I was listing to the Rick Moranis podcast on Nerdist yesterday and it was just amazing to hear this guy talk about film, growing up the business, transitioning from comedy to film and then leaving the business altogether. But, of course, there was one movie – and his relationship to the amazing Mel Brooks – …
This trailer still brings shivers when you watch it. Pacino. DeNiro. Kilmer. Come on! In a Michael Mann film. It’s like watching poetry unfold before your very eyes. And those lines are so crisp. “It keeps me sharp. On the edge. Where I gotta be”. Great 90’s score. This film, and its success, was what …
Now, imagine that Eddie Murphy was Sylvester Stallone. Yep, that’s right. Casting difficulties made Mr. Stallone a no-go and Mr. Murphy a GO. And this trailer wouldn’t have been the same. The franchise wouldn’t have been the same. And I’ll bet ya a penny there never would have been a threequel on this. Oh, and …
DUDE! Now picture this. It’s 1985. You’re wearing your hightops and your florescent color ray bans. Sipping on coka cola (or maybe you’re a pepsi fan and it’s the middle of the cola wars). Who knows. But damn skippy, when this comes on, I’ll be damned if you don’t wanna see this puppy! Gotta love …
Would it be wrong to say I chose this weeks Trailers We Like without having even seen the trailer for Ender’s Game? Well, I did. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting… Not sure I love the Harrison Ford voice over… but the conception of the training room is just awesome! As a big fan of the book, like …
“The Shining” trailer gives away nothing but tells everything. The music is absolutely ominous. The image holds as the music builds to its crescendo blood bath. What’s not to love about this trailer? And it’s even more interesting looking at this trailer in retrospect. Very few trailers today would dare do something this simple and …
When the names Whedon and Shakespeare are together I’m already halfway sold, but this trailer for Joss Whedon’s “Much Ado About Nothing” brilliantly sets the tone for the film and creates a huge anticipation. The music under the entire trailer (St. Germain’s “Rose Rouge”) creates excitement and tension while allowing for the miriade of emotions …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The movie that launched New Line Cinema. I remember it as clear as day. I was in the theater watching TMNT and the New Line logo came up on the screen. It was the first I had seen it. And I’m certain, that without the success of TMNT there never …
The trailer for “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter” is a trip. For a flick that’s already more self-conscious than a neurotic teenager, the 1950’s style tell-us-about-the-movie-and-show-clips-too approach makes it a pancake on a pancake on French toast. It’s totally meta and totally reflexive. It makes sense, too, since director Frank Tashlin used to direct episodes …
Tonight we dine in hell! Before there was Spartacus. There was “300”. The stunning visual onslaught. This was a mind bending set-up for a style and visualization that hadn’t been seen on the screen before. Like the “Matrix”, when you left the theater thinking ‘what did I just see?’, this trailer sets the tone for …