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“NOW YOU SEE ME” Trailer: The Self-Conscious Magic of Movie Marketing

[Official Trailer #1] Last weekend, a friend suggested we take in “Now You See Me” and I said, “yes” to oblige more than for any great interest in the film. Unexpectedly, we both thoroughly enjoyed it, finding it that increasingly … Continue reading

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MALE ANXIETY & FEMALE DISCOURAGEMENT: 30 MINUTES OR LESS

Buddy movies featuring hapless slackers in extreme circumstances, occupy a valuable niche in the domestic market, appealing, despite coarse humor, male protagonists and male pre-occupations, to mixed audiences.  Yet the International Red Band trailer for 30 MINUTES OR LESS, which … Continue reading

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