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The Gay Divorcee - Trailers From Hell Some movies just knock us for a loop. This first official starring vehicle for Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers is delightful entertainment, the kind of psychological medicine that makes the world seem ...

Today on Trailers From Hell:

CineSavant’s Glenn Erickson revisits The Gay Divorcee, a defining Astaire and Rogers musical that helped shape the elegance and escapism of classic Hollywood cinema.

A film built on rhythm, charm, and star power.

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Flirting | Trailers From Hell The second in a trilogy about the terrors of growing up, writer/director John Duigan’s Flirting is a finely tuned and complex piece of work about teen angst circa 1965. With a stellar cast led by Noah...

First love, rebellion, and the rules that try to contain it.

This week: Coming of Age Week.

With early performances from Nicole Kidman, Naomi Watts, and Thandie Newton.

TFH Guru Mark Helfrich’s brand-new trailer commentary takes a look.

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People are loving the new 4K @arrowvideo.bsky.social disc for my sci-fi adventure classic Innerspace!

How are y'all feeling about the restoration?

Check out this Cryptic Writing review:

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The Dark Side of Hollywood - Trailers From Hell Pairing‌‌‌ ‌‌‌wine‌‌‌ ‌‌‌with‌‌‌ ‌‌‌movies!‌‌‌ ‌‌‌See‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌trailers‌‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌hear‌‌‌ ‌‌‌the‌‌‌ ‌‌‌fascinating‌‌‌ ‌‌‌commentary‌‌‌ ‌‌‌for‌‌‌ ‌‌‌these‌‌‌ ‌‌‌‌‌movies‌,‌‌ ‌‌‌and‌‌‌ ‌‌‌m...

The Dark Side of Hollywood, poured by the glass.

Randy Fuller’s Blood of the Vines pairs wines with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Bad and the Beautiful, and Two Weeks in Another Town—a thoughtful mix of film history and unexpected pairings.

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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood | Trailers From Hell Quentin Tarantino's lavish reimagining of the events surrounding Sharon Tate's murder lends a fairy tale glow to a real-life tragedy. Brad Pitt gives a career-best performance as a stuntman reduced to...

A fairy tale set against a real-life nightmare.

Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood reframes a moment of tragedy through nostalgia and myth, blurring the line between Hollywood fantasy and reality.

TFH Guru Brian Trenchard-Smith takes a look.

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The Man Who Reclaimed His Head - Trailers From Hell We can’t say we were even aware of this one. Universal’s between-the-wars pacifist melodrama edges a bit into horror territory, with an insane Claude Rains walking through Paris with his baby under on...

Authorship, power, and the cost of giving your voice away.

CineSavant’s Glenn Erickson revisits The Man Who Reclaimed His Head—a morally charged story of exploitation and betrayal.

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Innerspace   - 4K - Trailers From Hell We’re certainly happy to revisit this favorite in 4K … Joe Dante’s Sci-fi comedy taps several genres and styles for laughs, and comes up a winner in every regard. Astronaut Dennis Quaid is the pilot f...

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CineSavant’s Glenn Erickson revisits Innerspace, directed by TFH Fearless Leader @thejoedante.bsky.social—now out on 4K Blu-ray, a reminder of its inventive mix of sci-fi, comedy, and classic ‘80s filmmaking energy.

trailersfromhell.com/innerspace-4k/

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Two Weeks in Another Town | Trailers From Hell Director Vincente Minnelli and star Kirk Douglas reunited‚ for this operatic non-sequel follow-up to their‚ caustic 1952 Hollywood saga The Bad and the Beautiful, now set ten years later in the La Dol...

The Dark Side of Hollywood Week resumes on Trailers From Hell!

Today, tune in for our second straight Vincente Minnelli/Kirk Douglas collab, Two Weeks in Another Town! TFH Guru Allan Arkush supplies his trailer commentary:

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BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI | Official Trailer | Now Streaming
BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI | Official Trailer | Now Streaming YouTube video by MUBI

Highly recommended: Wong Kar-Wai's delirious new series!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HULz...

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Our @trailersfromhell.bsky.social pod @moviesthatmademe.bsky.social returns! @severinfilms.bsky.social's David Gregory joins hosts @josholson.bsky.social & moi to break down 5 of his favorite films that Severin has released, & 5 he wishes Severin could release!

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The Bad And The Beautiful | Trailers From Hell True to its word, Vincente Minnelli’s The Bad and The Beautiful is full of bad, beautiful people. Baddest of all is Kirk Douglas as a two-faced director who’ll walk over anyone or anything to get what...

Welcome to The Dark Side of Hollywood Week on Trailers From Hell!

TFH Guru Bernard Rose supplies a BRAND-NEW trailer commentary for Vincente Minnelli's classic Kirk Douglas-Lana Turner Hollywood studio melodrama The Bad and the Beautiful:

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Today on Trailers From Hell:

No brakes. No escape.

Glenn Erickson revisits Runaway Train in 4K, featuring Jon Voight and Eric Roberts.

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Is Point Blank a classic? Glenn Erickson of CineSavant sure thinks so.

Check out his full review of the film's fresh @criterion.bsky.social Blu-ray on Trailers From Hell:

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Trailers From Hell Fearless Leader @thejoedante.bsky.social graces us with his SECOND trailer commentary of the week!

As Monsters & Wives Week concludes, check out Joe's take on the simian "romance" Bride of the Gorilla!

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Monsters & Wives Week concludes!

@randyfuller1.bsky.social of Blood of the Vines supplies wine pairings for this week’s films.

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Joe Dante on THE BRIDE!
Joe Dante on THE BRIDE! YouTube video by Trailers From Hell

Looks like the world has some thoughts on my brand-new @trailersfromhell.bsky.social commentary on Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride!

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Did you love the movie? Did you hate it? Check out the commentary right here, if you haven't already!!

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Today on Trailers From Hell: small-town horror and science gone wrong!

CineSavant scribe Glenn Erickson revisits Dead Kids, a.k.a. Strange Behavior, which is out in a new 4K.

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I Married A Monster From Outer Space | Trailers From Hell Women exchanged knowing looks when they stood in line for this sci-fi classic about a nervous bride and her otherworldly groom; the movie's droll title was part of the fun, even though both Tom Tryon ...

Monsters & Wives Week continues.

I Married a Monster from Outer Space — trailer commentary from TFH Guru Gillian Wallace Horvat.

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My Lunches with Henry Jaglom Foreword by Candice BergenAfterword by Noah WyleBoth a spiritual sequel to Henry Jaglom’s bestselling My Lunches With Orson and an unconventional biography o...

TFH Guru @thustlebird.bsky.social’s new book, My Lunches with Henry Jaglom (featuring an intro from Candice Bergen!) is out now!!

stickingplacebooks.com/books/my-lun...

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Tea and Sympathy - Trailers From Hell Quick, adapt this hit Broadway play for the screen!  But remember the guidelines — you can’t directly say what the play is about or use certain words to describe its subject. In fact, you’ll need to e...

Today on Trailers From Hell:

Glenn Erickson revisits Tea and Sympathy—a quiet, affecting drama.

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Super fun one. Be sure to watch it on video!

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Our @trailersfromhell.bsky.social pod @moviesthatmademe.bsky.social returns from our Oscar hiatus with a new guest! Visual effects supervisor & artist @teaspoonvfx.bsky.social unpacks the 10 FX shots that made him with hosts @josholson.bsky.social & moi:

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The Bride! | Trailers From Hell Maggie Gyllenhaal’s kaleidoscopic retelling of The Bride of Frankenstein does not want for ingenious ideas, and at times the script (written by Gyllenhaal) suffers from too many of those ingenious ide...

Monsters & Wives Week starts here.

The Bride — brand-new trailer commentary from Joe Dante.

trailersfromhell.com/the-bride/

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Mr. Billion | Trailers From Hell Jonathan Kaplan gives us a brutally honest chronicle of his ill-fated attempt to transform spaghetti western star Terence Hill (Mario Girotti) into a Hollywood action hero. The movie is underrated, bu...

Valerie Perrine Week wraps with Mr. Billion.

Classic trailer commentary from TFH Guru Jonathan Kaplan.

trailersfromhell.com/mr-billion/

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Mick Garris on CRITTERS 2
Mick Garris on CRITTERS 2 YouTube video by Trailers From Hell

Hoppy Easter! Celebrate with the @mickgarris.bsky.social trailer commentary for everyone's favorite Easter movie, Mick's flick Critters 2:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EzP...

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EXCLUSIVE: Inside "ANOMALY," The Greatest Sci-Fi Horror Film Never Made! - Rue Morgue RUE MORGUE contributor Rob Freese reveals the inside story of the unrealized project that would have teamed B-movie king Roger Corman with the maestro of Italian horror, Mario Bava, featuring exclusiv...

The Roger Corman-Mario Bava collaboration that never happened!

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and They Will Kill You - Trailers From Hell Could there possibly be a reason that movies about evil rich people sacrificing and hunting the poor for their own enrichment and amusement are showing up in our cinemas right now? Amoral elites demon...

Today on Trailers From Hell:

Following a hit isn’t easy.

Watching the Dark’s Terry Morgan on Ready or Not 2.

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Celebrate TFH Guru Axelle Carolyn’s birthday with these trailer commentaries!

The Faculty
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Wishmaster
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Ghostbusters
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#axellecarolyn #birthday #movies #film #wishmaster #ghostbuster #thefaculty

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Ring in Trailers From Hell Guru William Malone’s birthday with these classic trailer commentaries!

Uzumaki
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Viy
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The Man Who Laughs
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