We got an E mail today from director Joe Dante and it inspired us to remind our new readers of Joe's fantastic web site, Trailers from Hell. The unique aspect of the site is that Dante and other prominent writers and filmmakers run vintage trailers from classic and cult movies with the commentator giving an overview of the film and interesting background facts. Consider it as a capsule special edition DVD. We should warn you, however, that there is no such thing as a brief visit to Trailers from Hell. You'll almost certainly be tempted to spend quite some time searching through and playing trailers and listening to the amusing and informative commentaries. Like Cinema Retro, the films that are covered are wildly eclectic. If you thought Retro was far out for including tributes to Don Knotts and Sam Peckinpah in the same issue, consider that on Trailers from Hell, you can see the original coming attractions for Fred Astaire in
The Band Wagon and Fred Williamson in
Boss Nigger! Meanwhile, check out director Michael Lehman's insightful analysis of the 1971 Paddy Chayefsky satire
The Hospital starring George C. Scott by
clicking here. (See Cinema Retro issues #11 and 12)