G-Men (retro trailer)
We catch a glimpse of a cinema marquee showing this 1935 classic in the trailer for Clint Eastwood’s new FBI flick J. Edgar…
dvd/vod/streaming
Frankenstein (1931 retro trailer)
In which women but not men are shocked into uncontrolled hysteria!
question of the day: Is there any good reason for Warner Bros. to pull the Harry Potter DVDs from stores?
Is this fair to fans? Does this benefit fans? Or is it just a way to force any fencesitters to spend who might not otherwise bother to buy the DVDs right now?
The Little Prince (retro trailer)
The Little Prince looks like one of the Children of the Damned. Did they mean to do that?
Netflix dumps Qwikster (whose stupid idea was that, anyway?)
Oh, for the love of pete…
The Three Musketeers (1948) (retro trailer)
Unlike Paul W.S. Anderson’s sure-to-be opus, this one doesn’t have 3D. But there are some painted backgrounds that are fairly hilarious.
retro trailer: “You Only Live Twice”
I thought I’d feature this as a contrast to the upcoming spy spoof Johnny English Reborn, but danged if this trailer isn’t as funny as Rowan Atkinson as a secret agent.
John Carpenter’s The Thing (retro trailer)
“Found something in the ice. We need some help down here. Can anybody hear me?”
things you need to know: Amazon is better than Netflix and Redbox, you dumbass
You think you’re all hip and modern and 21st-century and what have you with your streaming and your little red envelopes of DVDs coming to your mailbox. Ha. Amazon wants you to know: You ain’t shit, dude.
Straw Dogs (1971) (retro trailer)
Gotta love this trailer. “See Straw Dogs! Starring Dustin Hoffman and some chick’s nipples!”
