In honor of Fred Astaire’s birthday, here are two scenes featuring Fred and Cyd Charisse from the 1953 film, The Band Wagon!
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Scenes That I Love: Happy Birthday, Ari Lehman!
Yay! It’s Ari Lehman’s birthday!
Who, you my be asking, is Ari Lehman?
Well, you’ll definitely recognize him in this scene that I love from the original Friday the 13th!
That’s right! Many actors have played Jason Voorhees but Ari Lehman was the first!
And today is his birthday.
Happy birthday, Ari Lehman!
Scenes That I Love: The Party Fight From The Room
Today is James Franco’s birthday! That’s practically a holiday here at the TSL Bunker! Or, at the very least, it’s a holiday here in my little office.
We’re all very excited about James Franco’s upcoming film, The Masterpiece. Directed by James himself and based on Greg Sestero’s wonderful book, The Disaster Artist, The Masterpiece will take viewers behind the scenes of the making of The Room! Along with directing, James is playing Tommy Wiseau while Dave Franco will be taking on the role of Greg Sestero.
But, before we see The Masterpiece, why not rewatch a scene from the film that started it all? The scene below is one of the key moments from The Room. Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) finally confronts his “friend,” Mark (Greg Sestero) over the fact that Mark has been sleeping with Johnny’s future wife, Lisa (Juliette Danielle). This is the scene that features the classic lines, “I fed up with this world!”
Enjoy this great scene!
If you’re celebrating James Franco’s birthday today, why not read some of the following James Franco-related reviews:
- My review of True Story
- My review of Milk
- My review of Palo Alto
- My review of Veronica Mars
- My review of Lovelace
- My review of The Iceman
- Ryan’s review of Spring Breakers
- Arleigh’s review of Rise of the Planet of The Apes
- My review of Your Highness
- My review of the 83rd Academy Awards
- My review of 127 Hours
And, if you’re a lover of The Room, check out Jedadiah Leland’s interview with Tommy Wiseau!
After you’re appreciated The Room, why not read a review of a different film that happens to have the same title?
And finally, here are my thoughts on The Neighbors, Tommy Wiseau’s TV show.
And now, let’s sing it!
Scenes That I Love: Valley of the Dolls
Scenes That I Love: Happy Groundhog Day!
Today’s scene that I love comes from Groundhog Day! In this scene, Bill Murray speaks truth to power and let’s us all know what the future holds for us!
(Incidentally, I believe that, earlier today, the groundhog did not see his shadow, which means that we’re going to have an early spring. Bleh! I was hoping for a longer winter, if just because I’d like to get some snow down here. I’m tired of living vicariously through my blizzard-addled friends in the North!)
Scenes I Love: Oh my God! Teen Witch!
So, I’ve never actually sat through the 1989 movie Teen Witch but, thanks largely to Val and her review of the second Nightmare On Elm Street film, I have sat through several YouTube clips. Fortunately, Teen Witch is going to be coming to Netflix in February so I’ll be able to get some context to go along with the two scenes below.
First off, there’s this scene featuring a bunch of suburban teenagers telling each other to “top that!” It’s hard to know where to start with this scene. I’ve watched it a countless number of times and I’m still not quite sure what to make of it. The main theme seems to be that teenagers in the 80s were incredibly lame but I’ve seen Fast Times At Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, and Say Anything so I know that can’t be totally true.
Another odd thing about this clip is that looking at the guy wearing the suspenders fills me with an indescribable rage. If I ever ran into the actor, I would probably end up yelling at him, freaking him out, and then feeling really bad about it afterwards.
ANYWAY! Here’s the Top That scene from Teen Witch! It’s a scene that I love despite myself:
And here’s the second scene from Teen Witch that I love, the I Like Boys musical number. Seriously, if I didn’t know this was a low-budget teen movie from the 80s, I would think it was a documentary filmed at J.J. Pearce High School.
I’ll be so happy once February arrives and I will finally be able to put these two scenes into the larger context that is Teen Witch.
Horror Scenes I Love: Asia Argento Gets Hit By The Stendhal Syndrome
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
“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
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)
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!
Through the Shattered Lens 