Last Night In Soho Director Edgar Wright Reveals His Favorite Movie Scenes

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Edgar Wright, whose latest film, Last Night in Soho, will be released next month, has revealed his favorite movie scenes of all time. Since debuting in 2004 with the horror comedy Shaun of the Dead, Wright has maintained a certain degree of respect among fans and cinephiles alike. Wright's filmmaking style incorporates a wide range of influences and references, all while injecting his own unique storytelling voice.

Though Wright’s first film was technically his 1995 amateur western, A Fistful of Fingers, the fact that it was never released commercially means that none but the most dedicated of fans have seen it. As a result, Wright’s first two films are widely acknowledged as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz – both of which are steeped quite deeply in classic horror elements. At the time, it was easy for many to assume that Wright was a new voice in horror filmmaking. And while this was true to a certain extent, it wasn’t long before he began to show audiences exactly how versatile of a talent he is. Films like Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and Baby Driver offered an entirely different insight into Wright’s love for cinema, and although his upcoming Last Night in Soho veers back toward horror, this time it’s more psychological in nature, with the sort of approach found in classics like Repulsion or Frenzy.

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It’s clear then, to anyone who’s been paying attention to Wright’s films, that the 47-year-old holds a deep respect for all things cinematic. In the past, he’s spoken at length about the various films that have influenced him or that mean something to him, and anyone looking to expand their film knowledge would certainly do well to take Wright’s advice. Fortunately, he’s back once again with an excellent list of his favorite movie scenes, courtesy of Far Out Magazine. The eight scenes listed below are chosen from a variety of categories and make up a perfect mixture of horror, action, suspense and art house genres:

Favorite Music Scene: An American Werewolf in London

The Best Action Sequence: Mad Max: Fury Road

The Perfect Title Sequence: Bullit

Favorite Dance Sequence: Dames

The Greatest Long Take: Hard Boiled

The Best Sound Design Moment: Delicatessen

The Greatest Voiceover: Raising Arizona

The Best Suspense Build-Up: Carrie

Like any cinephile of his stature, Wright is able to back up his reasoning for each selection and even goes as far to say that any three minutes from from Mad Max: Fury Road could be selected as the best action scene. It’s this sort of honest reverence to the work of others and the craft of filmmaking itself that has arguably helped make Wright’s own films so downright fun. Despite Last Night in Soho having not yet been released, the trailers that have been seen so far don’t hold back on the film’s creepiness, yet because it’s Wright, it’s already clear that there’s much more to the film than jump scares or straightforward horror.

All too often, it’s easy to forget that actually loving film and having a passion for it has the ability to elevate any filmmaker’s work. For this reason, Wright has taken his place among a select group of contemporary filmmakers whose releases achieve event status. It’s still too early to call Last Night in Soho either a hit or a classic, but regardless of how it performs, fans can bet that the film will be imbued with no small amount of powerful influences.

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