E. Elias Merhige’s 1990 independent feature Begotten is a surreal slab of nightmarish expression mired in earthy emulsion. A near silent epic of transgressive spiritual violence Begotten deserves our captive attention even if it inspires nightmares and emotional tumult. The...
Louis Malle’s second American (feature) film, Atlantic City is a dynamic and relentlessly clever neo-noir. The Trailer Project is proud to present this trailer commentary for one of the best films to kick off the second to last decade of...
Going on a little journey to Atlantic City with a more contemplative and measuree film for this episode of The Trailer Project, The King of Marvin Gardens. A long time favorite of yours truly and as always, we’ve got some...
The Polish government tried to shut it down but Żuławski’s maverick vision prevails. Even in its truncated form On the Silver Globe is a visionary spectacle. The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the...
Going down the nostalgia road with Vampire Hunter D, concentrating on the “movies that made me” kinda thing I guess, there’s more on the way, enjoy! The Trailer Project is devoted to the moving image, the trailers that promote the...
Based on a true story……kind of… For episode 41 of The Trailer Project we go into The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the horror film from genre master Tobe Hooper, one of the iconic American films of the 1970s. Enjoy! The...
What do you get when you combine a reclusive billionaire, infamous art forger, duplicitous novelist and a maverick filmmaker whose own career is the stuff of legend? You get an 88-minute slice of filmic magic known as F for Fake....
Back to the world of Assayas! The French auteur breaks the meta barrier with righteous aplomb in his singular and wonderful Irma Vep. One of the best explorations of the creative pursuit committed to film. More to come! The Trailer...
The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller: Searching For the Death of America: Bonnie and Clyde, Night of the Living Dead, Easy Rider “Searching for the Death of America – Three Films That Killed the Sixties” Contains images of Historical Violence...
“Dissolution of the American Family and The Uncanny Overlook – The Two Lives of The Shining” *Warning: Contains Strobing Lights, Violent Imagery and Racial Innuendo (not me, the novel The Shining) Welcome Back to The Trailer Project, a series of...