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.
Opening Titles: Hostage
Since my duo post colleague and I will be looking at this 2005 film next week, I thought to highlight an aspect some have overlooked. Hostage‘s…
Opening Titles and Song: Dr. Strangelove
Whether you’ve noticed or not, I’ve been on a music motif this month. Still, I haven’t entirely abandoned movies. So when song and film coalesce, I…
Movie Title Sequence: Experiment in Terror
This is the relatively simple movie titles sequence to Blake Edwards’ stellar film, Experiment in Terror (1962). Yet, the opening remains one of the eminently moodiest in…
Movie Title Sequence: Total Recall
“If I am not me, then who the hell am I?” — Douglas Quaid With today’s opening of Len Wiseman’s remake to one of the all-time best, and bloodiest,…
Twenty-five Years Today: Top Gun
In honor of the summer-movie spectacle that debuted 25 years ago today, the Tony Scott-directed, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer-produced, Tom Cruise action film, I contributed a retrospective…
Forty Years Today: Get Carter’s Opening Titles
In honor of director Mike Hodges‘ gem of a crime film, one that debuted 40 years ago today — and for which Ed Copeland offers an…
A Brief But Gorgeous Bit of Titles
The clever folks over at The Art of the Title Sequence have put together a short film for tonight’s opening of the SXSW “Title Design Finalists…
It Rains... You Get Wet 