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Confessions of a Trailer Editor, from Online Trailers and Spoilers to Finding the Right Song (TRAILERS)

Interviews

Wired has a fascinating interview with trailer editor maestro Mark Woollen. Never heard of him? Well, maybe you remember being enraptured by the trailers for "The Tree of Life," "The Social Network," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," and Nicolas Winding Refn's upcoming "Only God Forgives," all of which Woollen expertly constructed. Highlights from the interview below.

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June 19, 2013 3:01 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Mick Garris on Tobe Hooper's 'Poltergeist'

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Mick Garris' House of Horrors kicks off this week at Trailers from Hell, with director Garris introducing Tobe Hooper's 1982 film, "Poltergeist."

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June 17, 2013 11:56 AM
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WATCH: Matt Damon Ratchets Up the Badass Charm in New 'Elysium' Trailer

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The second trailer for Neill Blomkamp's spectacular-looking sci-fi entry "Elysium" (August 8) has arrived. This one plays up Matt Damon's innate likability -- in the film he stars as an illness-stricken everyman who reluctantly takes on a dangerous mission against the wealthy Elysium metropolis' head secretary of state (Jodie Foster). Watch below.

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June 14, 2013 1:48 PM
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Trailer Watch: J.D. 'Salinger' Documentary Digs Into the Mystery of the Enigmatic Author

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The first trailer for Shane Salerno's "Salinger" documentary has landed. The film, which was snapped up by the Weinstein Company in March, looks to a be an edge-of-your-seat portrait of the enigmatic, reclusive author of "The Catcher in the Rye." Salinger died in January 2010, and hadn't published a work since 1965.

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June 14, 2013 12:48 PM
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Trailer Watch: Lake Bell Tries to Break Into Movie-Trailer Voiceovers in Feminist Comedy 'In a World'

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Check out the first trailer for Lake Bell's directorial debut, "In a World," which follows a vocal coach (Bell) trying to break into the male-dominated realm of movie-trailer voiceovers. The film, which won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance and has upcoming screenings at the Los Angeles Film Festival, is peppered with a cast of funny actors and comedians alike, including Fred Melamed ("A Serious Man") Ken Marino ("Burning Love"), Rob Corddry ("Hot Tub Time Machine"), Nick Offerman ("Parks and Recreation") and Tig Notaro ("The Sarah Silverman Program").

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June 13, 2013 12:07 PM
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Summer Line-Up Lacks Women: Thank God for Paul Feig's 'The Heat' and Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine' (Trailers)

Box Office

We all know Hollywood ignores the female audience, because half of the moviegoing public supposedly can't be counted on to show up in vast numbers on opening weekends. But the male bias also exists on the media side: check out EW's May 17 forecast of the top ten box office movies of the summer.

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June 12, 2013 4:28 PM
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Trailers from Hell: David DeCoteau on Female Biker Film 'Bury Me an Angel'

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New World Action Pictures! week continues at Trailers from Hell with filmmaker David DeCoteau introducing "Bury Me an Angel," described in its tagline as "a Howling Hellcat Humping a Hot Steel Hog on a Roaring Rampage of Revenge!" The film's director, Barbara Peeters, was the first woman to helm a biker film.

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June 12, 2013 11:27 AM
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Trailers from Hell: Brian Trenchard-Smith on 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' Starring Marlon Brando

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Retakes! week concludes at Trailers from Hell, with director Brian Trenchard-Smith introducing 1962's "Mutiny on the Bounty," the troubled production of MGM's remake of Frank Lloyd's 1935 hit.

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June 7, 2013 11:31 AM
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Trailers from Hell: Larry Karaszewski on 'Enter the Dragon,' Starring Bruce Lee

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Retakes! week begins at Trailers from Hell with screenwriter Larry Karaszewski introducing "Enter the Dragon."

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June 3, 2013 11:22 AM
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Trailers from Hell: John Landis on Stanley Donen's Backwoods Musical 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'

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Relationship Roulette! week concludes at Trailers from Hell with director John Landis introducing Stanley Donen's backwoods musical, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers."