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EARLY TRAILERS: Notes & Insights

I’ve spent several hours lately (with a few more to go) in the Archive Research & Study Center at UCLA, on the second floor of glorious Powell Library, watching dvd’s and vhs’ made from what remains of the relatively few … Continue reading

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Contradiction, Paradox and the Political Unconscious of Trailers

In today’s post, I’d like to highlight the contradictory or paradoxical quality of trailers, a quality that tells me something complicated and significant is taking place within. It was Lisa Kernan, one of our academic consultants on the Coming Attractions … Continue reading

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