Film Language Tag: stylized acting
With stylized actin, am actor employs emphatic and highly self-conscious gestures or speaks in pronounce tones with elevated diction.
10086 Sunset Boulevard , Sunset Boulevard
After giving the repo-men the slip, Joe (William Holden) stumbles upon old Hollywood actress Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson) mansion.
Blanche Meets Stanley, A Streetcar Named Desire
Stanley (Marlon Brando) returns to the apartment and meets Blanche (Vivien Leigh).
Bleeding Out, Reservoir Dogs
Mr. White/Larry (Harvey Keitel) drives Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) to the meeting spot while trying to comfort him about his gunshot wound.
Closing Sequence, Sunset Boulevard
During their fight, Norma (Gloria Swanson) shoots Joe (William Holden).
Closing Sequence, Reservoir Dogs
Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi), Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Joe (Lawrence Tierney), and Eddie (Chris Penn) enter a stand-off as the truth of the heist comes to a head.
Closing Sequence, A Streetcar Named Desire
After Stanley (Marlon Brando) assaults Blanche (Vivien Leigh), she experiences a psychological breakdown. A worried Stella (Kim Hunter) and neighbor, Eunice (Peg Hillias), arrange for Blanche to be taken to the mental hospital. Stella takes the baby and leaves Stanley.
DeMille's Set, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) and Max (Erich von Stroheim) accompany Norma (Gloria Swanson) to Paramount Pictures to see what Cecil DeMille (himself) has to say about the script.
Double Deaths, Ran
After reuniting, Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu) bond. Then Saburo is shot and Hidetora dies in response. Tango (Masayuki Yui) and Kyoami (Shinnosuke Ikehata/"Peter") reflect on death and the gods.
Father, Son, and Lady Kaede, Ran
Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) meets with Taro (Akira Terao) and his wife, Lady Kaede (Mieko Harada). Afterwards, Lady Kaede tells Taro her story.
Forgotten Star, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) and Norma (Gloria Swanson) watch one of Norma's old films.
Hell is upon Us!, Ran
Hidetora's sons, Taro (Akira Terao) and Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), betray him (Tatsuya Nakadai) and invade the Third Castle. In the attack, Taro dies and Hidetora goes mad.
Hidetora Ichimonji's Decree, Ran
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) abdicates the throne to his eldest son, Taro (Akira Terao), with the condition that he retains his formal title and privileges. He splits the three castles among his three sons, Taro, Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu). When Saburo criticizes the decision, Hidetora banishes him and the advisor, Tango (Masayuki Yui), who defends him.
I Don't Want Realism. I Want Magic!, A Streetcar Named Desire
After hearing from Stanley of Blanche's promiscuous past, Mitch (Karl Malden) confronts her (Vivien Leigh) at her sister's apartment.
I Want You to Hit Me, Fight Club
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) encourages The Narrator (Edward Norton) to stay over at his place. Once that's settled he asks him to hit him. The Narrator then gives us a backstory for Durden. It flashes back to the present and The Narrator hits Durden, starting the first fight of the movie and the beginning of fight club.
Joe's First Night, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) spends the night at Norma's (Gloria Swanson) and wakes up to all his belongings in the guest room.
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.
Kwame Ture Speech, BlacKkKlansman
Civil Rights leader Kwame Ture (Corey Hawkins) recites a speech at a local rally hosted by the Black Student Union. Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) attends, going in undercover on behalf of the police as Philip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) and Jimmy Creek (Michael Buscemi) listen in. Ture speaks on the need to embrace Blackness and Black beauty, police brutality, opposition to the Vietnam war, and the fight for racial equality.
Kyoami's Close Call, Ran
When the court fool, Kyoami (Shinnosuke Ikehata/"Peter"), mocks Lord Taro, Taro's guard (Takeshi Kato) attempts to kill him. Before he can attack, Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) shoots him.
Lady Sue's Brother, Ran
After entering a stranger's home, Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai), Kyoami (Shinnosuke Ikehata/"Peter"), and Tango (Masayuki Yui) find Lady Sue's brother, Tsurumaru (Takeshi Nomura/"Mansai Nomura"), who Hidetora had blinded.
Little League Coach Abuses Neil, Mysterious Skin
Recollecting a past trauma, Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt voicing, played by Chase Ellison in childhood flashback) recalls a time when, after a game, his little league coach (Bill Sage) flatters, plays with, and finally sexually abuses him.
Lost Belle Reve, A Streetcar Named Desire
In Stanley and Stella's apartment, Blanche (Vivien Leigh) tells Stella (Kim Hunter) they've lost their family's Mississippi estate, Belle Reve. Blanche describes the difficulty of living in Belle Reve after Stella left.
Michael Attempts Suicide, An Early Frost
Despairing at his prognosis, Michael Pierson (Aidan Quinn) attempts in his parents' garage. His father, Nick (Ben Gazzara) discovers and stops him; after a brief interjection from Katherine, Nick's mother (Gena Rowlands) the two have a lengthy confrontation.
Michael Suffers a Seizure, An Early Frost
Following a recent diagnosis with AIDS, Michael experiences a seizure. His parents wake up and rush to help him, calling an ambulance which swiftly arrives.
Moonlighting , Sunset Boulevard
While Norma (Gloria Swanson) undergoes an intense makeover for her "comeback," Joe (William Holden) sneaks out at night to write a script with Betty (Nancy Olson).
New Year's at Norma's, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) attends Norma's (Gloria Swanson) lavish New Year's Eve "party."
Office Fight, Fight Club
The Narrator (Edward Norton) blackmails his boss (Zach Grenier). He then punches himself in the face and stages an entire fight against himself in front of the boss. He says it reminds him of his first fight with Tyler Durden. Once he's sufficiently bloodied, the police arrive and assume the boss was responsible.
Opening Sequence, The Dark Knight
The Joker (Heath Ledger) and his crew rob a bank.
Post-Massacre Madness, Ran
Kyoami (Shinnosuke Ikehata/"Peter") and Tango (Masayuki Yui) find Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai), who has gone mad after the massacre at Castle Three.
Salome, The Night Porter
Max (Dirk Bogarde) recounts a story to Countess Stein (Isa Miranda) about how he solved a problem for Lucia (Charlotte Rampling) with a solution whose origins lay in the biblical story of Salome.
Surprise, Sidney, Scream
Billy (Skeet Ulrich) and Stuart (Matthew Lillard) reveal to Sidney (Neve Campbell) that they both acted as the ghost face killer.
The First Rule of Fight Club, Fight Club
Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) lays out the rules for Fight Club decided on by him and The Narrator (Edward Norton). This includes the well-known line, "You do not talk about Fight Club." The first fight begins, which includes someone from The Narrator's office. We flash forward to the following days where The Narrator explains that Fight Club only exists when you're in it—that in the outside world, it is not acknowledged. We see him and various other injured people go about their daily lives without talking about it.
The Oogie Boogie Song, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Oogie Boogie (Ken Page) sings to the abducted Santa (Ed Ivory) about his impending doom.
The Truth Comes Out, Sunset Boulevard
After finding out about Joe's (William Holden) sneaking around, Norma (Gloria Swanson) calls Betty (Nancy Olson) and taunts her.
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.
Wai-Tung Checks on His Father at the Hospital, The Wedding Banquet
After his father suffered a stroke, Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) rushes to the hospital to find his mother, Mrs. Gao (Gua Ah-Leh). When Mrs. Gao notes Wei-Wei's pregnancy, Wai-Tung spontaneously comes out to her as gay, while Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein) and Wei-Wei (May Chin) overhear the conversation.
You Don't Have to Be the Bad Guy, The Lego Movie
The Man Upstairs (Will Ferrell) forgives Finn (Jadon Sand) for playing with his Legos while Emmet (Chris Pratt) convinces Lord Business (Will Ferrell) to put the piece of resistance on the Kragle.
