Film Language Tag: fade-in
An optical effect in which a black screen gradually brightens to a full picture; often used after a fade-out to create a transition between scenes.
76 Film Clips
A Friendship, Broken Blossoms
As Cheng (Richard Barthelmess) nurses Lucy (Lillian Gish) back to health, a bond begins to form.
A New Mission, The Seas Beneath
Commander Kingsley (George O'Brien) reveals to the crew that they are a decoy Q-ship whose objective is to be targeted by enemy submarines and shows the ship's gun to Costello (Walter C. Kelly).
A Robot That Can Love, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Cybertronics presents the idea of a robot child that will have the capacity for love and dreaming.
A Weird Dream, Wild Strawberries
Professor Isak Borg faces his own dead body in a nightmare.
Airplanes and Scouting, For Whom the Bell Tolls
The guerilla group observes fascist war planes flying overhead, then sit down to plan their scouting strategy.
An Affair Discovered, In the Mood for Love
Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) overhears that her husband and Mrs. Chow are having an affair.
Catherine, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) meet a woman who looks similar to the smiling statue, Catherine (Jeanne Moreau).
Closing Sequence, Reality
Luciano goes to Rome to learn how to be a part of reality shows like Grande Fratello.
Closing Sequence, Edge of the City
Axel (John Cassavetes) tells Charlie (Jack Warden) he will inform the police about Tommy's (Sidney Poitier) murder, and the two fight on the waterfront.
Closing Sequence, The Earrings of Madame de...
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) prays that Donati (Vittorio De Sica) be spared, then races to the hill where Donati and the General (Charles Boyer) duel.
Closing Sequence , In the Mood for Love
Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) whispers into a hole and plugs it with mud.
Converting the Heathen, Broken Blossoms
Cheng Huan (Richard Barthelmess) is approached by two men, one of which is going to China to "convert the heathens."
Dawn, 2001: A Space Odyssey
The sun rises over the earth and the moon.
Diana's Apartment, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) meets Diana (Guinevere Turner) to watch the Watermelon Woman's movies.
Divine Intervention, Pulp Fiction
Butch (Bruce Willis) arrives at a motel on a motorcycle, picks up his lover (Media de Medeiros) and rides off; meanwhile, in another location, Jules(Samuel L. Jackson) and Vincent(John Travolta) are involved with gun violence.
Docker's Hook Duel, Edge of the City
Charlie (Jack Warden) goads Tommy (Sidney Poitier) into a fight with their docker's hooks. Charlie kills Tommy, who dies in Axel's (John Cassavetes) arms.
Face-to-Face, Jules and Jim
During his stay at Jules (Oskar Werner) and Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) chalet in the Rhineland, Jim (Henri Serre) finds himself drawn to Catherine as her marriage with Jules falls apart.
Fake Memories, Ghost in the Shell
After Major (Atsuko Tanaka) and her partner Batou (Akio Otsuka) interrogate a garbage man, she goes for a dive in the ocean.
Finding Peola, Imitation of Life
Bea (Claudette Colbert) and Delilah (Louise Johnson) travel to Virginia to find Peola (Fredi Washington).
Fort Point, Vertigo
Madeleine (Kim Novak), apparently possessed by Carlotta, jumps into the water at Fort Point.
Get to Know Joe, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Gigolo Joe seduces a woman using his perfectly engineered charm.
Give Us a Smile, Broken Blossoms
Lucy (Lillian Gish) returns home to her alcoholic, belligerent father, ex-boxer Battling Burrows (Donald Crisp).
Good Morning, City Lights
After speeches commemorating a new monument to "Peace and Prosperity," the veil reveals the Little Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) asleep.
Gus chases Flora, The Birth of a Nation
Gus chases Flora after she rejects his marriage proposal, resulting in fatal consequences.
Homecoming, The Birth of a Nation
Flora Cameron (Mae Marsh) embellishes her tattered dress with 'Southern Ermine' (raw cotton) as she and her family prepare to welcome her brother, Ben (Henry B. Walthall), home from the Union hospital in Washington D.C.
Imprinting, A.I. Artificial Intelligence
David imprints on Monica and makes his first mistake.
Introducing the Girls, Shadows
Despite having been instructed not to, Hugh (Hugh Hurd) decides to sing at his gig.
Isn't Money Enough?, Caught
Unhappy with her marriage to Ohlrig (Robert Ryan), Leonora (Barbara Bel Geddes) strikes out at his friend Franzi (Curt Bois).
Jack's Dilemma, The Jazz Singer
Jack (Al Jolson) sings the Kol Nidre in his father's place and later performs at the Winter Garden Theater.
June Walker, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) schedules a lunch with June Walker (Cheryl Clark).
Les Girls Opening Title Sequence, Les Girls
A list of opening credits alongside images of each actor's character.
Literary Club, Shadows
Lelia (Lelia Goldoni) goes with her boyfriend David (David Pokitillow) to a literary club, but strikes a conversation with Tony (Anthony Ray).
Meghna’s Backstory Flashback, Dil Se..
Meghna (Manisha Koirala) recounts to Amar (Shah Rukh Khan) the suffering she endured at the hands of the army.
Opening Scene, Cheyenne Autumn
The opening sequence of the film, narrated by James Stewart, depicts life on the Cheyenne reservation in 1964.
Opening Sequence, The Earrings of Madame de...
Louise (Danielle Darrieux) searches her closet for a pair of costly heart-shaped diamond earrings.
Opening Sequence, Nostalgia
Russian writer Andrei Gorchakov (Oleg Yankovsky) travels with his interpreter Eugenia (Domiziana Giordano) in the Italian countryside.
Opening Sequence, Hell-Bound Train
The hell-bound train is conducted by the Devil. The first coach is dancing and bootlegging.
Opening Sequence, The Piano
Ada McGrath (Holly Hunter) plays the piano.
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, Stormy Weather
Bill Williamson (Bill Robinson) recounts to the neighborhood kids his return to New York from France and going to the bar with his friend Gabe (Dooley Wilson).
Opening Sequence, Devil in a Blue Dress
Laid off from the factory, Ezekiel "Easy" Rawlins (Denzel Washington) is introduced by his friend Joppy (Mel Winkler) to DeWitt Albright (Tom Sizemore), who offers him a job.
Opening Sequence, Cotton Comes to Harlem
Deke "Reverend" O'Malley (Calvin Lockhart) drives back into Harlem.
Opening Sequence , Once Upon a Time in the West
Three gunmen (Woody Strode, Al Mulock, Jack Elam) prepare to ambush a harmonica-playing stranger (Charles Bronson).
Opening Sequence, Old Joy
Mark (Daniel London) receives a call from his old friend Kurt (Will Oldham) for an impromptu trip to the mountains.
Opening Sequence, Certain Women
Laura Wells (Laura Dern) lays in bed in the early morning.
Opening Sequence, Some Like It Hot
The police raid a speakeasy owned by "Spats" Colombo (George Raft), where jazz band players Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) work.
Opening Sequence, The Learning Tree
Young Newt Winger (Kyle Johnson) wanders around his hometown of Cherokee Flats, Kansas.
Opening Sequence , Killer of Sheep
A boy is yelled at by his father for failing to protect his younger brother.
Opening Sequence, Edge of the City
Drifter Axel Nordmann (John Cassavetes) looks for a job at the waterfront and calls his parents.
Opening Sequence, Rome, Open City
Manfredi makes his escape as the Gestapo arrive at his house, looking for him.
Opening Sequence, The Exorcist
An archaeologist finds a figurine while excavating ancient grounds.
Opening Sequence , In the Mood for Love
The Chans and the Chows move into their new Hong Kong apartments, becoming neighbors.
Prologue and Murder in Mexico, Touch of Evil
At the US-Mexico border, Miguel Vargas (Charlton Heston) and his wife Suzie (Janet Leigh) witness a bomb explode in the trunk of a car, killing two.
Protecting the Kid, The Kid
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin) fights off men from the orphanage who want to take the Kid (Jackie Coogan) away from him.
Souvenirs of a Killing, Vertigo
Scottie (James Ferguson) and Judy (Kim Novak), now transformed as Madeleine again, revisit the bell tower.
The Bathroom, The Conversation
Harry sneaks into the room 773 where he overheard an altercation.
The Cowboy, Mulholland Drive
Director Adam Kesher meets The Cowboy at the top of Beechwood Canyon.
The Death of Gaby, Everybody's Woman
Gaby commits suicide.
The End of Our Cinema, Ulysses' Gaze
A (Harvey Keitel) visits Monastir, where the Manaki brothers set up their first cinema.
The French Pilot and the German Pilot, Grand Illusion
Two French officers, Captain de Boëldieu (Pierre Fresnay) and Lieutenant Maréchal (Jean Gabin) are shot down during their reconnaissance mission and sit for lunch with their German counterparts.
The Fugitive Opening Title Sequence, The Fugitive
A list of opening credits superimposed upon the protagonist, followed by an audio description of the locales used.
The Pink Panther Opening Title Sequence, The Pink Panther
A list of animated opening credits while a detective plays a cat-and-mouse game with a pink panther.
The Postman, Four Sons
A normal day in a small Bavarian village as seen by a postman (Albert Gran).
The Prom and the Morning After, Our Modern Maidens
Billie Brown (Joan Crawford) gets engaged to Gil Jordan (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), who is trying to become a diplomat. When Brown sees senior diplomat Glenn Abbott (Rod la Rocque) on the train, she goes to talk to him about Gil.
The Showboat Arrives, Show Boat
Captain Andy Hawks (Charles Winninger) and his showboat arrive in Natchez, Mississippi.
The Smile of a Statue, Jules and Jim
Jules (Oskar Werner) and Jim (Henri Serre) become entranced by a staue of a smiling woman shown to them by a friend, Albert (Serge Rezvani).
The Three Lunatics, Jules and Jim
Jim (Henri Serre) moves into the chalet officially as Catherine's (Jeanne Moreau) lover with Jules' (Oskar Werner) blessing, and the three live happily for a while.
The Tornado, The Learning Tree
A tornado tears through Cherokee Falls, and Newt (Kyle Johnson) is taken to safety by Big Mabel (Carol Lamond).
Two Days Before the Armistice, Four Sons
Joseph (James Hall) finds his brother Andreas (George Meeker) during his final moments.
Unlocking the Box, Mulholland Drive
Betty vanishes as Rita uses the blue key hidden in her purse to unlock the box that Betty found in her purse at El Club Silencio.
Voices of the Gods, In the Heights
Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) shows Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) her work and Usnavi decides to stay in Washington Heights.
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 He Was Like, Shadows
Hugh (Hugh Hurd) holds a party, and David (David Pokitillow) reaches out to Lelia (Lelia Goldoni).
What's Past is Prologue, Daughters of the Dust
Mary (Barbara O. Jones) and Viola (Cheryl Lynn Bruce) Peazant travel home to Ibo Landing in anticipation of the family moving North.
You Filthy Dog, A Fistful of Dollars
As the mysterious stranger gets a drink of water, he witness a violent quarrel amongst some townsfolk.
17 Series Clips
Stripe's Dream
"Men Against Fire", Black Mirror: Season 3, Episode 5
Stripe wakes up from his dream of a beautiful woman.
A New Arrangement
"Striking Vipers", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 1
Danny, Karl, and Theo find a new arrangement to fit their situation.
Attention to the Breath
"Smithereens", Black Mirror: Season 5, Episode 2
Chris calms himself down before picking up a passenger.
Opening Seqeunce
"Seven Seconds", Criminal Minds: Season 3, Episode 5
The investigators (Shemar Moore, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Mathew Gray Gubler) come in to see if Katie Jacobs' abduction is connected to another abduction case.
Lucy talks to her friends about Ricky's family
"The Ricardos Visit Cuba", I Love Lucy: Season 6, Episode 9
Lucy (Lucille Ball) believes she made a terrible impression on Ricky's family
Everybody, Meet Chris
"Woman to Woman", Living Single: Season 3, Episode 22
Max (Erika Alexander) is excited that her best friend Shayla (Karen Malina White) is bringing over her fiancée Chris (Tanika Ray).
Fuji Receives a Letter
"A Letter for Fuji", McHale's Navy: Season 2, Episode 13
Fuji (Yoshio Yoda), a prisoner of war in McHale's team, receives a letter from a woman back in Japan.
Crew Fights at the Party
"Fuji's Big Romance", McHale's Navy: Season 3, Episode 15
When Captain Binghamton (Joe Flynn) visits the base, a fight breaks out between the crew and the Natives.
Opening Sequence
"Pilot", Pretty Little Liars: Season 1, Episode 1
Friends Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Hanna (Ashley Benson), Aria (Lucy Hale), Emily (Shay Mitchell), and Alison (Sasha Pieterse) enjoy a secluded getaway in a small cabin before discovering that Alison has disappeared.
Rocky Cheers Up CeCe
"Start It Up", Shake It Up: Season 1, Episode 1
Rocky (Zendaya) catches up with friend CeCe (Bella Thorne) after a humiliating audition. Rocky assures her of her dancing talent and individuality. The two are then taunted by goofy antagonists Gunther (Kenton Duty) and Tinka (Caroline Sunshine) which reignites CeCe's firey passion.
Tahani's Gift
"Tahani Al-Jamil", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 3
As Chidi describes Aristotle's approach to moral character, Tahani brings Eleanor and Chidi a housewarming gift.
Utilitarianism
"Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis", The Good Place: Season 1, Episode 5
Chidi explains the pros and cons of Utilitarianism to Eleanor and Jason.
Chidi's Dilemma
"Chillaxing", The Good Place: Season 4, Episode 3
Chidi visits Eleanor and Michael to discuss an impossible choice he is faced with.
Opening Voiceover
"Enter the Lone Ranger", The Lone Ranger: Season 1, Episode 1
The narrator (Gerald Mohr) describes the relationship between White settlers and an Indigenous group led by Lame Bear (Chief Yowlachie).
Bernard and Delores
"The Stray", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 3
Bernard talks to Dolores privately.
Consciousness
"Trace Decay", Westworld: Season 1, Episode 8
Bernard questions Ford about the difference between the hosts' consciousness and that of humans.
Christopher Nobody
"Part 1", World on a Wire: Season 1, Episode 1
In Simulacron, Fred (Klaus Löwitsch) meets with the identity unit Einstein (Gottfried John) to discuss another identity unit named Christopher Nobody.