Category Archives: Classic Readings (of classic film trailers)

Critical/Analytical Considerations of Trailers for great and important films, whose trailers are likewise distinguished.

HANDS UP! Promo: A Sophisticated, Multi-Media Movie Preview and Sales Presentation from 1918

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Frederick Greene

[I’ve written about this promo before, but here is the case study from my recently published article in the special issue of Frames Cinema Journal devoted entirely to promotional materials: “Working in the World of Propaganda: Early Trailers & Modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles and Interviews, Classic Readings (of classic film trailers), Readings | Leave a comment

MANDINGO (1975) Trailer: Exploitation & Advocacy

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Frederick Greene

Like the trailer for The Arena (1974), that for Mandingo (1975), a Paramount Studios release of a Dino DeLaurentiis production of the bestselling 1957 novel by Kyle Onstott, constitutes a provocative and well-chosen thematic and film-historical introduction to Quentin Tarentino‘s … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Readings (of classic film trailers), Readings | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

“HANDS UP!” PROMO-TRAILER REDUX: Retraction and Reappreciation

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Frederick Greene

[Note: I visited UCLA’s Archive Research Study Center the other night to watch again this 1918 promo in order to fill in some gaps in my handwritten notes and prior to submitting a draft of an academic paper on early … Continue reading →

Posted in Classic Readings (of classic film trailers), Readings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment