For many, the favorite scene in both Blade Runner’s movies (the 1982 original and the sequel decades later) comes at the beginning.
Watchmen, The (2009): Directed by Zach Snyder–Great Movie Beginnings
July 14, 2024 by
Starting The Watchmen with a TV sequence about Nixon and the Cold War is a risky, over the top opening, but what comes after is incredible.
No Country For Old Men (2007): Coen Brothers’ Greatest and Scariest Introductions to their Movies
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The Coen brothers (Joel and Ethan) have relied extensively on voice-over narration to start many of their films–it’s one of their stylistic trademarks.
A Clockwork Orange (1971): Kubrick’s Disturbing, Violent Satire–Great Movie Beginnings
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The Korova Milkba: Starting with that strange eyelash, the scene gets increasingly weirder and scarier.
Boogie Nights (1997): Paul Thomas Anderson’s Loving (and Lovely) Portrait of Porn World–Great Movie Beginnings
July 13, 2024 by
Boogie Nights (1997) Boogie Nights Club • Openings Movie Sequence The opening shot of the 1997 indie Boogie Nights marks director Paul Tomas Anderson’s visual style, defined by long tracking shots. Inspired by Altman’s 1992 The Player and paying stylistic homage to Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece, GoodFellas, Anderson’s camera enters the club with big-shot porn director […]
