Favorite Scene Friday! Tombstone: Hell's Coming With Me

It's close to that time of year again, when we hold a special day to honor our fathers and father figures.  Since that day is near, I decided to post a scene today to honor the man who married my mom and became my dad when I was two years old, and who, for the past 27 years, has done nothing but love and support me in every way he can.  Just because he's good. 

My dad is an outdoorsman.  My brothers and I like to joke that he is one of the last true cowboys.  He doesn't ride the range out west, but he's as tough as they come and possesses that "no nonsense, tell it like it is" personality that makes me think of The Duke himself.  Growing up, I wasn't the prissiest of girls, but I still didn't have much love for my dad's hobbies.  Guns terrified me, dead animals made me squeamish (even if they were killed to be cooked for dinner) and the sight of a poor fish on a hook brought tears to my eyes.  I was way too sensitive for such a tough guy, but he held a special soft spot for me.  Now that I'm older, I look back and see that more than ever. 

My dad holds a big love for books and movies, much like myself, but we would almost never agree on the type of books and movies we love.  My childhood memories are full of seeing Saturday morning Bonanza episodes, Louis L'Amour books stacked around my dad's chair, and a spaghetti western on the TV everytime he could find one.  To this day, I believe he is the sole reason the Encore Western channel continues to run.  And while those films don't typically interest me, there is one my dad and I both love - Tombstone.

If you have never seen this movie, I highly recommend it.  Even if, like me, you're not much into westerns.  It's just a good, suspenseful movie - no matter the type.  This scene shows Wyatt Earp getting ready to enact vengeance on those outlaw cowboys who have wronged him so.  It reminds me so much of my dad - always strong, right and good. And I still know that he's there to support me in every way I need...no matter how tough he is, I can always count on a good, sturdy shoulder to cry on.

Happy Friday, everyone!  And to all the dads out there - I hope next Sunday brings you a wonderful Father's Day!

Music Video Monday!: I'm Not Scared

In June 2011, I excitedly told you about the Pittsburgh band 1,2,3. I raved about their sound, gave them a thumbs up and even boldly predicted that they would be one of the breakout bands of 2011. I thought it was a sure thing, but for some reason that prediction didn't come true and it still boggles my mind to this day. Are my ears deceiving me? I'm I trying to make them something they're not? They have the sound and look that is "in" right now, so I'm hoping my glimpse into the future was simply just a year too soon. Okay enough about my lack of Nostradamusian (yes new word) skills, let's get to the video.

Today's MVM, "Scared But Not That Scared", is from the duo's 2011 album New Heaven. It's a twisted, trippy and slightly creepy video that shows just how far some people will go for their beliefs. Everyone wants to feel like they're part of something and history has proven that with the Manson Family, Jim Jones, Heaven's Gate and The Branch Davidians. This is 1,2,3's take on the subject. Kids don't try this at home. Just enjoy the video, your Monday and remember to live your soundtrack out loud. 

I understand there has been some trouble with the video playing. If it continues to happen, here the link:http://vimeo.com/41862503 

P.S. Because you were probably emotionally devastated last week with no video, I offer an olive branch in the form of two bonus videos from 1,2,3. First, a live version of "Confetti" and the second, a live version of "Riding Coach".

Favorite Scene Friday! An American Werewolf in London: Attack on the Moors

The Large Association of Movie Blogs’ movie of the month for June is the horror classic An American Werewolf in London. I thought I’d celebrate this - and get another viewing of the flick under my belt before I write something up - by watching the movie under the full moon, which happens to be this Monday, June 4. Any and all Lammies participating in the shenanigans (pieces are due before June 17) are welcome to join me. Not in real life, of course. My place is too small.

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What better way to promote this full moon fiesta than by giving the flick the famous Favorite Scene Friday treatment?!

Our scene finds American backpackers David and future ghost Jack (you got your werewolf movie in my ghost flick! You got your ghost flick in my werewolf movie!) after they’ve been forced out of the Slaughtered Lamb, a local watering hole in England for werewolf haters. It isn't long before David and Jack have wandered off the road and onto the moors, which is exactly what the denizens of the Slaughtered Lamb warned them not to do.

The great thing about this clip is the dark/foggy atmosphere and the suspense. There’s nothing scarier to me than what I can’t see, and the fact that most of this scene is simply the terrified expressions on David and Jack’s faces and the cries of the prowling werewolf means that my mind is free to imagine its worst.

I love the camerawork in the scene, the way it pans around the boys and tracks/cranes down and towards them at around 0:40. It all helps with the buildup of the tension, which culminates in one of the most vicious and unexpected attacks in horror history. Just when you thought it was safe to laugh about falling on your ass.

Enjoy the scene and have a great weekend. If you plan on watching the movie on Monday, please let me know in the comments below. And if you're on Twitter, don't forget the LAMB Movie of the Month hashtag - #lambmotm. And beware the moon...

Werewolf Attack
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