Trailer of the Week: Last Christmas

Personally I can think of better Christmas songs to use as a movie title but hey, nobody in Hollywood asked for my advice so it's just as well they didn't get it. Besides, as much as I like to parody the title song, I must confess that part of me always manages to have a little soft spot for it in my heart. Especially when it's combined with tap dancing. And that might be the biggest flaw I find in this movie trailer -- no tap dancing.

Trailer of the Week: Remember the Night (1940)

For Campaspe, the charming woman who first introduced me to this flick.

Christmas Trailers

A Christmas Carol (1938)
Batman Returns (1992)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Remember the Night (1940)
The King of Kings (1927)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Trailer of the Week: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

Hey! It's a chick flick!

Trailer of the Week: Batman Returns (1992)

The most famous third of director Tim Burton's Christmas trilogy.

Trailer of the Week: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

Wait a minute! This was a Christmas movie?

Trailer of the Week: The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

Cool! It's actor Frank Morgan. I wonder what he wants to tell us about.

Trailer of the Week: A Christmas Carol (1938)

Yes, it does seem strange to see actor Lionel Barrymore introduce this movie as if expecting the average movie goer to be totally unfamiliar with this story. And it's even stranger to hear him initially describe Scrooge with words that could equally describe the Mr. Potter character he played in 1946's It's a Wonderful Life.

Then again it's not like the studio went ahead and cast someone like Jim Carrey in this movie...

Trailer of the Week: Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

I always thought this was a good movie. However, if Anne Baxter likes it, it must be a great one...