Film Language Tag: background
The space behind and subordinate to the principal subject; the area that appears to be further from the camera than the principal subject or action of a scene; objects that appear behind a subject.
Brundle Finds Out, The Fly
Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) sits alone at the teleporter computer and types several commands to figure out what is happening to him.
Cleaning for Cop 663, Chungking Express
Faye (Faye Wong) continually enters the police officer's (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) to clean it.
Delaying the Launch, M3GAN
Gemma (Allison Williams) decides to delay the launch of the M3GAN system after deciding that M3GAN (Jenna Davis) has taken her objective too far.
Encountering the Babadook, The Babadook
Amelia (Essie Davis) and Samuel (Noah Wiseman) face the Babadook in a thrilling confrontation that makes it retreat.
Fin, Ballet mécanique
Chaplin makes his exit and we return to the park.
Horace's Heart Attack, The Little Foxes
Regina Giddens (Bette Davis) refuses to retrieve her husband Horace's (Herbert Marshall) heart medication as he collapses on the staircase.
Judy Transformed, Vertigo
Judy (Kim Novak) finally becomes Madeleine again for Scottie (James Stewart).
Seth's Plasma Pool Monologue, The Fly
Veronica (Geena Davis) inquires about the strange hair on Seth's (Jeff Goldblum) back. Seth gets the idea to send Veronica through the teleporter. Veronica’s aversion to the idea insults Seth, prompting a manic tirade.
Sound!, Singin' in the Rain
New technology allows for Monumental Pictures to start shooting films with sound!
The Apes' Forest, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Malcolm (Jason Clarke) ventures into the Apes'forest to seek an agreement about the dam.
The Beach Attack, It Follows
Jay (Maika Monroe) and her friends are at the beach, thinking they are safe, when suddenly the entity attacks.
The Visit: The Grotesque Presentation, The Fly
Veronica (Geena Davis) visits Seth Brundle’s (Jeff Goldblum) loft-laboratory, and he presents his fly-like transformation to her, as they bond through the abject and despair of his physical and psychological disintegration.
We Just Need Your Hands, Snowpiercer
Opening sequence: a guard violently separates an elderly couple as Curtis (Chris Evans) and Edgar (Jamie Bell) look on.