4.28.2013

trailer tuesday

so i finally missed a week altogether. that's not good. as a redemptive act, i offer you the trailer for jacob hatley's ain't in it for my health: a film about levon helm (2010). it's finally getting a wider theatrical release and if you've ever wondered what a true american treasure looks like, here's your answer.

4.15.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's entry has creepy potential. i give you james wan's the conjuring (2013).

4.09.2013

he's got the look

not one sun-dappled, waving wheat-covered horizon was left pensively un-peered into. no ecstatically tortured embrace was spared in bringing you this major motion picture event.










terry, come on, buddy.

4.08.2013

trailer tuesday

there may be no movie i want to see this year more than this week's entry, molly bernstein and alan edelstein's deceptive practice: the mysteries and mentors of ricky jay (2012).

4.01.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's super late entry is for janus films' new restoration of fred c. newmeyer and sam taylor's safety last!(1923), starring harold lloyd.


this pristine new print is currently touring the u.s. and you can read more about the restoration and see the screening schedule here. if you are lucky enough to live in one of those cities you should really take advantage of this opportunity to see a bit of film history the way it was meant to be seen.

3.19.2013

trailer tuesday

and just like that i am caught back up! this week's entry is for declan lowney's alan partridge: alpha papa (2013).

3.18.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's super-late entry is for john sayles' matewan (1987).

3.06.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's entry features local heroes, the gourds, as the subject of doug hawes-davis' new documentary, all the labor (2013). it is screening three times during the sxsw film festival next week. get on out and support the boys.

3.04.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's entry is for amy berg's west of memphis (2012), coming to the violet crown later this month.

2.25.2013

trailer tuesday

almost lapped again. storm's blowing in. perfect time for this one, john huston's key largo (1948).

2.12.2013

trailer tuesday

this week's entry is for one of the films i am looking forward to most this year, jeff nichols' mud (2013).

2.06.2013

trailer tuesday

only a day late! this week's entry is chock full of vitagraph favorites, including the brilliant tony leung. ladies and gentlemen, wong kar-wai's the grandmaster (2013).

2.04.2013

trailer tuesday

before i get lapped by a week here's this/last week's entry, park chan-wook's english language debut, stoker (2013).

1.24.2013

trailer tueday

this week's entry is for john sturges' the old man and the sea (1958). circling the world with its greatness!

1.18.2013

trailer tuesday

let's face it. you're lucky you're getting a trailer at all this week. let's celebrate that fact with this beautiful clip. it's like werner herzog can see right into my heart. this week's entry is for werner herzog's happy people: a year in the taiga (2011). it's made the festival rounds for a while but it is finally seeing a wider release this month and i cannot wait.

1.08.2013

trailer tuesday

look at that. i'm on time with one. this week's entry is for what, i think, is one of the most underrated late period noirs ever made, elia kazan's panic in the streets (1950).

1.05.2013

trailer tuesday

yeah, yeah, yeah, late again. at least i am making it worth the wait. today i offer a glimpse of what i imagine is going to be one of the richest film experiences of my new year, sarah polley's stories we tell (2012).