Category Archives: Observations and Provocations

Things worth saying about movie trailers.

Meta Movies – Trailers, Free Samples & Self-consciousness

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Frederick Greene

(A FILM ABOUT COMEDY WITH JERRY SEINFELD) I have tried to use this blog to denaturalize and defamiliarize my subject. I’ve wanted to introduce critical distance into the appreciation of these short commercial films that are so universally enjoyed, so … Continue reading →

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Losing the Bake-off? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Sensory Overload in Trailers

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Frederick Greene

I went to two movies last week and at both (Moneyball and J. Edgar) I saw the preview for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher’s remake of the acclaimed and hugely successful Swedish feature of the same title. … Continue reading →

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100 Years of Movie Trailers: What More Could an Audience Want?

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Frederick Greene

Boy do we have an exciting post today! The following MP3 file is from my recent talk at New York University’s Department of Cinema Studies, at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City on October 19th, 2011. … Continue reading →

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