Sightlines · a concept

any instant whatever

movement built from equidistant ordinary moments (vs. privileged poses).

On screen: mechanical/continuous sampling of motion; the ordinary instant, not the posed climax.

65 films in the collection register this concept · in the glossary

Across the collection

La Roue1923Woman in the Moon1929All Quiet on the Western Front1930Hell's Angels1930King Kong1933Orphan's Picnic1936The Tale of the Fox1941Umberto D.1952Monsieur Hulot's Holiday1953Primary1960Jason and the Argonauts1963Dog Star Man: Part IV1964Bullitt1968The Wild Bunch1969Sleeper1973The Day of the Jackal1973The 36th Chamber of Shaolin1978The Tree of Wooden Clogs1978The Gods Must Be Crazy1980Fast Times at Ridgemont High1982A Zed & Two Noughts1985Police Story1985Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser1988Porco Rosso1992The Nightmare Before Christmas1993Drunken Master III1994Hoop Dreams1994The Mask1994Bullet Ballet1998Run Lola Run1998Saving Private Ryan1998Belfast, Maine1999Love & Basketball2000Bloody Sunday2002United 932006The Bourne Ultimatum2007Transformers2007The Curious Case of Benjamin Button2008Fantastic Mr. Fox2009The Secret of Kells2009Real Steel2011The Adventures of Tintin2011The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo2011The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey2012The Wind Rises2013Boyhood2014X-Men: Days of Future Past2014Anomalisa2015Atomic Blonde2017Baby Driver2017A Star Is Born2018At Eternity's Gate2018Isle of Dogs2018Black Widow2021Mad God2021Zack Snyder's Justice League2021Avatar: The Way of Water2022Entergalactic2022Top Gun: Maverick2022Civil War2024Twisters2024F12025Jurassic World Rebirth2025Minions & Monsters2026The Furious2026