Category Archives: Clips

A wonderful section from an opera, Wagner’s “Die Meistersinger.” Even absent a general tolerance for opera, the viewer will find this scene highly entertaining. Some context is necessary: Friendly rivals Hans Sachs, the village cobbler and poet, and town clerk … Continue reading →

Here is the best example of a traveling shot, one that seems impossible. It begins with Jack Nicholson lying on a bed in a small room. The camera cuts from him to a grated window. The camera then moves through … Continue reading →

An introduction to this movie can be found in I Am Cuba 1. This clip comes from the second half of the film — a massive funeral procession through the town with hundreds of people honoring a fallen revolutionary. Watching … Continue reading →

An obscure masterpiece with extraordinary camera work, the film is an international co-production between the Soviet Union and Cuba. Discarded as a pure propoganda after its release in 1964, it was later championed by Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppola, … Continue reading →

This clip is my favorite of all dance sequences in movies. It’s a masterpiece and a thirteen minute movie all in itself. From “Gold Diggers of 1935,” it demonstrates Busby Berkeley’s genius. Coming at the end of a not too … Continue reading →