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GARDEN STATE Teaser: There’s Beauty in the Breakdown

I’ve gone back to IFC’s list of 50 great trailers for today’s post. Here’s what critic Brandon Kim says about the 1:15 teaser for Garden State, which it ranks #14: “Garden State” never managed the darkness and gravity that could … Continue reading

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THE HOBBIT: An Unexpected Journey TRAILER: Singing Dwarves, Creeping Gollum, but no Mention of Dragons or Spiders

Like all the other J.R.R. Tolkein fans around the world (and we are legion), I’m anticipating the release of Peter Jackson‘s production of the Hobbit (2012). Why then did the trailer give me pause, curl my lip, elicit a “wha?” … Continue reading

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