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THE DARK KNIGHT RISES Featurette: A Long Trailer and A Short Documentary

FEATURETTES: Back in the 70’s, featurettes were commonplace marketing adjuncts for important or significant feature films. They were shown on TV (where else, in those benighted days before the intertubes), helping to flesh out the broadcast minutes that a movie-of-the-week … Continue reading

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The Great Gatsby Trailer: Stars, spectacle, style, budget–this trailer has it all!

Despite some caviling about director Baz Lurhman‘s choice of 3D for his remake of the great American novel, The Great Gatsby, the trailer is breathtaking. Seeing the movie was a foregone conclusion for me, regardless of the trailer, since I’m … Continue reading

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THE DARK KNIGHT First Trailer: A student reading & analysis

[Editor’s Note: One of my students recently submitted this analysis of The Dark Knight theatrical trailer for his required weekly journal. I was gratified to see the application of my “how to read a trailer” worksheet, and impressed by his … Continue reading

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