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“Comedian” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:41:20 +0000

No, not the “Watchmen” character. I have yet to meet anyone who has actually seen this documentary of Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy tour shortly after the completion of TV’s ground-breaking “Seinfeld”, but I don’t think I’ve met anyone who hasn’t seen the trailer. Which is strange. As far as I know, the trailer [...] Related posts:

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“Spider-Man” Teaser Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:41:57 +0000

An excellent teaser concept for a hugely anticipated movie which unfortunately didn’t quite get the long run (the teaser, not the movie) it deserved because of world events. Pulled buy the studio shortly after 9/11, “Spider-Man” ran for a long time largely on word-of-mouth from people who had actually seen this mythical trailer. [...] Related posts:

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“X-Files: Fight the Future” Teaser Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 05:41:22 +0000

Trailers because huge around the turn of the century (1999—2000 that is) thanks, in great part, to the internet and the brilliant idea of studios to start releasing promotional material simultaneously with theatrical release. “Lord of the Rings” (still several years away from completion) and “Star Wars Episode 1″ are obvious examples. Things [...] Related posts:

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“Godzilla” Teaser Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:41:49 +0000

With a little help from the internet, trailers were once again becoming something that you would buy a ticket for a movie you didn’t particularly want to see just because you’d heard such-and-such had a trailer on before it. Roland Emmerich’s re-imagining of “Godzilla” is a good case in point, even if it didn’t [...] Related posts:

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“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:41:29 +0000

Not one of the most innovative trailers ever made, in fact, pretty straightforward by today’s standards, the trailer for “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” holds some fondness for me because I vividly recall the anticipation surrounding this, the second installment in the Indiana Jones saga. Paramount really pulled out all the stops [...] Related posts:

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“Alien” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:41:40 +0000

Following in the footsteps of great directors like Hitchcock an Kubrick, Ridley Scott directly over-saw the advertising campaign for his new way-out sci-film “Alien”. Extremely simple concept: an egg (literally a household egg) cracks open, illuminating something unimaginably horrific inside, interspersed with glimpses of the film. I recall vividly the TV version of [...] Related posts:

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“The Shining” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:41:27 +0000

The longest gap between films was occurring for Stanley Kubrick after the release of “Barry Lyndon” and prior to the release of “The Shining”. The world was now eagerly-awaiting what was probably going to be the greatest horror film ever made. I mean, the world’s greatest film director making a film based on [...] Related posts:

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“The Empire Strikes Back” Teaser Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:41:25 +0000

1977 — 1980 was a really bad time for parents. A previous generation forced to help feed the sci-fi fantasy needs of the next generation, or so I was told. The bulk of my allowance usually went to whatever the latest “Star Wars” merchandise was, and there were certainly enough imitators (the TV [...] Related posts:

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“Superman: The Movie” Teaser Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:41:51 +0000

By 1977, movie trailers were no longer just throwaway visual time-killers, they had become must-see entertainment in their own right. I know, from my own experience, growing up in the seventies, that missing the trailers, either at the drive-in or the cinema was absolutely unheard of. It was part of the whole “going [...] Related posts:

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“A Clockwork Orange” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:41:26 +0000

Pablo Ferro’s format for the trailer for Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” was so successful, the director toyed with the same format to advertise several of his other films that followed, most notably, “A Clockwork Orange”, once again a case of a film where a [...] Related posts:

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“Dr. Strangelove” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:41:58 +0000

Leave it to Kubrick to elevate the trailer to an art-form. For his satirical film, “Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” he knew that he couldn’t just go with the same format that films had tried and tested over the years previous. “Strangelove” was neither fully [...] Related posts:

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“Psycho” Theatrical Trailer

ZombieSpirit — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:34:17 +0000

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12 Days of Trailers

ZombieSpirit — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:33:17 +0000

While I still have some spare time, before one of several major projects kicks off in 2009 and this blog becomes more of a production journal of sorts, I think I can afford to ramble on about 12 more titles, bringing my movie ramblings to an even 50 for this year (7 Days in the [...] Related posts:

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RED is the New Scarlet [updated]

ZombieSpirit — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:13:29 +0000

(via SlashGear) A little ahead of the official announcement, news has leaked-out that the new direction of RED’s Scarlet camera, which — about a year ago — offered 3K digital resolution filmmaking at a slashed price ($3000), will a modular mix-and-match system where you can choose your components (and resulting price tag) from a nearly [...] Related posts:

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The Ackermonster (1916-2008): A Tribute [updated]

ZombieSpirit — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:44:13 +0000

Harry Knowles, over at AICN is reporting the sad news of the failing health of Forrest J Ackerman, author, agent, co-creator and editor of “Famous Monsters of Filmland” magazine, inventor of the term “sci-fi”, and the greatest film buff ever born. If one single person has had an influence on who I am today [...] Related posts:

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“Halloween” (1978)

ZombieSpirit — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:31:00 +0000

Of the month's worth of posts in 31 Days of Horror, just over half of the films mentioned have either been remade or are scheduled fir remake. I'll leave it to you to decide what that says about the originality rampant in Hollywood today. The last film on this list is no exception, and while I will admit that the Rob Zombie remake of John Carpenter's "Halloween" is more of a love-letter to the film that made Carpenter a true master of horror, it still pales very much to the original ... Related posts:

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“The Creature from the Black Lagoon”

ZombieSpirit — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:31:53 +0000

If I could make a website that just had every picture of "the gill-man" ever photographed, I would (well, I know I could, but I'd have to seriously consider what I was doing with my spare time). The design for "The Creature of the Black Lagoon", by Milicent Patrick has to be one of the best monster designs ever created. What? Never heard of Milicent Patrick? That's because Bud Westmore objected to her being credited with designing the creature (it's not a job for a woman after all) and made sure that ... Related posts:

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“Peeping Tom”

ZombieSpirit — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:31:08 +0000

"Peeping Tom", some say, is Powell's "Freaks" in that it's a very strange film from a director whose primary work up to this point more or less treaded. The straight and narrow. Powell dips deeply into his main character, a psyhopathic killer who uses a camera and tripod as his main weapons, crafting 90% of the narrative from his point of view, a strange choice for a thriller at that time. You are there as he attacks victim after victim, filming their bloody deaths, then watching the footage afterward... No related posts.

“The Haunting” (1963)

ZombieSpirit — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:31:02 +0000

"The Haunting" has the rare and curious distinction of being one of only a handful of horror films where you never actually see "the monster" in the whole film. While some may regard this as a disappointment, I see this as the skill of a master director not relying on a rubber suit, optical effect or CGI to evoke fear and terror in the audience ... unlike the 1999 remake of this film, which will leave you literally speechless if you've seen the original, and not speechless in a good way... No related posts.

RED Scarlet Announcement Nov. 13

ZombieSpirit — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:25:20 +0000

Mark your calendars, the RED Scarlet (and it’s 5K big brother, Epic) is not quite dead yet apparently, according to a post on the RED User messageboards from Jim Jannard, RED’s president. He says, “We will announce the new Scarlet and Epic programs on Thursday Nov. 13th. I want to say that no [...] Related posts:

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