Trailer Tracks: The Shining (1980) – Stanley Kubrick

  Sometimes a trailer comes along that tells you next to nothing about the movie but for who’s involved, set that against a small clip of one of the most disturbing sequences in the movie, and you have yourself a unique teaser, like the one below for the Kubrick film based on Stephen King’s novel,…

Trailer Tracks: Unforgiven (1992) – Clint Eastwood

  This, hands down, is my favorite Clint Eastwood film EVER, and one of my favorite westerns as well! Gorgeous cinematography, a fantastic cast, a perfect script, and a talented director… I think it’s almost time to watch this one again…

Trailer Tracks: Iron Man (2008) – Jon Favreau

  Yes, The Avengers: Age of Ultron is still almost a year off, but anyone who knows me, will tell you that I think Iron Man is, well… The Man. So I thought, while I wait impatiently, I would throw this one up for another look, and remind everyone to Make. Mine. Marvel.

Trailer Tracks: Invaders From Mars (1986) – Tobe Hooper

  God, this movie was bad. The kid’s acting is horrendous, but there are some interesting creature designs, and this was one of the first films that introduced me to films that were around before I was born… I tracked down the original after this one, and that one is a much stronger film. Oh…

Trailer Tracks: Fletch (1985) – Michael Ritchie

  A lot of folks, when asked, will tell you their favorite Chevy Chase film is Christmas Vacation. For me, it will always be Fletch, based on the series of novels by Gregory McDonald. It’s just fun!