This Week In Trailers: Whose Streets?, 2350 Last Call: The Neo Story, Circle, Free In Deed, Trophy

Posted on Saturday, August 12th, 2017 by Christopher Stipp

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week we find ourselves, question authority, challenge the right to go after big game for sport, go on a road trip that does not end, and find a place where everyone knows your name. Read More »

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This Week In Trailers: Timer, Slices Of Life, Cherrybomb, Auf Der Sicheren Seite (On The Safe Side), The Oath

Posted on Friday, April 23rd, 2010 by Christopher Stipp

Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers?

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