The opening scenes to these legendary horror movies have become some of cinema’s most iconic moments. Horror has been an incredibly popular genre for entertainment for well over a century, with the ...

There's nothing like a terrific opening scene to pull you into a movie and set you up for a wonderful moviegoing experience. That's not to say films with particularly forgettable openings aren't great ...

Many movies have compelling opening sequences, but one incredible sci-fi movie seems to master the hooking audiences with its brilliant first scene.

It’s a strange fact that in the world of cinema even bad movies can sometimes end up having an opening sequence that is quite entertaining and sometimes even beautiful. In some of the most egregious ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The opening scene of a movie is the filmmaker’s first and most important opportunity to grab the ...

Naked contrast paints the opening frames of Claire Denis’ 1999 film. Despite opening on a brief panning of muraled walls that portray soldiers clustered in shadow, we feel the dry, oppressive heat of ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

Final Destination Bloodlines will feature an opening sequence that differs from the traditional model that the franchise has followed previously, says the film’s directors. What happens in the Final ...

The hit horror film Final Destination Bloodlines opens with the terrifying Skyview scene, but that dizzying sequence wasn’t there when the film’s directors, Zach Lipovsky and Adam Stein, started ...

Samantha is a Senior Writer for Collider, with a deep admiration for the arts, a vast amount of unpopular opinions, and an ever-expanding knowledge of all things TV and Film. Unafraid to speak her ...

Director Rachel Talalay shared a longer cut of her opening sequence for the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Star Beast.