There's nothing like a terrific opening scene to pull you into a movie and set you up for a wonderful moviegoing experience. That's not to say films with particularly forgettable openings aren't great ...

While the Star Wars prequel trilogy typically gets a lot of flak for being lower in quality than a lot of the other cinematic entries in the universe, they have one film that stands out within the ...

The opening scenes to these legendary horror movies have become some of cinema’s most iconic moments. Horror has been an incredibly popular genre for entertainment for well over a century, with the ...

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Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Naked contrast paints the opening frames of Claire Denis’ 1999 film. Despite opening on a brief ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The opening scene of a movie is the filmmaker’s first and most important opportunity to grab the ...