Film Language Tag: camera leading
A traveling shot with the subject moving forwards and the camera moving backwards, maintaining a separation between the two.
"City of Stars" at The Pier, La La Land
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) performs a solo rendition of "City of Stars" as he walks along the Los Angeles pier at dusk. He sings in a very soft tone which captures his yearning for success and companionship. The warm lighting and stillness of the pier adds to the scene’s mood of quiet longing as well as mirroring Sebastian’s dreams.
"I Want Your Love", The Hole
A woman (Yang Kuei-mei) and a man (Lee Kang-sheng) sing and dance together in a hallway.
"If You Want Me", Once
Guy (Glen Hansard) gives Girl (Markéta Irglová) one of his songs to write lyrics for.
96,000, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.
A Controversial Screening, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) attends a screening of one of his old films that stirs controversy in the small Greek town it is playing in.
A National Disgrace, Sweet Smell of Success
At Hunsecker's (Burt Lancaster) broadcast rehearsal, he and Sidney (Tony Curtis) wait for Dallas (Martin Milner) and Susie (Susan Harrison) to confront them about the printed smear.
A Shared Christmas, Grand Illusion
Rosenthal (Marcel Dalio) and Marechal (Jean Gabin) celebrate christmas with Elsa (Dia Parlo), the German woman who has taken them in.
A Visiting Uncle, Once Upon a Time in America
Noodles (Robert De Niro) visits the Riverdale mausoleum which houses his friends bodies and receives another locker key. Noodles is released from prison and picked up by Max (James Woods).
Abuela Claudia, In the Heights
Abuela Claudia (Olga Merediz) passes away during the heat of the blackout.
Adelaide Confronts Red, Us
Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) confronts Red (Lupita Nyong'o) who has captured her son, Jason Wilson (Evan Alex). As Adelaide creeps up behind Red, weapon in hand, Red begins a monologue about her life as a tethered. The monologue is overlayed with images of Adelaide and Red as young girls. The twist that Adelaide was originally a tethered is revealed.
Aunt Delilah's Pancakes, Imitation of Life
Delilah (Louise Johnson) cooks pancakes and Bea (Claudette Colbert) opens a storefront on the boardwalk.
Bucharest, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) and Kali (Maia Morgenstern) arrive in Romania, and A addresses a woman as his mother (Mania Papadimitriou).
Burning, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Tom (John Wayne) sets fire to his house while inside, but Pompey (Woody Strode) saves him.
By All Means, Rome (Closing Sequence), Roman Holiday
Joe (Gregory Peck ) and Irving (Eddie Albert) attend the delayed press conference with Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn).
Caesar's Army, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Caesar negotiates with the humans to keep their territories separate.
Carol Anne, Poltergeist
Terror strikes in the Freeling household as the tree takes hold of Robbie (Oliver Robbins) and a storm rages outside. Meanwhile, Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke) tries to resist the forces coming out of her closet.
Case File #117-616, Certain Women
Laura (Laura Dern) enters the building and finds Fuller (Jared Harris) and the hostage (Joshua T. Fonokalafi). Fuller asks Laura to read his case file, after which he attempts to escape.
Casinos in Cuba, The Godfather Part II
Michael (Al Pacino) arrives in Cuba under the guise of striking a deal with Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg).
Catherine, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) meet a woman who looks similar to the smiling statue, Catherine (Jeanne Moreau).
Celia, Losing Ground
Victor (Bill Gunn) asks Celia (Maritza Rivera) if he can paint her. Sara (Seret Scott) comes home and is wary of Celia.
Cheyenne Visits, Once Upon a Time in the West
Cheyenne (Jason Robards) visits Jill (Claudia Cardinale) at Sweetwater to think over the killings.
Clemenza, The Godfather Part II
Vito (Robert de Niro) properly meets Clemenza (Bruno Kirby), who ropes him into a plot to steal a rug.
Closing Sequence, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
The screen tests for William Greaves' (William Greaves) film "Over the Cliff" continue.
Closing Sequence, Imitation of Life
Bea (Claudette Colbert) tells Steve (Warren William) that she can't marry him yet.
Closing Sequence , Ulysses' Gaze
Ivo (Erland Josephson), Naomi (Maia Morgenstern), and the rest of the Levy family are massacred. A (Harvey Keitel) watches the completed Manaki brothers film.
Closing Sequence, Caught
Pregnant Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) calls Quinada (James Mason) for help and faints after believing she caused the death of Ohlrig (Robert Ryan).
Closing Sequence, The Defiant Ones
Noah(Sidney Poitier) and John(Tony Curtis) attempt to catch the train and lose the police for good.
Closing Sequence, Love Jones
Nina (Nia Long), on a visit from New York, reads a poem in hopes of seeing Darius (Larenz Tate).
Closing Sequence, Maria Full of Grace
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Blanca (Yenny Paola Vega) are ready to boars the plane back to Colombia when Maria decides to stay in the US.
Closing Sequence, The Godfather Part II
Michael's (Al Pacino) loose ends are tied up.
Closing Sequence, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is chosen by the aliens to join them aboard the mothership.
Closing Sequence, Poltergeist
The Freelings experience another night of horror as the spirits in the house try to injure and capture Carol Anne (Heather O'Rourke), Diane (JoBeth Williams), and Robbie (Oliver Robbins) yet again.
Dealing with the Past, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) discuss whether or not they had sex in the Viennese park, false memories, and the ability to change over time.
Death Inside, Once Upon a Time in the West
After killing Frank (Henry Fonda), Harmonica (Charles Bronson) and Cheyenne (Jason Robards) leave Jill (Claudia Cardinale) and Sweetwater.
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.
Did the Deed, Sound of Metal
After leaving to get cochlear implant surgery, Ruben (Riz Ahmed) returns to the community to talk with Joe (Paul Raci).
Dreaming of Running, Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Marianne (Noémie Merlant) and Heloise (Adèle Haenel) meet and go for their first walk.
Ellie Loses Her Father, Contact
A young Ellie discovers her father's body on the floor and rushes to the bathroom for his medicine.
Epilogue, La La Land
After five years of separation, Mia (Emma Stone) stumbles across Seb's (Ryan Gosling) jazz club.
Exploring the Circus, Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Mike (Grant Cramer) and Debbie (Suzanne Stone) come across a strange circus in the woods and decide to investigate.
Fallen Angel, Wings of Desire
Damiel (Bruno Ganz) receives Cassiel's (Otto Sander) help shedding his immortality. Damiel experiences Berlin as a human.
Father's Sheep, The Weeping Meadow
Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) and Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis) return to New Odessa with their twin sons for Spyros' (Vasilis Kolovos) funeral.
Feelings Unspoken, Nostalgia
Andrei (Oleg Yankovsky) talks with a little girl named Angela.
Free Deke O'Malley, Cotton Comes to Harlem
The police department grows worried a riot might start as a crowd forms demanding the police free Deke O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart).
I've Got Boats to Build, Certain Women
Laura (Laura Dern) runs into her disgruntled client Fuller (Jared Harris) and reluctantly drives him home.
It Could Be Paradise, Imitation of Life
Bea (Claudette Colbert) and Stephen Archer (Warren William) make plans to get married.
Jack Visits, Brokeback Mountain
Four years later, Jack (Jake Gyllenhall) visits Ennis (Heath Ledger) at home in Wyoming. Ennis' wife Alma (Michelle Williams) witnesses their reunion.
Joe's Car Gets Stuck, Carmen Jones
Joe (Harry Belafonte) accidentally drives his car into a river.
Josephine and Daphne, Some Like It Hot
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Daphne (Jack Lemmon) disguise themselves as women named Josephine and Daphne to join an all-female band headed to Miami.
June Receives her Mother's Feather, The Joy Luck Club
June’s father (Chao-Li Chi) gifts June (Ming-Na Wen) a swan feather. June’s mother, Suyuan (Kieu Chinh) intended to give the feather to her daughter as a symbol of her hope and pride, but passed away prior to this gifting.
Just Breathe, In the Heights
Nina (Leslie Grace), home from Stanford, worries about the expectations and responsibilities on her shoulders.
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.
Kiss on the Riesenrad, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) have their first kiss on the Wiener Riesenrad.
Knowing How to Play, Once Upon a Time in the West
Jill (Claudia Cardinale) and her driver (Paolo Stoppa) stop at a tavern. The outlaw Cheyenne (Jason Robards) enters wearing shackles and a man playing a harmonica (Charles Bronson) sits in the corner.
Lola's First Run, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her first run through Berlin.
Michael in Italy, The Godfather
After killing Sollozzo, Michael (Al Pacino) flees to Sicily.
Morning in Rome, A Special Day
Antonietta (Sophia Loren) prepares her household for the day ahead.
Mozart Won't Help, Vertigo
In the aftermath of Madeleine's (Kim Novak) death, Scottie (James Stewart) becomes practically catatonic.
New Year's at Norma's, Sunset Boulevard
Joe (William Holden) attends Norma's (Gloria Swanson) lavish New Year's Eve "party."
No Longer with You, The Earrings of Madame de...
The General (Charles Boyer) confronts Donati (Vittorio De Sica) about the history of the earrings. Donati tells Louise (Danielle Darrieux) he can no longer see her.
Not Waking Up, Devil in a Blue Dress
Easy (Denzel Washington) is arrested by two LAPD detectives (Beau Starr, John Roselius) as a suspect for the recent murder of Loretta James (Lisa Nicole Carson).
Old Man River, Show Boat
Joe (Paul Robeson) sings about the Mississippi River.
On Top, Stormy Weather
Bill (Bill Robinson) runs into Selina (Lena Horne) at a cafe in Memphis, who convinces her manager Chick Bailey (Emmett Wallace) to include in their show.
Ontario Bar, The Dust of Time
A (Willem Dafoe) drives Spyros (Michel Piccoli) to an Ontario bar where he proposes to Eleni (Irène Jacob).
Opening Sequence, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) introduces el barrio.
Opening Sequence, Landscape in the Mist
Siblings Voula (Tania Palaiologou) and Alexandros (Michalis Zeke) attempt to get on a train to Germany.
Opening Sequence, Intruder in the Dust
Lucas Beauchamp (Juano Hernandez) is accused of the murder of Vinson Gowrie (David Clarke).
Opening Sequence , The Dust of Time
In 1999 A (Willem Dafoe) receives a call at Cinecetta Studios. In 1953 Eleni (Irène Jacob) and Jacob (Bruno Ganz) watch a newsreel in Temirtau.
Opening Sequence, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train from Budapest and strike up a conversation.
Opening Sequence, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) reunite 9 years after their night in Vienna, in Paris at Jesse' book tour stop for his novel, "This Time."
Opening Sequence, Before Midnight
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) says goodbye to his son Hank (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) at the airport.
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, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Guy (Nino Castelnuovo) finishes his shift at the auto garage.
Opening Sequence, Singin' in the Rain
Don (Gene Kelly), Lina (Jean Hagen), and Cosmo (Donald O'Connor) arrive at the premiere for their newest film. Per the interviewer's (Madge Blake) request, Don recounts his and Cosmo's journey in Hollywood.
Planetarium, La La Land
On their date, Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) go to the Griffith Observatory.
Prince Akeem Acclimates to Queens, Coming to America
Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and Semmi (Arsenio Hall) move to a purposefully tarnished New York City apartment to become "real" New Yorkers. The friends attempt to transition to Queens, NY by changing their formal, African clothing to New York street style – letting go of their fancier clothing pieces.
Rebirth, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her second try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
Reunion, The Dust of Time
A (Willem Dafoe) reunites with his mother Eleni (Irène Jacob).
Ride of the Valkyries, 8½
Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) meets with a critic (Jean Rougeul) to discuss his film. Later, he meets his mistress Carla (Sandra Milo) at a train station.
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.
Sheet Music, The Weeping Meadow
Nikos (Giorgos Armenis) is shot in the row of sheets in the refugee camp.
Soil Sample, Pumzi
Museum curator Asha (Kudzani Moswela) receives a soil sample which gives her visions of water.
Something to Dream About, Landscape in the Mist
After having gotten kicked off the train, Voula (Tania Palaiologou) overhears her uncle (Dimitris Kaberidis) tell a police officer that the children do not have a father in Germany.
Sunken Place, Get Out
After waking up in the middle of the night for fresh air, Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) runs into Missy (Catherine Keener), who sends him to the Sunken Place.
Sweetcakes and Milkshakes, Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) encounter a street poet (Dominik Castell).
That December, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) begin to wander Paris, and inquire if the other went to that train platform nine years ago.
The Apocalypse Has Arrived, but Shaun Doesn't Notice, Shaun of the Dead
Shaun (Simon Pegg) makes a trip to the convenience store, oblivious to the end of the world around him.
The Apocalypse Has Arrived, but Shaun Doesn't Notice, Shaun of the Dead
Shaun (Simon Pegg) makes a trip to the convenience store, oblivious to the end of the world around him.
The Escape, Pinky
Two white men attempt to sexually assault Pinky (Jeanne Crain) after discovering that she lives in a primarily black neighborhood.
The Little Space In-between , Before Sunrise
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) discuss the future and the importance of love.
The Man and the Kitty, The Hole
The man upstairs (Lee Kang-sheng) runs a food store.
The Musician's Hangout, The Weeping Meadow
Nikos (Giorgos Armenis) takes Eleni (Alexandra Aidini) and Alexis (Nikos Poursanidis) to another refugee camp with a community of musicians.
The New Century, The Dust of Time
Jacob (Bruno Ganz) says goodbye to Spyros (Michel Piccoli) and drowns himself in the Spree river.
The Party, Imitation of Life
While Bea (Claudette Colbert) hosts a party, Delilah (Louise Johnson) comforts Peola (Fredi Washington) about her racial identity.
The Spot, Devil in a Blue Dress
Easy (Denzel Washington) spends the night with Loretta James (Lisa Nicole Carson), a close friend of Daphne (Jennifer Beals).
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 Wedding, Handsome Antonio
With the permission of their families, Antonio (Marcello Mastroianni) and Barbara (Claudia Cardinale) get married.
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.
The Wilsons and Tylers Meet at the Beach, Us
On the way to the Santa Cruz beach the Wilson family sees a dead body. Shortly later the family arrives at the beach and, while interacting with the Tyler family, Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) encounters multiple coincidences that throw off her ability to converse with Dahlia Tyler (Elisabeth Moss). Gabe Wilson (Winston Duke) converses with Josh Tyler (Tim Heidecker), and Umbrae Wilson (Shahadi Wright) hangs out with Becca (Cali Sheldon) and Nix Tyler(Noelle Sheldon). While the family members are distracted, the youngest, Jason Wilson (Evan Alex) wanders off, forcing Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong'o) to panic while looking for her son.
These People Make Me Sick, Philadelphia
Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) makes his stance on homosexuality clear in a bar after the trial.
Unprincipled, Hud
The state vet (Whit Bissel) tells Homer (Melvyn Douglas) he suspects the herd may have foot-and-mouth disease. Lonnie (Brandon deWilde) and Hud (Paul Newman) help round up the herd.
West Indian Archie, Malcolm X
Malcolm (Denzel Washington) travels to Harlem where he joins West Indian Archie (Delroy Lindo) in an illegal numbers racket.
What a Shame, Once Upon a Time in America
Noodles (Scott Tiler) and Deborah (Jennifer Connelly) share an intimate moment on Passover, which Max (Rusty Jacobs) interrupts. Noodles and Max get into an altercation with Bugsy (James Russo).
What is Lost is Lost, Before Sunset
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) grip with how their lives would have been different if they did reunite nine years ago.
Would You Ask?, Before Midnight
Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Céline (Julie Delpy) reminisce about their first meeting and aging.
You Ain't Shit, Moonlight
Juan (Mahershala Ali) realizes he's been selling drugs to Chiron's mother Paula (Naomie Harris) and Paula vents her frustration on her son.
