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Category Archives: Readings
THE BODYGUARD (1992) TRAILER — The Music Is the Message
After Whitney’s tragic death, I found myself watching Youtube videos of her live performance, mourning as well the prior destruction of that sublime instrument, her voice. I decided to blog about the trailer for THE BODYGUARD, a 1992 blockbuster that’s … Continue reading
PINA: A Gorgeous Trailer Analyzed and Explained(?)
From the few glimpses of her work seen in Pedro Almodovar’s films and what I’ve read in newspapers and reviews, I’ve become a fan of the German avant-garde choreographer, Pina Bausch. I still haven’t seen the Oscar Nominated 3-D documentary … Continue reading
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Tagged " trailer, 3-D, dance, documentary, hanging train, joe morganstern, pedro almodovar, pina bausch, wim wenders, wuppertal
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SHOCKING ASIA – Putting the X in Exotic Exploitation
The trailer for Shocking Asia opens as travelogue showing picturesque footage of East Indian spiritual ceremonies, then quickly dissolves into sensationalism as worshipers are shown undergoing real self- mortifications of the flesh. Next, Southeast Asian transvestite prostitutes working in their … Continue reading
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Tagged " trailer, exotic, exploitation, gualtiero jacopetti, marketing, rolf olsen, shocking asia, shocking asia 2
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