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Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on Huston's Butchered and Slowly Repieced 'Red Badge of Courage'

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"John Huston Week!" concludes at Trailers from Hell with director and TFH creator Joe Dante introducing Huston's war classic, a film "brutalized" with recuts following its original trailer debut, "ranking only with 'The Magnificent Ambersons' as a movie that was changed substantially after the preview."

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October 12, 2012 5:00 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Dan Ireland on John Huston's Final Film 'The Dead'

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"John Huston Week!" continues at Trailers from Hell, today with director Dan Ireland introducing Huston's rich, languidly paced adaptation of James Joyce's novella, featuring a career-best performance from daughter Angelica.

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October 10, 2012 12:56 PM
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Trailers from Hell: John Huston Week Starts with 'Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean'

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It's John Huston week at Trailers from Hell and Josh Olson is kicking it off with the trailer "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean," starring Paul Newman!

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October 8, 2012 3:22 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on the Italian Trailer for His Own 'The Hole'

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"The Hole" week continues at Trailers from Hell, dedicated to the three international trailers for TFH creator Joe Dante's 3-D horror film, finally getting its long-awaited distribution this week. Today, Dante introduces the Italian trailer.

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October 3, 2012 12:50 PM
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Trailers from Hell: John Badham on Coens' Grim Masterpiece 'No Country for Old Men'

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"Coen Brothers Week!" concludes at Trailers from Hell with director John Badham introducing the brothers' 2007 Oscar winner and near-perfect, bleak-as-hell noir Western "No Country for Old Men."

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September 21, 2012 2:26 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Josh Olson on Coens' Neo-Gangster Nonpareil 'Miller's Crossing'

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"Coen Brothers Week!" continues at Trailers from Hell, today with screenwriter Josh Olson introducing the brothers' brilliant neo-gangster-noir tale of Prohibition-era heavies, featuring a shockingly bad-ass Albert Finney and an elegantly wind-blustered fedora.

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September 19, 2012 2:38 PM
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Trailers from Hell: 'Blood Simple,' The Arrival of The Coen Brothers

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It's the beginning of Coen Brothers Week at Trailers from Hell and Josh Olson is starting us off with the trailer for 1984's "Blood Simple."

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September 17, 2012 12:45 PM
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Trailers from Hell: David DeCoteau on Gooey, Drippy 'The Devil's Rain'

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"Mutants, Ghosts & Devils!" week concludes at Trailers from Hell with director David DeCoteau introducing Brit director Robert Fuest's "The Devil's Rain," a critical turkey with a "protracted liquid climax."

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September 14, 2012 2:24 PM
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Trailers from Hell: Let Mick Garris Tell You a 'Ghost Story'

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"Mutants, Ghosts and Devils!" week continues at Trailers from Hell, today with writer Mick Garris introducing "Ghost Story," a big-budget adaptation of the Peter Straub chiller that never made the blockbuster cut due to the "geriatric nature of the cast" (including an 82-year-old Fred Astaire).