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Shattered Politics #18: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (dir by John Ford)
“When the legend become fact, print the legend.” — Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) Though I understand and respect their importance in the history of both...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #68: Mazes and Monsters (dir Steven Hilliard...
It’s amazing the things that you find when you randomly search the DVD section of Half-Price Books. For instance, I found a very cheap DVD of the 1982 made-for-TV film Mazes and Monsters and I simply...
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Lisa Marie Does The Wrong Man (dir by Alfred Hitchcock)
Since today is Alfred Hitchcock’s birthday, I figured why not take a few minutes to recommend one of his films that you may not have seen. First released in 1956 but still painfully relevant today,...
View ArticleRide Away: John Wayne in John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS (Warner Brothers 1956)
Originally posted on cracked rear viewer: John Ford’s THE SEARCHERS is without question an American Film Classic. I’d even go as far as saying it’s my second all-time favorite film, directly behind...
View ArticleHorror on the Lens: Baffled! (dir by Philip Leacock)
Hi there and welcome to the October Horrorthon! This is our favorite time of the year here at the Shattered Lens because October is horror month. For the past five years, we have celebrated every...
View ArticleComing Down The Mountain: Runaway! (1973, directed by David Lowell Rich)
Runaway! begins with a train starting a slow descent down a snowy mountain. On board the train are collection of skiers, gigolos, conductors, and engineers. One couple discusses their upcoming...
View ArticleHorror Film Review: Psycho II (dir by Richard Franklin)
Norman Bates is back! No, I don’t mean Freddie Highmore from Bates Motel or Vince Vaughn from the odd Psycho remake that I keep seeing on Showtime. No, I’m talking about the original Norman Bates,...
View ArticleSmash-Up On Interstate 5 (1976, directed by John Llewellyn Moxey)
Smash-Up On Interstate 5 begins with ominous shots of a crowded California interstate. It’s the 4th of July weekend and old people are returning home, young people are looking for a party, and...
View ArticleHorror on the Lens: Baffled! (dir by Philip Leacock)
Baffled! is an entertaining little made-for-TV movie from 1973. Leonard Nimoy plays a race car driver who suddenly starts to have psychic visions of a woman who lives in what appears to be a gothic...
View ArticleHorror on the Lens: Mazes and Monsters (dir by Steven Hilliard Stern)
For today’s horror on the lens, we’ve got the 1982 made-for-TV movie, Mazes and Monsters! Mazes and Monsters! Sounds pretty scary, doesn’t it? Well, have no fear. Mazes and Monsters is just a...
View ArticleHorror on the Lens: Baffled! (dir by Philip Leacock)
Leonard Nimoy is a race car driver who can see into the future and who uses his powers to solve crimes! Seriously, if that’s not enough to get you to watch the 1973 made-for-TV movie Baffled!, then I...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Fantasy Island 1.8 “Superstar/Salem”
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Tuesdays, I will be reviewing the original Fantasy Island, which ran on ABC...
View Article10 Oscar Snubs From The 1960s
Ah, the 60s. Both the studio system and the production code collapsed as Hollywood struggled to remain relevant during a time of great social upheaval. The Academy alternated between nominating films...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: International Airport (dir by Don Chaffey and...
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: In Search of America (by Paul Bogart)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: A Great American Tragedy (dir by J. Lee Thompson)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
View ArticleHorror on the Lens: Baffled! (dir by Philip Leacock)
Leonard Nimoy is a race car driver who can see into the future and who uses his powers to solve crimes! Seriously, if that’s not enough to get you to watch the 1973 made-for-TV movie Baffled!, then I...
View ArticleRetro Television Reviews: Live Again, Die Again (dir by Richard A. Colla)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
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