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The Narrow Margin - Trailers From Hell Quite a few films noir approach perfection: this almost-perfect RKO production was abused by Howard Hughes, only to bounce back as one of Hollywood’s most notable ‘sleepers’ — word-of-mouth made it in...

In The Narrow Margin, gravel-throat detective Charles McGraw is suspected of being on the mob's payroll, a charge that is tested when he must protect a hoodlum's widow (Marie Windsor) from assassination. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant reviews:

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Libido  Region B - Trailers From Hell Italo pioneer in Gothic horror Ernesto Gastaldi stepped up to directing with this not-bad murder thriller for the Euro exploitation market circa 1965. It’s Giancarlo Giannini’s first film, as an heir ...

Italian horror pioneer Ernesto Gastaldi stepped up to directing with the murder thriller Libido for the Euro exploitation market circa 1965. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant writes that mayhem happens so often, you’d think these hipsters would see it coming.

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What’s coming to Netflix and what’s sadly leaving this week Some key movie titles are coming and going on Netflix this week. Here's a full inventory of the highlights.

What's Coming To Netflix and What's Sadly Leaving This Week (via @newsweek.com):

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5 Recent Releases for the Perfect Netflix and Chill Night For folks in pursuit of a date-night movie, we've got you covered with some choice recent cuts now streaming on Netflix in the U.S.

5 recent movie recommendations for the perfect "Netflix and chill" night for @newsweek.com:

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Catherine O'Hara's Radical Freedom From Vanity The comedy legend, who died on Friday at 71, excelled at playing vain, delusional characters because she never was one

I loved Catherine O'Hara so much, and it especially impressed me that she brilliantly embodied all of these vain, delusional, over-the-top women but never stopped being a self-aware, human-scale person. So here's a tribute to that, and her

'The Wrecking Crew’ is rollicking throwback fun — Review Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista star as estranged brothers in Prime Video's big-budget new blockbuster "The Wrecking Crew."

My review of The Wrecking Crew for @newsweek.com!

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Wishmaster | Trailers From Hell "Be careful what you wish for" is the appropriate tag line for this Wes Craven-produced mix of fairy tales and slasher films, at the very least a unique twist on the horror genre. Andrew Divoff plays ...

Fairy Tales Week concludes with Axelle Carolyn’s trailer commentary on the sinister 1997 New Line chiller Wishmaster!

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Catherine O'Hara as Brooke Shields

Catherine O'Hara as Lola Heatherton with Andrea Martin as Edith Prickley

Catherine O'hara as Dusty Towne, an amalgam of foul mouthed lady comics of the 50s and 60s

A title card from SCTV 1976 with her playing an older lady with cat's eye glasses, all of 22 years old.

A reminder that she was in her early 20s when she completely upturned the world of sketch comedy, creating literally dozens of characters and inhabiting dozens more celebrities with her look and voice.

My latest layout/booklet design job for @arrowvideo.bsky.social: Innerspace. Doug John Miller did the new sleeve art. This also marks my professional writing debut with Arrow! With three pages to spare, I wrote a brief piece on Joe Dante's stock company of actors. @trailersfromhell.bsky.social

YouTube video by The Second City SCTV - Lola's Love Spirit

Catherine O’Hara SCTV thread

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L.A. Premiere of New 4K Restoration! Luchino Visconti’s CONVERSATION PIECE (1974)
A reclusive retired professor is faced with confronting modernity when a group of vulgar youths led by an obnoxious marchesa take up residence in his unused upper residence.
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Matinee | Trailers From Hell Joe Dante takes an alternately nostalgic and clear-eyed look at boyhood life in Key West circa 1962 where the busy military base is a daily reminder of nuclear era nerves and the movie theater is the ...

TFH Fearless Leader @thejoedante.bsky.social's cult classic period movie Matinee was first unleashed OTD in 1993! Who here first saw it in theaters? Who first saw it on VHS?

Celebrate the birthday with TFH Guru Illeana Douglas’ trailer commentary!

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The Influence Of Looney Tunes On Live-Action Filmmakers What do Denis Villeneuve, Wes Anderson, Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, and Stephen Chow all have in common?

This kind of article is catnip for me:

The Influence of Looney Tunes on Live-Action Filmmakers

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Dietary Advice | Renfield Collection Our heroes' teacher has some sage dietary advice in 1962 Key West, during this moment from director Joe Dante's classic Matinee.

My movie Matinee was released 33 years ago (!) today! Who here has the recent 4K remaster, with color timing overseen by yours truly?

Celebrate with a fresh still from my Renfield Collection. Custom autographs from moi are available upon request:

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Barry Lyndon  - 4K - Trailers From Hell It’s an epic seen through the eye of an artist. We know the past of Europe through great paintings, but Stanley Kubrick uses fine art as a filter to stylize a bygone era. His adaptation of the Thacker...

Stanley Kubrick uses fine art as a filter to stylize a bygone era in Barry Lyndon, now out in a new @criterion.bsky.social 4K. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant notes that star Ryan O’Neal comes through with exactly the performance Kubrick wanted.

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From Hell (2001) movie picture collage

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LEXG ON MOVIEGOING FATIGUE

We've been graced with a whopping TWO new LexG Movie Podcast episodes in recent days!!

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Celebrate TFH Guru Jack Hill’s birthday with these trailer commentaries!

Pit Stop
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Switchblade Sisters
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Foxy Brown
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Time Bandits | Trailers From Hell Terry Gilliam’s first film as solo director was 1977’s Jabberwocky but Time Bandits, a mix of absurdist fairy tales and Ashcan realism, established his style for years to come. He’s helped considerabl...

Fairy Tales Week continues on Trailers From Hell with Terry Gilliam’s iconic modern (ish) fable Time Bandits! Tune in to TFH to behold Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary for this star-studded yarn.

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It’s TFH Guru @pattonoswalt.bsky.social’s birthday! Celebrate with some of his recent trailer commentaries!

The Last Stop In Yuma County
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Dead Kids
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Dead Mail
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DEAD MAN'S WIRE director Gus Van Sant Podcast Episode · The Movies That Made Me · 01/27/2026 · 1h 1m

We’ve got one of the great indie auteurs on our podcast @moviesthatmademe.bsky.social this week! Dead Man's Wire director Gus Van Sant runs down the movies that, well, made him with hosts @josholson.bsky.social & @thejoedante.bsky.social!

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Tank Girl  - 4K - Trailers From Hell Is it a filmic disaster or just your average post-punk Riot grrrl Sci-fi epic that got lost in the margins?  Lori Petty nails the title character with a stylishly manic-defiant hellraiser battling the...

In the post-punk sci-fi riot grrrl epic Tank Girl, Glenn Erickson of CineSavant writes that Lori Petty nails the title character with a stylishly manic-defiant hellraiser battling the forces of repression.

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"We’re in the company of beloved relatives, the kind that pass away making us wish we had known them better."

The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm | Trailers From Hell George Pal’s roadshow fairy tale was epic in every regard, featuring an all-star cast and filmed in the lavish but soon-to-be extinct widescreen process known as Cinerama. Twilight Zone scribe Charles...

Fairy Tales Week kicks off with a George Pal fantasy blockbuster! Tune in to TFH Guru Arnold Leibovit’s brand-new trailer commentary for The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm:

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This week, @randyfuller1.bsky.social of Blood of the Vines hoists a glass to a trio of films directed by Frank Tashlin: The Girl Can’t Help It, Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, and The Alphabet Murders.

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Few directors have produced such a hauntingly beautiful swan song. One of 1987's finest films, and a brilliant capstone to a legendary career.

The Dead  - 4K - Trailers From Hell John Huston’s final work is a personal production filmed under ideal conditions, with an ideal Irish cast. Screenwriter Tony Huston adjusts the acclaimed short story for film but keeps it more or less...

John Huston's final film The Dead is a personal production filmed under ideal conditions, with an ideal Irish cast. Glenn Erickson reviews the film’s new 4K Blu-ray from @criterion.bsky.social.

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Chimps, the Infected, Serial Killers and Supernatural Power Struggles - Trailers From Hell The new year has unexpectedly graced us with a plethora of interesting and entertaining horror films this month in theaters or on streaming sites. In the interest of not just focusing on one and ignor...

The new year has unexpectedly graced us with a plethora of interesting and entertaining horror films this month. Watching The Dark’s Terry Morgan supplies capsule reviews for Primate, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Strange Harvest, and Man Finds Tape.

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Punishment Park  Revival Review - Trailers From Hell As long as we’re feeling restless … we return to 1971, and a Peter Watkins political fantasy that arrived looking for trouble. The invocation of a forgotten Cold War security act motivates police to t...

In Punishment Park, the invocation of a forgotten Cold War security act motivates police to target anti-war dissidents with a murderous initiative. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant reviews:

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