In honor of Ethan Hawke’s birthday, here is the wonderfully romantic Ferris wheel scene from 1995’s Before Sunrise. Director Richard Lnklater considered this scene to be an homage to The Third Man.
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Scenes I Love: The Trial In National Lampoon’s Animal House
I was feeling a bit under-the-weather last night. Some of it was anxiety over the direction of the country. Some of it was just the standard blues that I always feel after Halloween. Horrorthon is such a big project that it always takes me a while to get back to normal once it ends.
Luckily, I’ve got movies to cheer me up. Last night, I watched Happy Gilmore and I was going to share a scene from it today but it occurred to me that I’ve already shared both the fight with Bob Barker and Happy shouting, “You’re going to die, clown!” multiple times. So, instead, I’m going to share another scene from a comedy that always makes me laugh. This film was also a favorite of my father’s.
In 1978’s Animal House, Dean Wormer and the Student Court try to railroad the Delta House. Needless, the Deltas aren’t going to stand for that. When Hoover’s earnest defense fails to sway the Dean, the Deltas don’t hold back. I love this movie and I love this scene.
Scenes That I Love: Travis Bickle’s Paranoid Monologue from Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver is nearly 50 years old but it’s still one of cinema’s most definitive portraits of urban paranoia and societal detachment. Travis (played by Robert De Niro) obsesses on the city that he harshly judges even though he’s as much a part of New York as those who he wishes will be washed away.
This scene features Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, and Paul Schrader at their definite best. I imagine that, for a lot of people, this is one of those scenes that solidified their opinions on New York City. For the record, the last time I was in New York, everyone was fairly pleasant. They weren’t exactly friendly but I also didn’t get my bag stolen. (Those of us who don’t live in New York tend to assume that we’ll get mugged as soon as we leave JFK.)
I do worry about the future of New York, especially with the election that is being held today. To say I’m not a fan of either of the two front runners would be an understatement but, at the same time, it’s not my place to tell people in New York City how to vote. (I’m a big believer in not telling people in other cities and states how to vote. Whenever anyone from up north asks me why Beto didn’t win in 2018, I tell them the truth. A bunch of pro-Beto yankees came down here and got on everyone’s nerves right before they voted.) Instead of telling people what to do, I’ll just say that I sincerely hope that whatever happens will work out as well as it possibly can.
(That’s another reason I don’t endorsements. “Vote for the candidate who will work as well as he possibly can,” probably isn’t going to gets the cheers that some other slogans would.)
Scene That I Love: Harold Lloyd Climbs The Side Of A Building In Safety Last
For today’s scene that I love, here’s Harold Lloyd in 1923’s Safety Last, climbing the side of a building and nearly getting killed by an untrustworthy clock. Lloyd performed all of his stunts in this scene so it wasn’t just the character holding on for dear life. It was also Lloyd himself.
Scenes That I Love: Toni Collette in The Sixth Sense
Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to actress Toni Collette! This scene that I love comes from 1999’s The Sixth Sense and features Collette at her best!
Horror Scenes That I Love: The Ending Of Halloween
From the original and still the best Halloween.
“Was that the Boogeyman?”
Horror Scenes That I Love: Conal Cochran Explains Halloween in Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Tonight’s horror scene that I love is from the underrated 1982 film, Halloween III: Season of the Witch.
In this scene, Conal Cochran (Dan O’Herlihy) explains not only the origins of Halloween but he also discusses how he’s going to make Halloween great again. This scene is probably the best in the film and it’s almost entirely due to O’Herlihy’s wonderfully menacing performance as Conal Cochran.
“….and happy Halloween.”
Horror Scenes That I Love: “Dentist!” from Little Shop of Horrors
Since we’ve been talking a lot about the original Little Shop of Horrors today, it’s only appropriate to share a scene from the remake for today’s scene of the day.
From 1986’s Little Shop of Horrors, here is Steve Martin performing Dentist! Because there’s nothing scarier than going to the dentist, right?
Scenes That I Love: The Opening of Suspiria!
The opening of Dario Argento’s 1977 masterpiece, Suspiria, is about as perfect an opening as one could hope for. American ballet student Suzy Banyon (Jessica Harper) arrives in Frieburg, Germany. Both Argento and Harper perfectly portray Suzy’s confusion as she makes her way through the airport and, as torrential rain drenches her, attempts to hail a taxi and get a ride to the dance academy. (What Suzy doesn’t know, of course, is that the dance academy is home to the ancient witch known as Our Mother of Sighs.) With this opening scene, Argento both immediately establishes the off-center, nightmarish atmosphere of Suspiria and establishes Suzy as a character who we, as the audience, relate to and care about. Suspiria is a great film and certainly one that didn’t need a pretentious remake. The greatness of the original Suspiria all begins with this brilliant opening.
Horror Scenes That I Love: Life and Death in Dawn of the Dead
Today’s horror scene that I love is from George Romero’s 1978 zombie masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead.
The first time I saw this film, I was so upset when Roger died. Not only was Roger my favorite character but I also knew that if Roger — who was so funny and so charismatic and so competent — couldn’t survive then that meant that no one was going to survive.
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