4 films that represent just how hot it feels outside right now.

4 Shots From 4 Desert Films

The Searchers (1956, Dir. by John Ford)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, Dir. by David Lean)

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977, Dir. by George Lucas)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, Dir. by George Miller)

Song of the Day: Overture (Lawrence of Arabia) by Maurice Jarre

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Lawrence of Arabia (dir. by David Lean)

Since today is David Lean’s birthday, it only seems appropriate that today’s song of the day should come from the film that is regularly acknowledged as being Lean’s masterpiece, 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia. Composed by Maurice Jarre, here is one of the greatest film scores of all times.

Scenes That I Love: David Lean’s Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The great British director David Lean was born 117 years ago today.

In honor of his films and his legacy, here is a scene that I love from Lawrence of Arabia. In this scene, Peter O’Toole blowing out a flame transports us straight to a sunrise in the desert. Though Lean started out his career directing small-scale but emotionally rich films like Brief Encounter and Great Expectations, he ultimately became best-known for directing historical epics and cinematic spectacles. This scene shows us why. Even to this day, it seems as if any epic film is destined to be compared to the work of David Lean.

4 Shots From 4 Best Picture Winners: The 1960s

Posted on March 10, 2024 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!

Today, I’m using this feature to take a look at the history of the Academy Award for Best Picture. Decade by decade, I’m going to highlight my picks for best of the winning films. To start with, here are 4 shots from 4 Films that won Best Picture during the 1960s! Here are….

4 Shots From 4 Best Picture Winners: The 1960s

The Apartment (1960, dir by Billy Wilder, DP: Ernest Laszlo)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, dir by David Lean, DP: Freddie A. Young)

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

Midnight Cowboy (1969; Dir by John Schlesinger, DP: Adam Holender)

Scenes That I Love: The Match-to-Desert Cut In Lawrence of Arabia

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Lisa Marie Bowman

The great British director David Lean was born 115 years ago today.

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special David Lean Edition

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we celebrate the birth and the legacy of the great British director, David Lean! He was born 114 years ago today and went on to become one of the most important and influential directors of all time. Lawrence of Arabia is still held up as one of the best adventure films ever made. My personal favorite Lean film remains Brief Encounter. Here are….

4 Shots from 4 David Lean Films

Brief Encounter (1945, dir by David Lean, DP: Robert Krasker)

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, dir by David Lean, DP: Jack Hildyard)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962, dir by David Lean, DP: Freddie A. Young)

Doctor Zhivago (1965, dir by David Lean, DP: Freddie A. Young)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Omar Sharif Edition

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Arleigh

Today the film world received news that legendary actor Omar Sharif passed away at the age of 83. The acclaimed Egyptian actor would make quite an entrance with his very first English-language film: David Lean’s epic Lawrence of Arabia.

Omar Sharif would go on to star in such film as Dr. Zhivago, MacKenna’s Gold, Funny Girl and Behold a Pale Horse to name a few. He might be recognized by the younger generation in such films as The 13th Warrior and Hidalgo. He would be the vision of the noble romantic whether it was as a warrior, a poet or a leader. He would bring a bearing on-screen that exuded steadfast nobility yet still with a streak of roguish charm.

With each passing year we lose more and more of our classic performers. Now Omar Sharif joins the others who have gone before him but will always live on in our memories of him up on the screen.

4 SHOTS FROM 4 FILMS