The greatest opening scene in movie history changed everything about how films are made. The opening scene of a movie is essentially focused on setting the tone and pace of the story. An opening scene ...
A shot-by-shot breakdown of the “Raiders of the Lost Ark” sequence that became a defining one in adventure movies. By Jason Bailey “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (now in theaters) is the ...
Fade in. Three twelve-year-old Mississippi boys find themselves enraptured by the 1981 Lucas/Spielberg classic Raiders of the Lost Ark. It’s summer, and they’ve yet to discover girls. Or maybe it’s ...