Category Archives: Readings

Critical/Analytical considerations of trailers

THOR: When your only tool is a hammer….

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Frederick Greene

This trailer, with all its noise, violence and spectacle, makes me suspect that the movie isn’t very good, although until its release, I must withhold final judgment. I base my opinion not just on intuition, but on the failure of … Continue reading →

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BAD TEACHER: Teaching Moment

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Frederick Greene

I suppose my work as an educator attracted me to this film and its trailer—that and the obscenely clever and cleverly obscene print tagline, “She Doesn’t Give an F,” which incidentally, is the punch line of the trailer copy as … Continue reading →

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Never Say Never: The Medium Is the Message (Post 2 of 2)

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Frederick Greene

(See my first post on “Never Say Never,” for introductory remarks and further consideration.] This trailer affirms that “Never Say Never” is more than the cliché’d title of a teen anthem and a concert tour. It is the message, the … Continue reading →

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