Opening Titles: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
After mentioning his under-appreciated, and for some, decidedly more denigrated work, in another opening titles post earlier in this fast disappearing year, time to examine those…
Opening Titles and Song: Heat (1995)
Time again for my annual screening of a film that continues to mean so much to me. If it didn’t, why use a key character quote…
Opening Titles and Song: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Second bites of the apple are always warranted if the film is significant…special in other words. Such is the case with my favorite John Landis film…
Opening Titles and Song: Life of Pi
Inasmuch as tomorrow is simultaneously the last day of June, representing the final hours of the first-half of the year, as well as the publishing date…
Opening Titles and Song: Dark Shadows (2012)
After mentioning his under-appreciated work in another post earlier in the week, I’ll conclude with the film’s opening titles. Just for the Hell of it. Tim Burton’s…
Opening Titles and Song: Sharky’s Machine (1981)
Sometimes, there is an unexpected inception to a movie, like in a certain action star’s self-directed and underappreciated thriller from the early ’80s. Where the accompanying…
Reblogged: Check Out The Opening Title Sequence For Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Jessica Jones will be available to stream from tomorrow (well, from midnight tonight if you … Source: Check Out The Opening Title Sequence For Marvel’s Jessica…
Opening Titles and Song: Zodiac (2007)
Since we’ll be piercing the layers of Robert Graysmith’s book that documented the onslaught of a serial murderer in the Bay area during the ’60s and ’70s,…
Opening Titles: Prime Cut
Admittedly, I have a distinct penchant for films that clamored out of the turbulent 1970s. Even more so for those of the crime variety that may…
Reblogged » Behind the Work: Marco Polo Title Sequence | The Space Between
Have to say, Netflix’s offerings have captured my imagination of late. I mentioned my love for Marvel’s Daredevil and its impressive opening titles sequence a short…
Opening Titles: Marvel’s Daredevil
Having just completed Marvel’s DAREDEVIL Netflix series, color me mighty impressed. Little wonder my colleague from down-under, Rodney Twelftree of Fernby Films, praised it so last week.…
Reblogged » Seven Title Sequence – Watch the Titles
Reblogged » Seven title sequence – Watch the Titles. A few years back, my friend J.D. clued me in to a wonderful examination of the remarkable, and…
Opening Titles: The Wild Bunch
Say what you will about “The Western” as a genre of film, or television, but it had way more versatility than some credit it. For something that seemed…
Reblogged » The Andromeda Strain (1971) — Art of the Title
The Andromeda Strain (1971) — Art of the Title. The good folk over at The Art of the Title site provided an elegant critique, and video clip,…
Opening Titles and Song: L.A. Confidential
Whenever the calendar resets, I start to drift back to those films that garner annual viewings in my household. I’m usually the one that leads this…
Opening Titles: Déjà Vu
With the passing of Tony Scott in 2012 still kind of shocking, looking back on his films remains the best tribute for this artist, I think.…
Reblogged » North by Northwest (1959) — Art of the Title
North by Northwest (1959) — Art of the Title For some damn bit of happenstance, the specter of director Alfred Hitchcock seems to be continually crossing…
Opening Titles: Where Eagles Dare
There are films, whether they are the important classics of cinephiles or not, which leave a distinct impression. And if they occurred during your formative years,…
Opening Titles Sequence: Contact
In preview to tomorrow’s duo post film review, I thought it warranted an appreciation of Robert Zemeckis’ simple yet spectacular introduction to his film Contact. It’s…
Superman: The Movie Intro & Opening Titles
My generous colleague, Ruth of Flixchatter, kicks off her countdown this week for likely the most anticipated film of the year, Man of Steel. She offered moi a chance to contribute to the endeavor, as well, since we’re both big fans of the progenitor of the modern comic hero film, Superman, The Movie. That’ll come on Thursday. Today is my appreciation for one of my favorites (and all-time best). Its opening title sequence.
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