First & Final Frames

🎞 What can we learn by examining only the first and last shot of a film? 🎞 Ran by @jacobtswinney

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The Full Circle Club ⭕️

• THE SEARCHERS (1956)
• UNFORGIVEN (1992)
• 12 MONKEYS (1995)
• SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)
• MILK (2008)
• GONE GIRL (2014)
• PATERSON (2016)
• A WRINKLE IN TIME (2018)
• 1917 (2019)
• PARASITE (2019)

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The #FirstAndFinalFrames of Christopher Nolan

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2020s cinema and the revival of VistaVision 🎞️

THE BRUTALIST (2024)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)
BUGONIA (2025)
DIGGER (2026)

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@IMASCARYLION Same dilemma as Phantom Thread. I just call it before the credits roll.

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JAWS (1975)

Dir. Steven Spielberg
DP: Bill Butler

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“Viva la revolución!” ✊

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (2025)

Written & directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)

Dir. Sam Raimi
DP: Bill Pope

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NICKEL BOYS (2024)

Dir. RaMell Ross
DP: Jomo Fray

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Today is Paul Thomas Anderson’s birthday 🎂

Here is an SNL sketch he directed back in 2000 starring Ben Affleck, Jimmy Fallon, and Molly Shannon 📹

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@Fanserviceboi Yes!

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• BLADE RUNNER (Theatrical)
• BLADE RUNNER (Final Cut)

Dir. Ridley Scott
DP: Jordan Cronenweth

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INHERENT VICE (2014)

Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson 🎂
DP: Robert Elswit

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“Busines is a-boomin’.” 🎬

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)

Written & directed by Quentin Tarantino

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INCEPTION (2010)

Dir. Christopher Nolan
DP: Wally Pfister

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CHALLENGERS (2024)

Dir. Luca Guadagnino
DP: Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

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“I am a sinner.” 🎳

THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)

Written & directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

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DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989)

Dir. Peter Weir
DP: John Seale

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007)

Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
DP: Robert Elswit

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MOONRISE KINGDOM (2012)

Dir. Wes Anderson
DP: Robert Yeoman

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GET OUT (2017)

Dir. Jordan Peele
DP: Toby Oliver

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rear-mounted driving shots >>>