April 11, 2011

Incidentally...

Just a little screencap game while I clear out the cobwebs. A couple of movies have been on my mind lately, and I thought I'd present them from a different angle: by giving a look-see to the incidental shots between significant moments, the midpoint of a pan, the split-second right before a cut that sends us right back into the action. (For the sake of argument, let's just say that I want to celebrate every single one of those twenty-four frames per second.) Bet you wish you had that FaceBack app now, huh? There are a few telltale hints, so you eagle-eyes should be able to identify them. No prizes, I'm afraid, but would anyone care to take a crack?






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15 comments:

  1. Stephen ReeseMonday, April 11, 2011 at 7:52:00 AM EDT

    #2's THEY LIVE?

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  2. JasonMonday, April 11, 2011 at 12:10:00 PM EDT

    #3 - One of the SCREAMs? (That looks like David Arquette passed out there.)

    #6 - CHILDREN OF MEN?

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  3. AnonymousMonday, April 11, 2011 at 1:44:00 PM EDT

    Stephen: That is indeed THEY LIVE.

    Jason: (a) Specifically...?
    (b) Fascinating guess, but extraordinarily wrong.

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  4. DJRMonday, April 11, 2011 at 2:26:00 PM EDT

    #5 Deep Red?

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  5. AnonymousMonday, April 11, 2011 at 2:52:00 PM EDT

    My favorite Argento, DJR. Has anyone seen Giallo? I somehow missed the news that the producers settled their debts with Adrien Brody in January, so it's going right to the top of my queue. I mean, The Third Mother really sucked, but Dario's always going to lure me back somehow.

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  6. UnknownMonday, April 11, 2011 at 5:18:00 PM EDT

    gotta guess texas chainsaw massacre part 2 for number 6?

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  7. JasonTuesday, April 12, 2011 at 2:00:00 AM EDT

    I dunno... SCREAM 2?

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  8. AnonymousTuesday, April 12, 2011 at 12:29:00 PM EDT

    #4 - Schizopolis?

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  9. AnonymousTuesday, April 12, 2011 at 7:10:00 PM EDT

    Right on all counts--except for Jason, naturally. (It's the original Scream.)

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  10. RobertThursday, April 14, 2011 at 12:28:00 AM EDT

    The last one is Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.

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  11. DanFriday, April 15, 2011 at 9:31:00 AM EDT

    They're all freeze-frames from my fragmented memory of a birthday party 13 years ago. How did you do that?

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  12. AnonymousThursday, April 21, 2011 at 4:31:00 PM EDT

    Dan's traumatic youth notwithstanding, I'll spoil screencap #1 to finish things up: Lucky Number Slevin, which will always have a place in my heart.

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  13. AnonymousThursday, April 21, 2011 at 11:08:00 PM EDT

    Is there gonna be a Potter Blu-Ray review?

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  14. Bill CFriday, April 22, 2011 at 1:58:00 PM EDT

    There is indeed. I'm just recuperating from an old injury, hence the recent slowdown at the mothersite.

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  15. jer fairallWednesday, April 27, 2011 at 1:25:00 PM EDT

    I know it wasn't reviewed here, but did you see what you critics gone and did?

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