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It was just a matter of time before I came to this, of course, and no better reason than this film's 30th birthday this month.  And I have 2 Raiders shots I'm posting (the second next week), both oners that I have spent many a minute marveling over.  Today's is the scene in which Brody gives Indiana

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Today's memorable shot is in honor of the premiere of my friends Aeden Babish and Kevin Fall's new TV show, Franklin & Bash, June 1 @ 9PM/8c on TNT.  Hope you'll watch Wednesdays; Mark Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer are hilarious.  Congrats Kevin & Aeden! So, speaking of judicial battles, Inherit the Wind.  There's a whole lot to be

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As you can see, I'm changing it up and going off the beaten path. Today's clip has a couple moments that are great examples of capturing exciting kinetic energy.  I can imagine that this director, Len Wiseman, was a fan of Spielberg's Duel, which has fantastic examples of these type of wide-lens shots, as does all of

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I think by now we probably take this opening for granted, not stopping to appreciate how much good storytelling is crammed into this one "silent cinema" shot.  (But when you see the prequels, you realize with stunning clarity just how wrong such moments can go.)  I was six when this movie came out, so this film is