This year, however, the number of scenes like this one may be on the decline.
A number of scenes received entirely new soundtracks, to striking effect.
Mansfield Park is singular among Austen's novels for the number of scenes in which the heroine is absent.
Close-ups were common, and a number of scenes were shot as if through a window or against a grille.
There are a fair number of scenes with railway equipment (including some Time Square subway shots) in the video.
Dad suffered, smiling sheepishly through a number of scenes at the dinner table — and at other times, too.
Then "there are the increasing number of scenes in soap operas that are set in heaven," Mr. Kurtz said, adding that movies are also gross offenders.
In the lawsuit, Mr. Mowry points to a number of scenes that he contends are near duplications of scenes from his screenplay.
Scorsese's film includes a number of scenes in which Belfort and his cronies imbibe quaaludes, a long-banned sedative with apparent devastating consequences if taken in high doses.
"Nonetheless, opportunities to indulge in graphic portrayals of violence were offered by only a small number of scenes – notably where someone was shot, or clubbed with a brick.
The number of scenes (26) is dizzying, and the director, Keith Oncale, has trouble resisting a full scenery change for each one.
