4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Henry Hathaway Edition

Posted on March 13, 2026 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, the Shattered Lens celebrates director Henry Hathaway, born 128 years ago today! It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Henry Hathaway Films

Kiss of Death (1947, dir by Henry Hathaway, DP: Norbert Brodine)

Call Northside 777 (1948, dir by Henry Hathaway, DP: Joseph MacDonald)

Niagara (1953, dir by Henry Hathaway, DP: Joseph MacDonald)

True Grit (1969, dir by Henry Hathaway, DP: Lucien Ballard)

Happy Friday the 13th From The Shattered Lens

Posted on March 13, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Happy Friday the 13th!

Today is the second Friday the 13th of 2026! (We’ve got another one coming up in November.) Some people consider Friday the 13th to be unlucky but those people have obviously never been the only “good girl” at a weekend party up at Camp Crystal Lake. Ask any of them and they can tell you just how lucky Friday the 13th can be.

To our readers who are currently struggling today, we make the following suggestion: Sit back and enjoy the antics of those fun-loving kids up at Camp Crystal Lake. It’s a lot safer to watch them than to be them!

In fact, in case you need help picking which movie to watch, I have reviewed every single Friday the 13th! here on the Shattered Lens! I personally recommend that you watch parts 1, 2, and 4 but it’s totally up to you! Here’s some links to my reviews:

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th Part 2

Friday the 13th Part 3

Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

Friday the 13th: Jason Lives

Friday the 13th Part VII: A New Blood

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

Jason X

Freddy vs Jason

Friday the 13th: The Pointless Remake

And then be sure to check out: 12 Thing You May Not Have Known About Friday the 13th and my review of Camp Crystal Lake Memories!

The world will still be here when you get back, I promise. Tonight, I will be hosting #FridayNightFlix and I’ll be showing a classic Charles Bronson film to everyone who survives the day. The details will be posted soon. (In about 15 minutes, in fact….)

Happy Friday the 13th everyone!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 1972 Edition

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

H ere are a few the classic films that we released in 1972.

4 Shots From 4 1972 Films

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972, dir by J. Lee Thompson, DP: Bruce Surtees)

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir by Ronald Neame, DP: Harold E. Stine)

The Godfather (1972, dir by Francis Ford Coppola, DP: Gordon Willis)

Don’t Torture A Duckling (1972, dir by Lucio Fulci, DP: Sergio D’Offizi)

Happy 57th Birthday, Terrence Howard!

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Bradley Crain

One of the most enjoyable days of my life was spent watching Director Sean McEwen film his movie TURNBUCKLE this past summer. And the highlight of the day was getting to meet actor Terrence Howard. He was so gracious with his time and so friendly to me and my wife. I can’t wait to see the movie, and I’ll always have great memories from that magical day!

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Raoul Walsh Edition

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

129 years ago today, film director Raoul Walsh was born in New York City. He started out as an actor and a second unit director, learning how to make films under the tutelage of D.W. Griffith. He made his directorial debut in 1915 with Regeneration, which is considered to be the first gangster film. Refusing to sidelined after losing an eye in an auto accident, Walsh continued to direct and his career stretched from the silent era all the way to the mid-60s. Walsh directed westerns, war films, and gangster films. He was a master of tough but sometimes quirky action films. Martin Scorsese continues to cite Walsh as being an influence on his own work.

Today. we pay tribute to Raoul Walsh with….

4 Shots From 4 Raoul Walsh Films

The Roaring Twenties (1939, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Ernest Haller)

They Drive By Night (1940, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Arthur Edeson)

Gentleman Jim (1942, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Sidney Hickox)

White Heat (1949, dir by Raoul Walsh, DP: Sidney Hickox)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Chuck Norris Edition

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we celebrate the birthday of Chuck Norris. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Chuck Norris Films

Silent Rage (1982, dir by Michael Miller, DP: Robert Jessup and Neil Roach)

Missing In Action (1984, dir by Joseph Zito, DP: João Fernandes)

The Delta Force (1986, dir by Menahem Golan, DP: David Gurifinkel)

Invasion USA (1985, dir by Joseph Zito, DP: João Fernandes)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special 2006 Edition

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, let us take a look back at a classic cinematic year. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 2006 Films

Inland Empire (2006, dir by David Lynch, DP: David Lynch)

Marie Antoinette (2006, dir by Sofia Coppola, DP: Lance Acord)

A Scanner Darkly (2006, directed by Richard Linklater, DP: Shane F. Kelly)

The Departed (2006, dir by Martin Scorsese, DP: Michael Ballhaus)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Hal Needham Edition

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, we take a moment to remember the great director and stuntman, Hal Needham. It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Hal Needham Films

Smokey and the Bandit (1977, dir by Hal Needham, DP: Bobby Byrne)

Hooper (1978, dir by Hal Needham, DP: Bobby Byrne)

The Cannonball Run (1981, dir by Hal Needham, DP: Michael Butler)

Rad (1986, dir by Hal Needham, DP: Richard Leiterman)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Pier Paolo Pasolini Edition

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

104 years ago, on this date, Pier Paolo Pasolini was born in Italy. His controversial films and his mysterious death continue to inspire debate to this very day. Both the man and his works were full of intriguing contradictions. Pasolini was an atheist who made one of the best Biblical films ever made. He was a communist who made films that celebrated individual freedom and who had little use for the upper class liberals who made up much of the European counterculture of the 1960s. In the end, he was an artist unafraid to challenge all assumptions, whether they were found on the right or the left. His final film, Salo, was the most controversial of his career. It was also projected to be the first part of a trilogy, though those plans were ended by Pasolini’s murder.

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Pier Paolo Pasolini Films

Accatone (1961, dir by Pier Paolo Pasolini, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)

The Gospel According To St. Matthew (1964, dir by Pier Paolo Pasolini, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)

Medea (1969, dir by Pier Paolo Pasolini, DP: Ennio Guarnieri)

Salo (1975, dir by Pier Paolo Pasolini, DP: Tonino Delli Colli)

4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Adrian Lyne Edition

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s the Shattered Lens wishes a happy 85th birthday to the British director, Adrian Lyne! Lyne was one of the many British director to start his career by making commercials. (Alan Parker and Tony and Ridley Scott also followed a same career path.) He brought the same technique that inspired people to buy products to his films and the enf result was some of the most stylish films of the 80s, 90s, and the aughts. Lyne hasn’t directed many films but his lasting influence cannot be denied.

It’s times for….

4 Shots From 4 Adrian Lyne Films