Saturday, September 25, 2021

CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 1980

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com]
my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 1980 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 1980” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.
+ = was actually featured on Toby's 1980 "Best of"
Mural goddesses animate to life.. **cue E.L.O.'s "I'm Alive"**
    - XANADU (Greenwald)
Max chases the biker to his demise. (eyes popping out, 18wheeler crash, etc.)
      - MAD MAX (Miller)
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climactic convoy race
- USED CARS (Zemeckis)
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Shootout in Northfield, MN
- THE LONG RIDERS (Hill)
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The literal “puking your guts out” scene; complete with bleeding eyes. Essentially my reaction to Fox News -
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD 
                        (Fulci)
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Danny’s first vision of the Overlook elevator
- THE SHINING (Kubrick)
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Possessed wheelchair in the attic!
- THE CHANGELING 
                        (Medak)
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Conrad & Dr. Berger’s breakthrough. “..Let me feel bad about this.” Rainfall audible outside. Intercut with images of his drowning brother. Adapted beautifully from the book
- ORDINARY PEOPLE 
                                (Redford)
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Splintered door victim. the slow "Ocular Death" murder scene
    - ZOMBIE (Fulci)
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1st Infantry stumbles upon Falkenau concentration camp
- THE BIG RED ONE 
                        (Fuller)
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fighting 3 Kryptonians over Metropolis -
SUPERMAN II (Lester/Donner)
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John’s final slumber and the vision & voice of his mother that follows over stars
- THE ELEPHANT MAN (Lynch)
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Reverend Cleophus James’ (James Brown) Sunday revival service
- THE BLUES BROTHERS 
                        (Landis)
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A marooned Luke almost gets stepped on by an AT-AT, then brings it down single-handedly. **battle on Hoth**
-STAR WARS: EPISODE V - 
    THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 
                                   (Kershner)
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the cat & mouse stalking sequence that takes place within the Metro Museum of Art.. Few directors staged voyeuristic ‘people watching’ as expertly as De Palma or Hitch
- DRESSED TO KILL (De Palma)
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Jake dips his hand in ice & the montage that follows. Color super-8 footage intercut with B&W victories.. The way Thelma & Marty visually illustrate the passing of time
   - RAGING BULL (Scorsese)
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Steadicam finale in a wintry hedge maze
 - THE SHINING (Kubrick)
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also;
June Cleaver speaks jive
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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments
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