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CHEVROLET STINGRAY (2014) LAUNCH TRAILER: Movie Previews for Products

I was in the theater to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, when, prior to the movie trailers, the product “trailers” screen. I resisted the seductions of sound, image, sound and story for just long enough to register that the … Continue reading

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CARRIE TRAILER & TEASER: A tell-all campaign for a high-profile remake

Though I love the Brian DePalma original (with the extraordinary Sissy Spacek), I’m looking forward to Kimberly Fierce‘s adaptation of Steven King‘s classic tale of shame, sexuality, puberty and power. Julianne Moore is an inspired choice to follow the inimitable … Continue reading

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YOU’RE NEXT TRAILER: Irony, Mystery, Interpellation

Made in 2011 and screened for festival audiences that year, You’re Next, directed by Adam Wingard from a script by Simon Barrett, is that rare, lucky horror film, plucked from obscurity and given a big-budget, full-press campaign by major studio, … Continue reading

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