Kim Novak and James Stewart may have been feeling a bit dizzy from “Vertigo” when they teamed up again less than a year later for “Bell, Book and Candle.” This romantic comedy is set in Manhattan, during the Christmas season. The story revolves around a subculture of witches there. Despite the beautiful cinematography, the backdrop…
For the Trailers From Hell gang, nothing gets us in the mood for the holidays like a yuletide slasher movie. “Black Christmas” was directed by Bob Clark in 1974. Nine years later he would settle in to a more conventional view of the holiday season with “A Christmas Story.” Ralphie would have peed in…
Wine Goes to the Movies with Now And Zin and Trailers From Hell In “Cat People,” a man marries a woman who is afraid she will become a killer cat if she has sex with her husband. That’s right, she thinks if she lets herself be a “panter,” she’ll turn into a “panther.” Maybe a…
If you’d prefer to watch Boris and Bela duke it out rather than those two guys in aisle C wrestling each other to the ground over an iPad Air, you’ve come to the right place. Here’s 1940’s Black Friday! Karloff stars as an ethically-challenged scientist who transfers the grey matter of a brutal gangster into…
In Martin Scorsese’s “King of Comedy,” Robert De Niro plays Rupert Pupkin, a demented fan obsessed with the late-night talk show host played by Jerry Lewis. If De Niro’s digs in Taxi Driver creeped you out, what did you think of his basement room in this movie? The fake talk show set – complete with…
It would happen this way: You may be walking one day and a car will slow down beside you. A door will open and someone you you know – perhaps someone you trust – will smile and offer you… a bottle of wine. The 1970s brought a new kind of spy movie to us –…
All throughout Adam Rifkin’s fundraising campaign with Penn Jillette, he’s been sending updates from the front in the form of off the cuff sketches celebrating each milestone. The campaign, already successful (and then some!) ends in just one day. To mark that date we’re presenting all of Adam’s sensational sketches in one place. But wait,…
It’s Roger Corman‘s world, we just live in it. This weekend the legendary director was given the George Eastman House award for distinguished contribution to the art of film (click on the pic to the left to get a better view of the happy recipient). He also found time to give this concise but nevertheless revealing…
On Friday, November 1st, Trailers From Hell attended the opening reception for Hero Complex Gallery’s newest exhibition, presented by PangeaSeed and artist Craig Drake, a tribute to JAWS: “Smile, You Son of a Bitch!” Needless to say, as a lifelong JAWS fanatic, I was curious as to how these artists of all shapes and stripes could rival the already…
Sunday we premiered Penn Jillette’s commentary on Adam Rifkin’s Look. Ever the raconteur, Penn riffed extemporaneously for nearly twelve-and-a-half minutes on Adam’s movie and only a fraction of that would fit into our normal format. So today we’re happy to present that epic version. You’ll find nearly 8 additional minutes of Penn’s insights with only…
About a year ago Adam Rifkin’s phone rang… on the other end was Penn Jillette. He’d written a script called Director’s Cut and wanted Adam to turn it into a movie. What compelled Penn to make that late night call? Adam’s 2007 film, Look, happens to be Penn’s favorite movie. Filmed entirely by hidden devices,…
On Thursday October 24, Turner Classic Movies is devoting over ten hours of their broadcast day (and night) to one of Trailers From Hell’s favorite actors, Vincent Price. Starting at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 EST with Price’s 3-D classic House of Wax, they dive head-first into seven of the more or less essential horror films of…