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'Holy Motors' Trailer, Review ("bonkers, delirious, pretentious"); Carax Q & A (VIDEO)

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Indomina has released an exhilarating U.S. trailer for Leos Carax's "Holy Motors," which debuted on the fest circuit last May in Cannes (where it did not score a prize) and wound up playing Fantastic Fest as well as New York, which tells you something. Matt Mueller's review calls the film "bonkers" and "equal parts delirious and pretentious." Indiewire's Eric Kohn draws some answers out of the notoriously press shy Carax here.

By Maggie Lange
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October 21, 2012 2:20 PM
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WATCH: Luhrmann Updates 'Great Gatsby' Trailer (VIDEO)

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Warners has released a similar but different trailer for Baz Luhrmann's"The Great Gatsby." About a month ago, Warner Bros. announced a May 10, 2013 release date for Baz Luhrmann's $127 million 3-D drama starring Leonardo Di Caprio in the title role, moving it back from its planned December 25 berth.

By Maggie Lange
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October 18, 2012 12:14 PM
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Trailers from Hell: 'The Prize' with Paul Newman

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Joe Dante leads us through Cold War melodrama "The Prize" (1963), starring Paul Newman, Edward G. Robinson and Elke Sommer. Adapted by Ernest Lehman from the Irving Wallace potboiler set during the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Lehman borrows liberally from his own Hitchcock classic "North by Northwest," which also stars Leo G. Carroll.

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October 17, 2012 7:19 PM
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Trailer Watch: Klarlund's Provocative 'The Secret Society of Fine Arts' Inspired by 'La Jetee'

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"How do you draw the line between art and terror?" That's the tagline in the new trailer for Anders Ronnow Klarlund's "The Secret Society of Fine Arts," an upcoming feature about a violent secret society whose "goal is to set beauty free."

By Maggie Lange
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October 10, 2012 12:13 PM
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Oscar Watch: Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Faces Marketing Challenges; Fiery New Trailer Targets Political Wonks During Presidential Debate

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An intense and patriotic new trailer for Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (November 9) premiered during the presidential debate. Political news wonks may seem an odd target audience for a Hollywood movie, but it makes sense for a period drama that is essentially about governing. "Lincoln" spends most of its time following the fierce battle waged by Abraham Lincoln to make his wartime Emancipation Proclamation into law.

By Anne Thompson
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October 4, 2012 12:12 PM
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Drafthouse Films to Release Rare 35mm Exploitation Compilation 'Trailer War'

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Drafthouse Films is partnering with the American Genre Film Archive to release "Trailer War," a carefully curated feature-length program of rare, 35mm vintage trailers. Alamo Drafthouse programmer Lars Nilsen quips that the selection of 3-minute time capsule genre goodies includes everything from "the explosive metal mayhem of 'Stunt Rock'" to the "disembodied flying head chaos" of "Thundercops." NSFW trailer for the trailers below.

By Beth Hanna
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September 28, 2012 1:43 PM
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Watch 'Promised Land' Trailer: 'Not Fighting for Land, Fighting for People' with Damon & Krasinski

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Gus Van Sant's "Promised Land" looks to be the feel good fracking drama of the holiday season. The Focus Features film will have a limited release December 28 before expanding nationwide January 11. Matt Damon and John Krasinski wrote the script and star, alongside Rosemarie DeWitt, Frances McDormand and Hal Holbrook. Here are more details. Check out the trailer below.

By Sophia Savage
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September 26, 2012 6:01 PM
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Watch the Teaser for Spielberg's 'Lincoln' Before Epic Trailer Premiere [Video]

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Remember when trailers merely appeared on TV screens and in front of movies at the theater? Those days are long gone. Now trailers get premieres of their own. It should thus come as no surprise that the trailer for Steven Spielberg's hotly-anticipated "Lincoln" will debut at an epic scale, being live-broadcast in Times Square...

By Sophia Savage
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September 11, 2012 1:05 PM
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Trailers from Hell: John Landis on the Pretty Terrible 'Horror of Party Beach'

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John Landis starts the "Mutants, Ghosts & Devils" week with the trailer for "The Horror of Party Beach"...

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September 10, 2012 2:48 PM
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Weekend Preview: Crowded Indie Box Office, from 'For Ellen' to 'Detropia'

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Critical response to the array this weekend's new indie releases is mostly tepid, with star-packed "The Words" and "Bachelorette" scoring lowest and docs "Detropia" and "Beauty is Embarassing" ranking as Indiewire's top picks...