Filmmakers use archival footage and animation to explore the culture surrounding nuclear weapons, the fascination they inspire and the perverse appeal they still exert.

Man with a Movie Camera Trailer (1929)

12 May 1929

A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

Dreams of Ice Trailer (1994)

15 November 1994

In 1992 the Universal Exhibition in Seville was held in Spain. Chile participated in this exhibition by displaying in its pavilion an ice floe captured and brought especially by sea from Antarctica.

Let Us Persevere in What We Have Resolved Before We Forget Trailer (2013)

04 July 2013

On the island of Tanna, a part of Vanuatu, an archipelago in Melanesia, strange rites are enacted and time passes slowly while the inhabitants await the return of the mysterious John.

The Five Obstructions Trailer (2003)

07 November 2003

In 1967, experimental filmmaker Jorgen Leth created a striking short film, The Perfect Human, starring a man and women sitting in a box while a narrator poses questions about their relationship and humanity.

Chinese Ping-Pong Trailer (1972)

22 March 1972

An experimental sports film made partly during the Scandinavian Open Championships in Halmstad in 1970, partly during the Chinese players' exhibition tour in Denmark immediately after the SOC.

Window Water Baby Moving Trailer (1959)

02 August 1959

On a winter's day, a woman stretches near a window then sits in a bathtub of water. She's happy. Her lover is nearby; there are close ups of her face, her pregnant belly, and his hands caressing her.

A 25 Year Old Gay Man Loses His Virginity to a Woman Trailer (1990)

13 November 1990

"This tape is an exploration of my latent heterosexuality with porn star / performance artist Annie Sprinkle as instructor and sage.

Meditation on Violence Trailer (1949)

24 April 1949

Chao-Li Chi shadow boxes indoors and practices with a sword outdoors. Theoretically, the film describes in a single continuous movement three degrees of traditional Chinese boxing, Wu-tang, Shao-lin, and Shao-lin with a sword.

Men Boxing Trailer (1891)

30 April 1891

Experimental film fragment made with the Edison-Dickson-Heise experimental horizontal-feed kinetograph camera and viewer, using 3/4-inch wide film.

How I See Sunsets Trailer (2017)

29 August 2017

A poetic, semi-autobiographical short film of the sun setting over a village, shot from behind the curtains of a small, dimly lit room.

Blow Job Trailer (1964)

16 July 1964

Andy Warhol directs a single 35-minute shot of a man's face to capture his facial expressions as he receives the sexual act depicted in the title.

Popular movie trailers from 1939

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1939:

Career Trailer (1939)

07 July 1939

Set in a tiny midwestern town, this sentimental drama centers on the rivalry between two life-long acquaintances whose early friendship falls apart when they woo the same woman.

The Wise Mother in Law Trailer (1939)

30 May 1939

The feisty boss of a chain of cafes wants to push the youngest of her daughters off on a husband, who would be well-suited to take over the business one day.

Hätävara Trailer (1939)

15 January 1939

The priest's daughter, Vappu Kankare first irritates and then admires the ambitious habitant, Jalmar "Jali" Kinnunen.

Corsican Brothers Trailer (1939)

03 May 1939

Siamese twins, separated at birth, maintain a psychic knowledge of each other's dire fates.

Lucky to Me Trailer (1939)

08 November 1939

Lucky to Me is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Stanley Lupino, Phyllis Brooks and Barbara Blair.

Gone with the Wind Trailer (1939)

15 December 1939

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

The Wizard of Oz Trailer (1939)

21 August 1939

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives.

Homicide Bureau Trailer (1939)

05 January 1939

After being criticized by the Citizens' League for his inability to cope with a crime wave, Police Captain Haines orders his men in the Homicide Bureau to clean up all their cases, but without violating the constitutional rights of any suspect.

Wings of the Navy Trailer (1939)

11 February 1939

Jerry tries to out compete his older brother Cass, a lieutenant Naval aviator. Cass is both tough on and protective of his brother, but Jerry can give it right back.

Honolulu Trailer (1939)

03 February 1939

Wanting a break from his overzealous fans, a famous movie star hires a Hawaiian plantation owner to switch places with him for a few weeks.

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Trailer (1939)

11 November 1939

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England.

Life Begins for Andy Panda Trailer (1939)

09 September 1939

Walter Finchell, the tattletale gossip of the jungle, broadcasts from the treetop that Mr. and Mrs. Panda were presented with a baby boy, whom Mrs.

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