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Netflix shocked everyone by releasing one of the biggest movies of 2018 during the Super Bowl

The fact that this went straight to Netflix without even being released in cinemas is kind of a big deal. The Super Bowl is traditionally a time and a place for major movie studios to plug the trailers of their most anticipated releases for the year ahead. On Sunday night, for example, a new trailer […]

8 years ago

10 years later, people still talk about this trailer. So why aren’t more movies doing this?

There is a lot to be said for keeping your cards close to your chest. What is the primary complaint people have about trailers for movies? They give away everything. Back in the summer of 2007, audiences sat down for the first Transformers movie, and in front of it ran this trailer: Clip via OnlineMovieForum No […]

8 years ago