Film Language Tag: accelerando
Musical term for a smooth and usually gradual speeding up of tempo.
"Tonight", West Side Story
Tony (Richard Beymer) finds Maria (Natalie Wood) on her fire escape.
Art Critic Finley Stephens Summons the Candyman, Candyman
While being interviewed by art critic Finley Stephens (Rebecca Spence), Anthony (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) eggs her into summoning the Candyman. As he investigates her whereabouts after she leaves for the bathroom, Anthony sees a reflection of the Candyman in the mirror. However, he notices odd parallels between him and the Candyman. It seems as though they are linked and the Candyman is his counterpart. The clip ends as Anthony, now amalgamated into the character of the Candyman, brutally kills Stephens as shown through the windows of his apartment building.
Confronting the Joker, The Dark Knight
Batman (Christian Bale) confronts the Joker (Heath Ledger) after he attempts to kill two ships full of people.
Heaven on Earth?, A Matter of Life and Death
Peter (David Niven) wakes up on a beach thinking he's died. He meets June (Kim Hunter) in person.
Joker Crashes the Party, The Dark Knight
While Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) is throwing a party for Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), the Joker (Heath Ledger) crashes the party looking for Dent. Meanwhile, James Gordon (Gary Oldman) is warning important city officials that they are in danger.
Opening Sequence, Jurassic Park
A velociraptor kills a worker at Isla Nublar.
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.
Patrick Runs From the Police, American Psycho
Patrick (Christian Bale) kills a woman and tries to run away from the police.
Serizawa's Lab, Godzilla
Serizawa (Akihiko Hirata) shows Emiko (Momoko Kochi) the power of the Oxygen Destroyer.
The Wilson Family Encounters Their Doppelgangers, Us
Adelaide (Lupita Nyong'o) and Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) are in a room with their clones. Adelaide’s clone forces Jason Wilson and his clone to play while the clone gives her life story. Simultaneously Umbrae (Shahadi Wright) and Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) fight their respective clones, finding crafty ways to outmatch their opponents. Eventually the family finds each other and leaves, surviving the encounter.