Shot at 60 part XII: Sci-fi II

Yes, the insanely popular Shot at 60 is back, and with a second sci-fi special! As always, admire and enjoy these lovely screenshots taken at the 60th minute… The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) British Lion Films / Dir: Nicolas Roeg / Prod: Deeley & Spikings   At the Earth’s Core (1976) British Lion Films / Dir: Kevin Connor / Prod: Dark, Rosenberg and Subotsky   Invasion of … Continue reading Shot at 60 part XII: Sci-fi II

Shot at 60 part XI: Sci-fi

Shot at 60 returns…with a sci-fi-themed special! Obviously, a few of the obvious ones will appear. Enjoy! Star Wars (1977) 20th Century Fox / Dir: George Lucas / Prod: Kurtz   Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Columbia Pictures / Dir: Steven Spielberg / Prod: J. Phillips & M. Phillips   Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) Paramount Pictures / Dir: Robert Wise / Prod: Roddenberry   Tron (1982) Buena Vista … Continue reading Shot at 60 part XI: Sci-fi

Thoughts Prior to Watching ‘Terminator: Genisys’.

I’m back. Arnold’s back, too, as he makes his return to the Terminator franchise in the newly-released Terminator Genisys. To be funny: this new movie isn’t about Arnold travelling back in time to stop Peter Gabriel from leaving Genesis. Ha. Anyway,  despite the last two Terminator movies being somewhat average (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation) and despite my disliking for 12A-rated sequels in long-running franchises, I’m relatively … Continue reading Thoughts Prior to Watching ‘Terminator: Genisys’.

Correctly Predicted Oscar Nominations… 

Evening, folks. As it is now “Oscar weekend”, here’s a short post to quickly brag that I correctly predicted two Oscar nominations for Interstellar (Nolan, 2014). Below is a screenshot of the original tweet re the nominations, and a screenshot of Interstellar‘s Academy Award nominations on IMDB.   Enjoy the show if you’re going to watch it! Thanks for viewing, Dom. For John.   The latter image is … Continue reading Correctly Predicted Oscar Nominations… 

Shot at 60 part VI: Sylvester Stallone

Welcome to the first of three special Shot at 60 posts focusing on actors. Capone (1975) 20th Century Fox / Dir: Steve Carver / Prod: Corman   Death Race 2000 (1975) New World Pictures / Dir: Paul Bartel / Prod: Corman & Weatherill   Rocky (1976) United Artists / Dir: John G. Avildsen / Prod: Chartoff & Winkler   Nighthawks (1981) Universal Pictures / Dir: Bruce Malmuth / Prod: Poll … Continue reading Shot at 60 part VI: Sylvester Stallone

Shot at 60: Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.

Welcome to my first post… Instead of posting an iconic shot from nine different films, I’m being different – I’m posting a shot from a second or two after the one hour mark in a film’s duration. Here are the nine shots: Dirty Harry (1971) Warner Bros. / Dir: Don Siegel / Prod: Siegel & Daley   Chinatown (1974) Paramount Pictures / Dir: Roman Polanksi / Prod: … Continue reading Shot at 60: Nine Shots Taken at Hour One.