Film Language Tag: intertextuality
The intertextual, self-reflexive quality–as when one television text refers to another or to other types of media texts. At Kinolab, this tag is not specific to television but is instead used to signal moments when films or television series self-reflexively refer to other media texts.
"A Lovely Night", La La Land
Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) try to find their cars after the party.
"Broadway Melody" Continued, Singin' in the Rain
The end of Don's (Gene Kelly) "Broadway Melody."
"Singin' in the Rain", Singin' in the Rain
Don (Gene Kelly) sings on his way home from Kathy's (Debbie Reynolds).
"Would You?" + "Broadway Melody" , Singin' in the Rain
Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) dubs over Lina's (Jean Hagen) singing. After showing R.F. (Millard Mitchell) the current draft, Don (Gene Kelly) tells him about his vision for the last scenes.
Alone, What Time Is It There?
Shaing-chyi (Chen Shiang-chyi) wanders her hotel at night. Hsiao-kang (Lee Kang-sheng) watches "The 400 Blows" in bed. Hsiao-kang's mother (Lu Yi-ching) struggles with her husband's (Miao Tien) death.
Closing Sequence, Evil Dead II
Ash (Bruce Campbell) and Annie (Sarah Berry) face off against the Evil.
Epilogue, La La Land
After five years of separation, Mia (Emma Stone) stumbles across Seb's (Ryan Gosling) jazz club.
Epilogue Continued (Closing Sequence), La La Land
Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) say farewell to one another.
First Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Roy (Richard Dreyfuss) is sent to investigate power outages but experiences something strange on his way.
Left Hand, Right Hand, The Night of the Hunter
Harry (Robert Mitchum) charms Willa Harper (Shelley Winters), the widow of a thief, and her children John (Billy Chapin) and Pearl (Sally Jane Bruce).
Radio Raheem Goes to Sal's, Do the Right Thing
Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) shows off his “Love” and “Hate” rings to Mookie (Spike Lee) before going to Sal’s to order some pizza
Raining Blood, Nope
OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya), Em Haywood (Keke Palmer), and Angel Torres (Brandon Perea) hide under cover as an alien creature excretes what it cannot digest (i.e. all of the blood and personal belongings from people it ate from Jupiter's Claim).
Relieved of Duty, WALL·E
Captain McCrea takes back control of the Axiom from Auto.
The Hand, Evil Dead II
Ash (Bruce Campbell) fights his possessed severed hand.
The Last Stand, Night of the Living Dead
As the house becomes overrun with zombies, Ben (Duane Jones) seeks refuge in the basement as Barbra (Judith O'Dea), Harry (Karl Hardman), and Helen (Marilyn Eastman) become victims of the living dead.
The Monolith, 2001: A Space Odyssey
A mysterious object inspires an early hominid to use the first tool.
The Shining in VR, Ready Player One
The High Five team realizes that the second key is hidden within a virtual reality version of The Shining.