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…
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Sony Pictures Classics have released the trailer for Samuel Maoz's Lebanon, the contained tank Israeli war film which won the Golden Lion, the top prize at last year's Venice Film Festival. The whole movie takes place inside a tank, from the perspective of the soliders inside the cramped quarters, as they attempt to rescue and…
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Anyone who has seen Iron Man knows about the little easter egg "button" that was included at the conclusion of the credits, which featured Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury telling Tony Stark about a new group he is putting together. This scene was rumored in the weeks leading up to release, but most everyone…
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UPDATE: Sony Classics is on a roll today. The company also picked up the Robert Duvall movie Get Low, about which I wrote last week. Original article follows. I've been meaning to write about Lebanon since it recently won the Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. The Israeli war film, directed…
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