Film Language Tag: slow motion
A special effect that makes the action move at slower-than-normal speeds, achieved by filming the action at a high speed and then projecting it at standard speeds.
"I Slipped", Once Upon a Time in America
Bugsy (James Russo) ambushes the boys and shoots Dominic (Noah Moazezi). Noodles (Scott Tiler) kills Bugsy in retaliation and is sent to prison.
96,000, In the Heights
Usnavi (Anthony Ramos) learns his corner-store sold a winning lottery ticket for a $96,000 pot.
A Game of Roulette, Run Lola Run
After just missing her father (Herbert Knaup), Lola (Franka Potente) goes to the casino to win the money.
A Loving Brother, Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank (Henry Fonda) rides to Sweetwater to face Harmonica (Charles Bronson) in a duel. Harmonica recalls how he gained his harmonica.
A Photograph, Her
Sam creates a musical photograph of her and Theo.
A Precipitous Fall, Don't Look Now
John is hit by a piece of wood and loses balance while working on the restoration.
Angel of Vengence, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
When Hossein (Marshall Manesh) drugs Atti (Mozhan Marnò), the Girl (Sheila Vand)comes to the rescue.
Back to the Field, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) runs away back to the field. The garbage strike ends and the neighborhood clean-up begins.
Blaylock's Demise, The Hunger
Sarah (Susan Sarandon) kills her boyfriend Tom (Cliff De Young), and Miriam (Catherine Denueve) comforts her.
Call and Response (German-Language Version), Nosferatu the Vampyre
After discovering that Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) is plaguing the town, Lucy (Isabelle Adjani) attempts to kill the vampire.
Capturing Klaue, Black Panther
After discovering that Ulysses Klaue plans to sell stolen vibranium in Korea, T'challa, Okoye, and Nakia disrupt his plans and embark on a chase through the streets of Busan.
Cardinal Volleyball, We Have a Pope
The Pope had a nervous breakdown and has gone missing after the Papal conclave. The cardinals do not know that he is missing because the manager of the Vatican has placed a Swiss guard in the Pope's quarters to make his room seem occupied. While the Cardinals are waiting for the "pope" to emerge from his room, the psychiatrist who was hired to treat the Pope organized a volleyball game for the Cardinals. This scene captures the Cardinal's joy and commitment to the game.
Closing Sequence, The Namesake
Nick/Gogol (Kal Penn) attends a going-away party for his mother, Ashima (Tabu), who is departing for India. He visits his childhood bedroom and discovers the Nikolai Gogol book that his father, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) has gifted him, and speaks with his mother about his wife, Moushumi's (Zuleikha Robinson) affair.
Closing Sequence, Daughters of the Dust
The Peazant family moves to the North.
Closing Sequence, Maria Full of Grace
Maria (Catalina Sandino Moreno) and Blanca (Yenny Paola Vega) are ready to boars the plane back to Colombia when Maria decides to stay in the US.
Closing Sequence, Jobs
Steve Jobs (Ashton Kutcher) records dialogue for Apple’s “Think Different” commercial.
Closing Sequence, The Watermelon Woman
Cheryl (Cheryl Dunye) presents her research on the Watermelon Woman (Lisa Marie Bronson).
Come with Me, The Story of a Three-Day Pass
Turner (Harry Baird) goes to a bar his first night in Paris and meets Miriam (Nicole Berger), whom he plans to go with to the beach the following day.
Conversation at the Cafè, Inception
Ariadne first learns about the dream world and bends buildings.
Deckard and Roy, Blade Runner
Deckard must face the leader of the replicants he has hunted down.
Ending Sequence, Menace II Society
Caine (Tyrin Turner) and Ronnie (Jada Pinkett Smith) get ready to move to Atlanta
Ending Sequence: The Aftermath of Siras’ death, Aligarh
Siras (Manoj Bajpayee) has died overnight, and Deepu (Rajkummar Rao) comes to his apartment to see his dead body. Deepu runs away visibly upset. It ends with a flashback of Siras hearing a noise before he dies.
Eula's Speech, Daughters of the Dust
Eula (Alva Rogers) pleads with the family to change their mindset before they leave Ibo Landing.
Facemash, The Social Network
Mark and his roommates create Facemash and get it live for people to use.
Final Fight Scene and Closing Sequence, Teesri Manzil
The Prince hunts and tries to kill Anil for discovering how he killed his wife and Rupa. The Prince ends up dying when he falls off the roof, exactly how Rupa died. In a parallel to one of their first interactions, Anil and Sunita are on the train close together and in love. They both laugh with the man they met at the beginning of the movie.
Hans Gruber's Fall to Death, Die Hard
John McClane (Bruce Willis) reveals he has a gun and shoots Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman). Gruber falls into the window pulling Holly McClane (Bonnie Bedelia) with him. McClane unclasps Holly's watch that Hans is holding onto and Hans falls to his death below.
Houses at the End of the Line, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) takes a random bus to the end of the line and discovers half-built houses and a field of wheat.
Jiving, Ratcatcher
James (William Eadie) dances with his mother (Mandy Matthews). James' father (Tommy Flanagan) is attacked by the local gang.
Lola's First Run, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her first run through Berlin.
Maria's Flashback, The Impossible
Going into surgery, Maria (Naomi Watts) has a flashback to the moments after the tsunami.
Newt and Arcella, The Learning Tree
Newt (Kyle Johnson) grows close with the new girl in town, Marcella Jefferson (Mira Waters).
Noodles at Night, In the Mood for Love
Alone without their spouses, Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) separately get noodles.
Not Just an Operating System, Its a Consciousness, Her
Theo comes across an advertisement for OS1, "the first artificially intelligent operating system."
One Just Like It, In the Mood for Love
Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) and Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) reveal to each other that they know their spouses are having an affair.
Opening Sequence, Scream
Casey (Drew Barrymore) is home alone when she receives a phone call from an unnamed ghost face killer (Matthew Lillard).
Opening Sequence, The Hunger
Miriam Blaylock (Catherine Deneuve) and John (David Bowie) invite a young couple from the nightclub to their home.
Opening Sequence, Carrie
Carrie menstruates for the first time.
Opening Sequence, The Living End
Jon (Craig Gilmore) gets a diagnosis at the doctor's office
Opening Sequence, Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One
Various women (Susan Ansprach, Patricia See Gilbert) read for the role of Alice in director William Greaves' (William Greaves) new film.
Opening Sequence, Brazil
Jill Layton (Kim Greist) sees her downstairs neighbor Archibald Buttle (Brian Miller) get wrongfully arrested as a result of a mistaken identity.
Opening Sequence, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
On his way home, Arash (Arash Marandi) steals a cat from a yard.
Opening Sequence 1, Ghost in the Shell
Major Motoko Kusanagi (Atsuko Tanaka) assassinates a political target.
Post Internet, Transcendence
Max Waters reminisces about his friends Will and Evelyn Caster in a post-internet world.
Prom Bloodbath, Carrie
Carrie unleashes her wrath upon the school.
Prom Queen, Carrie
Carrie is elected Prom Queen.
Quizas, Quizas, Quizas, In the Mood for Love
Mr. Chow (Tony Leung) and Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) rehearse their farewell before Mrs. Chan goes to room 2046 only to find Mr. Chow already gone.
Rebirth, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her second try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
Rebirth Again, Run Lola Run
Lola (Franka Potente) begins her third try at saving Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu).
Richie and Margot Reunite, The Royal Tenenbaums
Margot meets her brother, Richie, who has returned from his voyage at sea.
Sex with a Man, Go Fish
Daria (Anastasia Sharp) is interrogated in a dream by a group of women who argue she isn't a lesbian.
Singapore, 1963, In the Mood for Love
One year later, Mr. Chow (Tony Cheung) thinks someone has entered his Singaporean apartment.
Slow-Mo Hotel, Inception
Action unfolds on two levels of the dreamworld: during a car chase and in a hotel.
Snowball Goes to the Moon, Ratcatcher
James' (William Eadie) friend Kenny (John Miller) shows off his new pet mouse Snowball to the local gang.
Surprising the Klan, Django Unchained
Doctor Schultz (Christoph Waltz) and Django (Jamie Foxx) set a trap for a disorganized Klan raid.
T'Challa Returns, Black Panther
As Killmonger prepares to arm Wakandans stationed around the world, T'Challa returns and begins an uprising.
The Ancestor and the Womb, Daughters of the Dust
Nana Peazant (Cora Lee Day) urges Eli (Adisa Anderson) to connect with his ancestors and his wife's unborn child.
The Blackout, Transcendence
Will chooses to sacrifice all he has built to save his friend Max.
The Candyman Faces off With Police, Candyman
As Anthony's (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) girlfriend Bri (Teyonah Parris) attempts to fight the Candyman, she realizes the two are linked. If the Candyman is harmed, so is Chris. She cradles his body on the floor. When the police arrive at the scene, they ask no questions and shoot Anthony dead while arresting his girlfriend. Trapped in the police car, the girlfriend summons the Candyman so that she can escape and be freed.
The Death of Ryan Quinn (Opening Sequence), Ratcatcher
Ryan Quinn (Thomas McTaggert) accidentally drowns when roughhousing with James Gillespie (William Eadie).
The Drive West (Closing Sequence), 25th Hour
Monty (Edward Norton) is driven by his father (Brian Cox) to prison. His father gives Monty a vision of a future where he avoids imprisonment.
The Tornado, The Learning Tree
A tornado tears through Cherokee Falls, and Newt (Kyle Johnson) is taken to safety by Big Mabel (Carol Lamond).
Too Late to Turn Back Now, BlacKkKlansman
After Patrice and her friends are harassed by Patrolman Landers, she and Ron dance at the Red Lantern.
Transcend Them, Transcendence
Max collaborates with the military and Rift to kidnap Martin, stealing Will's source code.
Welcome to Candyland, Django Unchained
Django and Doctor Schultz ride into Candyland as bystanders look on in amazement.
You Ain't Shit, Moonlight
Juan (Mahershala Ali) realizes he's been selling drugs to Chiron's mother Paula (Naomie Harris) and Paula vents her frustration on her son.
