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retro trailer: ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’

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Take a look back at an old trailer… Interesting… this trailer actually features music from the actual score of the movie. That never happens, at least not in recent years. You’ll often hear music from another movie, an older movie, over a trailer for a different film, because trailers are typically cut today before a … more…

retro trailer: ‘Big Trouble in Little China’

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Take a look back at an old trailer… Would you believe I’ve never actually seen this flick? It may be too late for me, at this point, to catch on to the goofy appeal the movie seems to have for so many people. Because this trailer doesn’t look like it’s selling goofy: it looks like … more…

retro trailer: ‘Passport to Pimlico’

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Take a look back at an old trailer… This charming 1949 movie is about a district in London just after WWII that decides it’s an independent nation, and sets up separating itself from England. It’s a hilarious satire on the deprivations of the postwar period and the frustrations Londoners were experiencing with their government at … more…