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Movie Trailer of the Day: TWIXT by Francis Ford Coppola
06 months ago
As far as I can tell, there have been three periods in Francis Ford Coppola’s long career as a filmmaker. Part 1: the brilliant commercial and independent features he directed in the 1960′s and 1970′s; the commercial period of the 1980′s and 1990′s, and finally the experimental period he’s currently in.
His latest run of movies, which began with 2007′s Youth Without Youth, continues with TWIXT, a surreal horror film that the director is taking on the road to 30 cities and editing on the fly for the audience. I’m definitely intrigued.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Somewhere by Sofia Coppola
07 months ago
Not Coppola’s best film, but it has a really great perspective on (single) fatherhood. And to be honest, it’s not the dreadful navel-gazing career smasher that Marie Antoinette was.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Aliens by James Cameron
01 year ago
Once upon a time, James Cameron made great movies. This was one of them:
Movie Trailer of the Day: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me by David Lynch
02 years ago
I saw this movie in the theatre when I was 17 years old — my mother dropped me off and then picked me back up. It was an amazing revelation to me — it’s not David Lynch’s best film, but it’s definitely interesting and serves an intriguing beginning and finale to Twin Peaks.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Three Kings by David O. Russell
02 years ago
Three Kings was a great comedy and action film, while serving as a commentary on Bush I policy in Iraq and the unintended consequences of it. You wouldn’t have a movie so critical of the U.S. government these days (unless it was produced by Obama-hating teabaggers) and certainly one that presents the troops in a less than positive light. I doubt it will ever be released on Blu-Ray, but it was one of many, many great movies released in 1999.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Lost Highway by David Lynch
02 years ago
I know Mulholland Drive has its fans, but Lost Highway is — in my opinion — the last great David Lynch film. Mulholland Drive is okay, but Inland Empire is a complete and utter mess.
The trailer holds up surprisingly well — many trailers from the 1990′s do not.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Love on the Run by Francois Truffaut
02 years ago
Ah, Francois Truffaut. Some of your films were great, but your last films were absolutely terrible. Love on the Run, despite being the final installment of the classic Antoine Doinel series, falls into that category. Not only is it the cinematic equivalent of a clip show, featuring scenes from the other films in the series, but the original material is dreadful. Antoine Doinel’s girlfriends reminiscing about his philandering, making lame references to the stark, beautiful 400 Blows. I like to pretend this movie never happened. The tag line: “Antoine Doinel is still in love — and since he is still in love, he is still ALIVE!” Screw the French. Here’s the trailer:
Movie Trailer of the Day: Bed and Board by Francois Truffaut
02 years ago
The third film in the Antoine Doinel series is also my favorite, dealing with Antoine’s marriage and fatherhood (and infidelities). I kind of wish the series had ended here, but no — there’s one more left. And it’s terrible. One of my favorite running gags in this film, though, is a friend of Antoine’s — obviously meant to be Jean-Luc Godard — bumming money off of him.
Move Trailer of the Day: Stolen Kisses by Francois Truffaut
02 years ago
The Antoine Doinel series continues with my second-least favorite in the series. This film is beloved by many, but in my opinion, is upstaged by its successor, Bed and Board.
Movie Trailer of the Day: Antoine and Colette by Francois Truffaut
02 years ago
Okay, this is a bit of a cheat — this is the ending montage of the film (but it doesn’t give anything away). Antoine and Colette was the short form sequel to the 400 Blows, featuring a teenaged Antoine Doinel, so doesn’t have a trailer. The next proper film in the series is Stolen Kisses. This gives a pretty good idea of the tone of Antoine and Colette, though, which is still among my favorites: