Film Language Tag: rhythmic editing
The organization of editing according to different paces or tempos determined by how quickly cuts are made.
22 CATHERINE ST, Frances Ha
Having found a new apartment with two cool new roommates, Frances runs through the city to the sound of David Bowie's "Modern Love."
96,000, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.
A Change is Gonna Come, Malcolm X
Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) travels to the Audubon Ballroom to make a speech.
A Dark Horse Enters, The Heart of the World
Akmatov the industrialist seduces Anna.
A Game of Marbles, King of the Hill
Aaron (Jesse Bardford) intervenes in a game of marbles. The camera uniquely circles around the game as it goes forth, the inverse of a 360-degree pan; the editing rhythm also quickens as the game continues.
A Game of Roulette, Run Lola Run
After just missing her father (Herbert Knaup), Lola (Franka Potente) goes to the casino to win the money.
Abuela Claudia, In the Heights
Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) passes away during the heat of the blackout.
Airlock Malfunction, The Martian
An airlock malfunction destroys Mark’s (Matt Damon) potato garden.
Ambushed in Vietnam, Forrest Gump
Forrest (Tom Hanks) and the others face are ambushed, and Forrest tries to save as many of the other men as possible.
Angel of Vengence, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
When Hossein (Marshall Manesh) drugs Atti (Mozhan Marnò), the Girl (Sheila Vand)comes to the rescue.
Avalyn and Brian Discover Dead Deer , Mysterious Skin
After meeting to discuss shared memories of alien abduction and violation, Brian (Brady Corbet) and Avalyn (Mary Lynn Rajskub) encounter a dead deer she says was experimented on by aliens and then left in the field near her home. When she presses Brian to insert his hand into an incision in the body, he experiences flashbacks of past alien abduction and violation -- with a young Neil (Chase Ellison) appearing in them alongside his own past self (George Webster)
Benny's Farewell, City of God
Blacky (Rubens Sabino), in an attempt to kill Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino), kills Benny (Phellipe Haagensen) at his farewell party.
Birthday Party Attack, The Birds
Melanie (Tippi Hedrin), Mitch (Rod Taylor), Annie (Suzanne Pleshette), and Lydia (Jessica Tandy) are at a birthday party for Cathy (Veronica Cartwright) when it gets attacked by seagulls.
Birthing Sue, The Substance
Elisabeth (Demi Moore) activates The Substance for the first time and births Sue (Margaret Qualley) out of her back.
Car Accident, The Substance
Elisabeth (Demi Moore) gets into a car accident. While at the doctor's office, a young nurse (Robin Greer) gives her an extra examination.
Carneval del Barrio, In the Heights
Before leaving Washington Heights, Daniela (Daphne Rubin-Vega) gets the neighborhood on its feet again.
Chase in the Sewers, The Third Man
Harry Lime (Orson Welles) flees from the British Police through the sewers of Vienna. He shoots and kills Sergeant Paine (Bernard Lee) and is badly injured. Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) kills Lime as he's trying to escape.
Chase Through Harlem, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Gravedigger Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and Coffin Ed Jones (Raymond St. Jacques) chase the robbers and Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart), and a bale of cotton falls out of one of the cars.
Cinema Looks at Itself, Man with a Movie Camera
Filmmaker Dziga Vertov shows Soviet citizens at work and the filmmaking process.
Climb Every Mountain (Closing Sequence), The Sound of Music
The Von Trapp family hides from the Nazi troops and escapes.
Closing Sequence, BlacKkKlansman
Ron and Patrice are lured out of Ron’s apartment to witness robed Klansman gathered around a burning cross as the film gives way to footage from the August 2017 white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Closing Sequence, Umberto D.
After Umberto's plan fails to give Flike to Daniela, a young girl that has befriended the dog at the park, he attempts to end it all.
Closing Sequence, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch (Paul Newman) and Sundance (Robert Redford) are holding out in a small store, trying to outlast the military that has come after them. The drawn-out shootout ends with both characters running out of the store, guns blazing, to ultimately be killed.
Closing Sequence, Nashville
Barbara Jean (Ronnee Blakley) performs at the gala concert and Haven Hamilton (Henry Gibson) organizes.
Closing Sequence, Easy Rider
After successfully smuggling cocaine across the US, Wyatt (Peter Fonda) tells Billy (Dennis Hopper) they "blew it." Then, back on the road, two drivers shoot both motorcycle riders.
Closing Sequence, The Battle of Algiers
Epilogue describing the uprising two years following the film's events.
Competition, The Heart of the World
Osip and Nikolai showcase their talents to compete for Anna's love.
Concerning Hobbits (Opening Sequence Part 2), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm), narrates life in the Shire as he works on his book. His nephew, Frodo (Elijah Wood), talks with the wizard, Gandalf (Ian McKellen).
Daisies, Adaptation.
Charlie drives away from his encounter with Amelia, and daisies alongside the road open and close over the course of several days and nights.
Dorothy and Jeffrey's Affair, Blue Velvet
Jeffrey (Kyle MacLachlan) goes back to Dorothy (Isabella Rossellini)'s apartment to have sex with her.
Drive-By Attack, The Battle of Algiers
Two boys attack pieds-noirs in the streets.
Eugene and Vincent, Gattaca
Vincent steals Eugene's identity to work at the Gattaca space corporation.
Evelyn Meets Alpha Waymond, Everything Everywhere All at Once
During a strange elevator ride, Alpha Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) gives Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh) odd instructions and she revisits her memories.
Fighting Zombies to the Rhythm of Queen, Shaun of the Dead
Shaun (Simon Pegg), his mother (Penelope Wilton) his friend Ed (Nick Frost), his girlfriend Liz(Kate Ashfield), and their acquaintances Dianne (Lucy Davis) and David (Dylan Moran) find themselves facing off against a horde of zombies accompanied by Queen blasting out of a jukebox, which they choreograph their fight to.
Final Day of the Strike, The Battle of Algiers
On the last day of the strike, French paratroopers roam through the streets, attacking Algerians.
First Crash, Crash
James Ballard (James Spader) distractedly crashes into another car.
First Seagull Attack, The Birds
After Melanie (Tippi Hedren) leaves love birds for Cathy (Veronica Cartwright) in the Brenner home, she is attacked by a seagull. At a restaurant, Mitch (Rod Taylor) persuades Lydia (Jessica Tandy) to invite Melanie to dinner.
First Switch, The Substance
Elisabeth (Demi Moore) and Sue (Margaret Qualley) switch back for the first time.
Flagellants, The Seventh Seal
During a stage show, a group of flagellants interrupt the show and a preacher (Anders Ek) lectures the crowd while Antonious Block (Max von Sydow) and his party looks on.
Frank at the Movies, Donnie Darko
Donnie speaks with and sees Frank in the movie theater.
Grow and Advance, Transcendence
Max speculates on Will's plans and ambitions.
He Tried to Rape Me, BlacKkKlansman
Ron arrives at Patrice’s house to prevent Connie from delivering the bomb, but his attempts are thwarted by fellow police officers.
Hospital Hallucination, All That Jazz
Audrey, Katie, and Michelle are joined by women from Joe's past in a spectacular variety show that Joe imagines as he gets closer to death.
House Fire, Malcolm X
Malcolm (Denzel Washington) and Betty (Angela Bassett)'s house is firebombed.
I'm A Man, City of God
Steak n' Fries (Darlan Cunha) tells Carrot (Matheus Nachtergaele) that he must kill Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge).
Into the Woods, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The Huntsman tells Snow White to flee after sparing her.
Joy and Eleanor's Resolution, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Joy (Stephanie Hsu) and her mother Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) finally make amends.
Killing the Herd, Hud
The Bannon's (Melvyn Douglas, Paul Newman, Brandon deWilde) herd are found to have foot-and-mouth disease, and must be killed and buried.
Kino, The Heart of the World
Anna becomes the new and better heart of the world: Kino.
Kisses and Blows, Schindler's List
Goeth speaks sweetly to Helen before beating her brutally and Schindler kisses another woman.
La colita, The Great Beauty
Jep Gambardella celebrates his 65th birthday.
Life as a Chicken, Bread and Chocolate
Nino discovers that other Italian immigrants in Switzerland have it much worse than he does.
Lola's First Run, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her first run through Berlin.
Mabel's Breakdown, A Woman Under the Influence
Mabel (Gena Rowlands) has a final breakdown with her husband Nick (Peter Falk).
Manni's End, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) runs to meet Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) after robbing a bank.
Marion's Medallion, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) approaches his ex-lover Marion (Karen Allen) for help.
May Queen Competition, Midsommar
Dani (Florence Pugh) wins the May Queen competition.
Milk Bar Café Bombing, The Battle of Algiers
Djamila Bouhired (Magda Al-Sabahi), Zohra Drif Bitat (Fouzia El Kader), and Hassiba Ben Bouali (Fusia El Kader) all bring parts of a bomb into French territory in Algiers to make an attack.
Mima's Scene, Perfect Blue
Mima (Junko Iwao) films the rape scene for the drama she is starring in.
Monstro Elisasue Performance, The Substance
Monstro Elisasue (Margaret Qualley) performs for a crowd, but chaos ensues.
Nazis in the Cinema, Inglourious Basterds
Marcel (Jacky Ido) and Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent) get ready to burn down the cinema while Joseph Goebbels (Sylvester Groth) watches. Simultaneously, Aldo (Brad Pitt) and Hans (Christoph Waltz) make negotiations.
Negotiation, Deewaar
Anand Babu (Satyendra Kapoor), father of Ravi (Shashi Kapoor) and Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan), meets with the nameless mine owner intending to negotiate a compromise, but he is forced to sign away the workers’ rights to save his abducted family.
Negotiation and Robbery, Drive
The Driver (Ryan Gosling) negotiates and goes to rob a pawn shop with Standard (Oscar Isaac).
Newt Vs. Marcus, The Learning Tree
Newt (Kyle Johnson) finds himself in a boxing match with Marcus (Alex Clarke) at the county fair.
No Prisoners!, Attack on Damascus, Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) reaches a breaking point as he leads an attack on Damascus.
One Head, As Promised, Princess Mononoke
Lady Eboshi (Minnie Driver) cuts the head off of the forest spirit.
One Is the Loneliest Number, Magnolia
Establishing various lives across the San Fernando Valley.
Opening Credits, Drive
The opening credits roll as Driver (Ryan Gosling) drives through Los Angeles.
Opening Sequence, Mulholland Drive
An unidentified woman in a limousine escapes the threatening men driving her unharmed after the car is involved in a collision.
Opening Sequence, Jurassic Park
A velociraptor kills a worker at Isla Nublar.
Opening Sequence, Brazil
Jill Layton (Kim Greist) sees her downstairs neighbor Archibald Buttle (Brian Miller) get wrongfully arrested as a result of a mistaken identity.
Opening Sequence, Sound of Metal
Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) and his partner Lou (Olivia Cooke) play at one of their concert tours.
Opening Sequence, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.
Opening Sequence, West Side Story
The Jets, a white gang led by Riff (Russ Tamblyn), and the Sharks, a Puerto Rican gang led by Bernardo (George Chakiris), brawl in the streets.
Opening Sequence, Run Lola Run
Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) tells Lola (Franka Potente) how he lost 100,000 marks.
Opening Sequence, Magnolia
A narrator tells 3 stories of coincidence: a triple hanging, a scuba diver's death, and a suicide attempt.
Opening Sequence, City of God
Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) gets stuck between the police, an escaped chicken, and Li'l Ze (Leandro Firmino) and his gang.
Opening Sequence, Lawrence of Arabia
T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) dies in a motorcycle accident.
Opening Sequence, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Promo and press interview with Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), followed by opening credits.
Opening Sequence, Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo (Corinne Marchand) goes to a fortune teller (Loye Payen) to see if the fortune teller can predict the results of her biopsy.
Opening Sequence, Mother
Mother (Kim Hye-ja) dances in a wheat field. Sometime earlier, she watches her son Do-joon (Won Bin) across the street while he talks with his troublemaker friend Jin-tae (Jin Goo).
Oppenheimer and Strauss, Oppenheimer
Before his 1959 senate hearing, Lewis Strauss (Robert Downey Jr.) speaks to his assistants about Oppenheimer. In 1954, Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) is questioned about his views on the atomic and hydrogen bombs.
Piano and Gunshots, Schindler's List
The officers shoot people hiding in the ghetto while another officer plays Mozart.
Pig Slaughter, Carrie
Billy kills a pig for Chris.
Prom Bloodbath, Carrie
Carrie unleashes her wrath upon the school.
Raining Frogs, Magnolia
Jim (John C. Reilly) is driving through the city when it starts raining frogs.
Rebirth, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her second try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
Rescuing the Ark, Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana (Harrison Ford) chases down the Nazis to try and save the Ark.
Rice Cake Girl, Mother
Mother (Kim Hye-ja) pays Jin-tae (Jin Goo) to help her interrogate two school kids about Ah-jung's social life.
Richie's Suicide Attempt, The Royal Tenenbaums
Richie shaves his hair off and attempts to commit suicide.
Running to Make it Home, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) finally gets a date with Vanessa (Melissa Barrera), who dreams of leaving the barrio.
Sabotaged Brakes, Teesri Manzil
The brakes on Anil's care are cut and he is forced to perform dangerous driving maneuvers to avoid other cars before finally jumping out of the car to safety.
Short Circuit, Sleep Dealer
A worker at the sleep dealer’s is injured when a machine malfunctions.
Shosanna's Revenge, Inglourious Basterds
Shosanna (Mélanie Laurent) gets ready to enact her plan to burn down the cinema.
Slow-Mo Hotel, Inception
Action unfolds on two levels of the dreamworld: during a car chase and in a hotel.
Sound!, Singin' in the Rain
New technology allows for Monumental Pictures to start shooting films with sound!
Statuary Park, Gomorrah
The Camorra exacts revenge on Pasquale and his Chinese associates.
Sue and Elisabeth Fight Scene, The Substance
Elisabeth (Demi Moore) tries to terminate Sue (Margaret Qualley), but, on second thought, brings her back to life.
Supermarket Hold Up, Run Lola Run
Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu) and Lola (Franka Potente) hold up the supermarket.
T-Rex Attack, Jurassic Park
After the security systems go offline due to Dennis’ sabotage, the T-Rex escapes and attacks the humans in Jurassic Park.
The Ancestor and the Womb, Daughters of the Dust
Nana Peazant (Cora Lee Day) urges Eli (Adisa Anderson) to connect with his ancestors and his wife's unborn child.
The Ballet of the Red Shoes (cont.), The Red Shoes
Vicky (Moira Shearer) and Ivan (Robert Helpmann) continue to dance the Ballet of the Red Shoes.
The Bell Tower, Vertigo
Scottie (James Stewart) brings Madeleine (Kim Novak) to the mission in her dreams.
The Birds Attack Melanie, The Birds
After following the sound of fluttering through the Brenners' house to the attic, Melanie (Tippi Hedren) is attacked by the birds.
The Bully in the Cage, Dogman
Marcello tricks his bully, Simone, by putting him in a cage. When Simone realizes that he tricked him, he becomes out of control like a dog.
The Godfather of Soul, BlacKkKlansman
Ron teaches Flip to talk like him with the help of the lyrics from James Brown’s Black Power anthem “Say it Loud – I’m Black and I’m Proud”.
The Griffith Last-Minute Rescue, The Lonely Villa
A husband learns that he has been lured away from his family in their secluded home by would-be thieves and rushes back to save them.
The Honeymoon, The Heart of the World
Anna strangles Akmatov on their honeymoon.
The Lonely Goatherd, The Sound of Music
The kids put on a puppet show.
The Mess, Chan Is Missing
Jo (Wood Moy) goes around Chinatown paranoid as Chan's disappearance becomes more mysterious.
The Odessa Steps, Battleship Potemkin
A group of Cossacks attack a crowd of unarmed civilians at the Odessa steps. A baby carriage rolls down the steps as the Cossacks march.
The Robot Mesmerizes, Metropolis
The false Maria (Brigitte Helm) dances before the industrialists, causing chaos throughout the city, while Freder (Gustav Frohlich) suffers hallucinations
The Stasi's Second Search, The Lives of Others
The Stasi return to Dreyman's apartment to search for the typewriter after Christa-Marie's confession.
The Vampire's Fate, Shadow of the Vampire
The film crew, knowing Max Schreck (Willem Dafoe) is a vampire, attempt to let in the sunlight to kill Schreck. But Schreck had sabotaged the door, trapping them all inside. Schreck kills Fritz (Cary Elwes) and Albin (Udo Kier) and Murnau (John Malkovich) doesn't stop filming. In the end, the crew arrives and kills Schreck, and Murnau asks for an endboard.
The War, Jules and Jim
Shortly after Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) get married, Jules and Jim (Henri Serre) are sent to serve during the Great War on opposing sides.
The Well Explosion, There Will Be Blood
Daniel (Daniel Day-Lewis) deals with an explosion of the oil well in Little Boston.
Tommy and Hedwig's Last Goodbye, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Hedwig (John Cameron Mitchell) strips at a performance, then meets Tommy (Michael Pitt) as he performs one last song for her.
Torture Devices, The Passion of Joan of Arc
The judges take Joan (Renée Jeanne Falconetti) to view the torture chamber, hoping to intimidate her into a confession. She faints, but does not confess or recant her story.
Train Attack, Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) leads an attack on a Turkish train.
Training With Guns, Taxi Driver
Travis (Robert De Niro) starts training with guns and incorporating discipline into his daily routine.
Travis Saves Iris, Taxi Driver
Travis (Robert De Niro) kills Iris's (Jodie Foster) pimp, Matthew (Harvey Keitel), to save her.
Ultimate Kick (Part One), Inception
Members of Cobb's team awaken from their dreams and return to reality.
Ultimate Kick (Part Two), Inception
Members of Cobb's team awaken from their dreams and return to reality.
Velociraptors in the Kitchen, Jurassic Park
After velociraptors invade the visitors’ center of Jurassic Park, Tim (Joseph Mazzello) and Lex (Ariana Richards) Murphy must escape and reunite with Alan (Sam Neill) and Ellie (Laura Dern).
Vincent Bests Anton, Gattaca
Vincent plays chicken with his genetically superior brother.
Virus Origins, Contagion
The origins of the MEV-1 virus are revealed.
Voices of the Gods, In the Heights
Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.
What Do Kids Know?, Magnolia
The quiz show occurs as we see bits of the lives of other characters, including Frank (Tom Cruise), Linda (Julianne Moore), and Phil (Phillip Seymour Hoffman)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Jurassic Park
The humans trapped in Jurassic Park escape the velociraptors with some help from the T-Rex.
Where's the Opportunity?, Contagion
Blogger Alan Krumwiede consults a hedge fund manager about Forsythia, the supplement he believes is a miracle cure.
You Are Not Unlovable, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Eleanor (Michelle Yeoh) shows Deidre (Jamie Lee Curtis) and everyone else fighting her the power of love.
“Creation of the bride” , Bride of Frankenstein
Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) are getting the machines ready for the Bride’s coming to life.
