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Happy Halloween, folks. To celebrate this year’s Halloween, here is a horror-only Shot at 60 post, and sequel to 2014's first Halloween/horror-themed Shot at 60. Unlike the usual formula of three 1970s screenshots, two 1980s, two 1990s, and two 2000s, this newest edition of Shot at 60 is the start of a changed formula consisting of two 1970s screenshots, two... Continue Reading →
Hopefully you enjoyed the recent Shot at 60 comeback. This week, the current actor-based specials conclude with three-time Oscar winner, Meryl Streep. Enjoy! Manhattan (1979) United Artists / Dir: Woody Allen / Prod: Joffe The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) Universal Pictures / Dir: Jerry Schatzberg / Prod: Bregman Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) Columbia Pictures... Continue Reading →
It's back... Three years in existence and sixteen months on the shelf, Shot at 60 is back with the third of four actor-based specials - this one specifically focusing on the work of Galaxy Quest's Sigourney Weaver. Enjoy! (Note: For this Shot at 60, only one image will be from the 1970s, therefore, the 1980s and 1990s will be... Continue Reading →
Well, the original Predator (McTiernan, 1987) movie is usually considered to be the only worthwhile entry in the film series, but unlike many it seems, I don't mind its sequel...and I find something intriguing in the film. Predator 2 (Hopkins, 1990) appeared in 1990, with Danny Glover (dude from the Lethal Weapon films) in the lead role - a street war-ridden... Continue Reading →
Not a special-themed Shot at 60, but a Shot at 60 featuring some special films... Enjoy. Play Misty for Me (1971) Universal Pictures / Dir: Clint Eastwood / Prod: Daley Jaws (1975) Universal Pictures / Dir: Steven Spielberg / Prod: Zanuck & Brown Rocky II (1979) United Artists / Dir: Sylvester Stallone / Prod: Chartoff & Winkler Labyrinth (1986)... Continue Reading →
First presented in a sequence of attacks from an underground "death match", "Stingray" (real name: Paul Taylor) is the antagonist of the US-shot Hong Kong production, Undefeatable (Ho, 1993). "Stingray" is not only a skilled and deadly fighter; he is a psychotic wife beater. In an early scene, "Stingray" rapes his wife, which leads to her fleeing... Continue Reading →
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