Monthly Archives: December 2012

HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Trailer Prof is on vacation. New Content Coming January 2013

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TOWARD A CRITICAL THEORY OF (MOVIE TRAILER) ADVERTISING

[This trailer foregrounds its purposes and its devices, it’s “systematically distorted communication.”] According to Professors John Harms & Douglas Kellner in their overview of the scholarly research on advertising emerging within Critical Media Studies, “advertising is a form of social … Continue reading

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HOLY MOTORS TRAILER: Holy Moly!!! Just what is this film about?

Holy Motors is making many top-ten lists for 2012, although it’s made about 450K so far, according to Box Office Mojo. Above, you can watch an extremely unformulaic and impressionistic trailer for an extremely unformulaic and impressionistic film. What I … Continue reading

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