To tie in with the 007 documentary, I thought I would post one of my favorite Bond teasers. After waiting for 5 long years, 007 was returning to the screen, with a man who seemed destined to play the role, Pierce Brosnan. This trailer just got me going everytime I saw it…
Everything Or Nothing (2012) – Stevan Riley
Bond… James Bond. I’ve been a fan since I saw the trailer for For Your Eyes Only on SuperChannel, and tried to buy a James Bond book for the road trip to New Brunswick, though my father did not approve. Once we relocated to Bermuda and finally had to break and buy a VHS…
Trailer Tracks: Alien (1979) – Ridley Scott
Another classic trailer! This one runs for only 2 minutes, and the first minute doesn’t even include any footage from the film, but it so sets a creepy tone for what is essentially a sci-fi riff on the old dark house routine… I love this movie, and after having watched THIS trailer, I think…
Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982) – Legends Are Forever & Escape From Death Island
Jake Cutter (Stephen Collins) flies into danger in this week’s installment of the Bellisario gem, Tales of the Gold Monkey. The first episode, Legends Are Forever, aired 20 October, 1982 and saw the introduction of an old flying buddy of Jake’s, the legend seeking Gandy Dancer (William Lucking). It was penned by Bellisario, Reuben Leder…
Trailer Tracks: Superman The Movie (1978) Teaser Trailer
Superman The Movie… that cast, that score, that perfect moment when it all comes together and you will believe a man can fly. This is a teaser that gives nothing away at all, instead just lets you know about the star power involved, and the fact that it’s coming soon…
Some Like It Hot (1959) – Billy Wilder
Marilyn Monroe stars alongside Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon in this hilarious film that is the next title in Great Movies – 100 Years of Film. Curtis and Lemmon are Joe and Jerry, respectively, a sax and bass player in a speakeasy in 1929. Unfortunately, they’re both rather broke, and have just witnessed a…
Death Do Us Part (2014) – Nicholas Humphries
Anchor Bay releases this slasher thriller today on DVD. Kennedy (Julia Benson, Stargate: Universe) has dreamed about her wedding day ever since she was a little girl, and now it’s only a short time away. Sensing she needs a get away, her husband-to-be Ryan (played by real life hubby Peter Benson) arranges a get away…
Trailer Tracks: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
This is one of my all-time favorite westerns, and I love the pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Directed by George Roy Hill, who would later reunite with the duo to make the equally enjoyable The Sting. The trailer is too long for my tastes, and definitely shows too much of the story,…
The Rockford Files (1975) – The Four Pound Brick, Just By Accident & Roundabout
The first season of Jim Rockford’s (James Garner) private investigations comes to a close with these three episodes. The first, The Four Pound Brick, was penned by Leigh Brackett(who had her pen in Rio Bravo and The Empire Strikes Back) and Juanita Bartlett and aired 21 February, 1975. The phone gag features a call from…
Trailer Tracks: Star Wars 1977
In this new addition to The Mind Reels, I thought it would be cool to put up a trailer a day, new, old, upcoming, blast from the past, and just revel in the awesomeness (or lack thereof) in the trailer. For me, what better place to start than this classic trailer before that fateful…
