Laser Fare
April, 1999
Directors of distinction like to slip a "how'd they do that?" sequence into their movies. Take a look at Snake Eyes, on tape now, in which Brian De Palma opens with a nearly 15-minute Steadicam shot that follows overcaffeinated detective Nic Cage through a busy casino into a packed arena. Here's more:Touch of Evil (1958): One of the most audacious opening shots ever filmed starts with a close-up of a bomb in a car before tracking through goats, pedestrians and a seedy Mexican border to...
