Tag Archives: Scene I Love

Horror Scenes I Love: Asia Argento Gets Hit By The Stendhal Syndrome

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since I just shared 4 shots from 4 Dario Argento films, I figured why not take this week’s horror scene that I love from an Argento film as well?

Argento’s 1995 film The Stendhal Syndrome has always gotten mixed review but I think it’s actually one of the better of his post-Tenebrae films.  In the scene below, police detective Anna Manni (Asia Argento) wanders through Florence and finds herself overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of the place.  Eventually, while looking at Bruegel’s Landscape With The Fall of Icarus, Anna is so overwhelmed that she faints and has a fantasy where she swims through the ocean and kisses a fish.  Of course, as this happens, she is watched by serial killer Alfredo Grossi (Thomas Kretschmann).

I have to admit that one reason why I like this scene (and this film) is because I had a similar experience when, the summer after graduating high school, I visited Florence.  No, I didn’t faint but I definitely found myself wandering around in a bit of a daze.  Standing in Florence is like finding yourself in the middle of living painting.  It’s an amazing experience and one that I recommend to everyone.

Horror Scenes That I Love: The Solarmite Speech From Plan 9 From Outer Space

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

“You see!  You see!  You’re stupid minds!  Stupid!”

You tell ’em, Eros!

And for that matter, way to go with that punch, Jeff!  We don’t have to take that type of talk from someone who wasn’t even born on this planet!

In case you somehow didn’t know, the scene below is from Ed Wood’s 1959 science fiction epic, Plan 9 From Outer Space.  And if you’ve never seen Plan 9 before, watch it now!  The future of the universe may depend upon it…

Horror Scenes That I Love: Slaughterhouse Rock

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I’ve never actually seen the 1987 film Slaughterhouse Rock.  I’ve just seen the trailer included in a few compilations and, thanks to YouTube, I’ve seen the scene below.  The only context that I can give for this scene is what I read on Wikipedia.

Apparently, in this scene, a ghost played by the great choreographer Toni Basil does a dance that gives the main character’s spirit the ability to roam free of his physical body.  And, during the dance, we see a lot of earlier scenes from the movie.  Or something like that.  I don’t know.  I just like the scene because of the music and Toni Basil.

I’ve always felt that dancing can take you into a spiritual realm of existence.  This scene proves my point.

Horror Scene That I Love: The Monster and Maria from Frankenstein (1931, directed James Whale)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

This scene that I love comes from the classic 1931 horror film, Frankenstein.  In this poignant scene, Frankenstein’s Monster (Boris Karloff) meets young Maria.  Maria is the first human to treat the Monster with true kindness.  Unfortunately, the Monster does not understand that, unlike flower petals, Maria does not float.

This scene features Karloff at his absolute best!

Horror Scene That I Love: The Leopard Tree Dream from Paul Schrader’s Cat People

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Since I just reviewed Paul Schrader’s 1982 version of Cat People, I figured that I’d show a scene from the film that I love.

In this film, Irena (Natassja Kinski) has a dream in which her brother, Paul (Malcolm McDowell) explains the curse under which they both live.  This dream leads directly into the first part of the film’s best sequence, in which Alice (Annette O’Toole) suspects that she’s being followed while out jogging.

Everything about this scene — from the music to the sets to the cinematography — is horror perfection as far as I’m concerned.

Dance Scenes That I Love: Randall “Tex” Cobb in Uncommon Valor

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

I know next to nothing about the 1983 film Uncommon Valor, beyond what I read on Wikipedia and the imdb.  (It’s an action film.  Shit gets blown up.)  But, a few days ago, I came across the end credits on Movies TV and I quickly fell in love with the little dance that ends the film.

The dancer, by the way, is a gentleman named Randall “Tex” Cobb, who was apparently a former boxer and who played the Warthog from Hell in Raising Arizona.

 

Dance Scenes That I Love: Davy Jones and Toni Basil in Head

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today’s dance scene that I love comes from the surrealistic 1968 musical, Head.  It features Davy Jones dancing with the wonderful Toni Basil.

Enjoy and try not to cry because it’s a seriously sad song.

Dance Scenes That I Love: Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse in Singing In The Rain

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Hi, everyone!  Well, as you read this, I am currently on vacation!  That’s right — I put off my vacation for the entire summer because I had a job writing about Big Brother for the Big Brother Blog.  Now that the show is over, I am officially on vacation for the next two weeks!

But don’t worry!  Just because I’m going to be busy exploring this wonderful world of ours for the next two weeks, that doesn’t mean that I haven’t already written and scheduled several posts to keep everyone amused over the next couple of days!

Starting on October 1st, it’ll be our annual horror month here on the Shattered Lens.  But, until that day, allow me to share a few dance scenes that I love and I hope that you’ll love them too!

Let’s get things started with one of my all-time favorites, Gene Kelly ad Cyd Charisse dancing in the Broadway Melody scene from 1952’s Singing in the Rain!