This short documentary, presented and directed by MGM sound engineer Douglas Shearer, goes behind the scenes to look at how the sound portion of a talking picture is created.

Was halten Sie vom Tod der Wilma Montesi? Trailer (1977)

29 October 1977

The life and death of the fictional star Wilma Montesi is reported in the form of a staged newsreel. Excerpts from films of various genres and eras are juxtaposed with "documentary material" about the star's public and private life.

The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life Trailer (2013)

31 May 2013

The story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was, at her death, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor.

Joker: Put on a Happy Face Trailer (2020)

18 August 2020

Featuring interviews with filmmakers and industry legends, discover the origins and evolution of The Joker, and learn why The Clown Prince of Crime is universally hailed as the greatest comic-book supervillain of all time.

Give Us the Earth! Trailer (1947)

21 June 1947

This "Theater of Life" documentary was produced in cooperation with the International Committee, YMCA.

Death is dangerous, it could hurt Trailer (2023)

26 October 2023

The three female protagonists present their personal relationship with intravenous drug use, and their intimate confessions are filled with fear and insecurity but also love for the state of intoxication.

Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story Trailer (2018)

26 November 2018

The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018.

The Panola Project Trailer (2022)

20 January 2022

Highlighting the heroic efforts of Dorothy Oliver to keep her small town of Panola, Alabama safe from COVID-19, The Panola Project chronicles how an often-overlooked rural Black community came together in creative ways to survive.

Chris Cree Brown: Electronic Composer Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

“Sonic artist” Chris Cree Brown discusses composing with new media and how he orchestrates particular sounds into formal compositional structures.

Capital da Fé Trailer (2014)

01 January 2014

Capital of Faith is a short documentary that addresses the reality of the new Brazilian Evangelical Church, illustrated with images of the Faith spectacle and the unusual Christianization through gospel culture.

Living & Glorious Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

Leonardi's film about the Living Theatre is less concerned with a straight documentary presentation of the exile theatre group from New York, but rather is concerned with the specific atmospheric factor which is indicated by their name, and which constitutes the highly suggestive effect of their playing.

Naive Cinema Trailer (1979)

28 March 1979

An essay film on the editing of erotic movies.

Popular movie trailers from 1978

These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1978:

Rodinný dom Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The Deerslayer Trailer (1978)

18 December 1978

Frontiersman Hawkeye and his blood brother Chingachgook attempt to rescue the daughter of a chief who was captured by raiders from a rival tribe in this adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper's "Leatherstocking Tale" of 1841.

Boeing Boeing Trailer (1978)

13 May 1978

Rozvedená Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

A play about the issue of family relationships, real and calculated partnership.

Atithee Trailer (1978)

22 July 1978

Navendhu Kumar lives a poor lifestyle with his handicapped father, Mohan, housewife mom, two unmarried sisters, Leela and Rajni, a younger brother, Kundan, and a sweetheart in Meena.

Emily and the Apple Tree Forest Trailer (1978)

25 December 1978

The first part of the Emilia animation series. Emilia lives in an apple tree forest. There, together with the other residents, she cooks apple jam.

Crisis in Sun Valley Trailer (1978)

29 March 1978

Semi-follow up to "The Deadly Triangle" dealing with a sheriff and his deputy in a sleepy ski town involved with a group of urbanites planning a dangerous mountain climb as well as investigating sabotage in a condominium development.

All's Well That Ends Well Trailer (1978)

01 October 1978

Video recording of a 1978 New York Shakespeare Festival performance. Directed for stage by Wilford Leach and videotaped by Jaime Caro.

John Gabriel Borkman Trailer (1978)

10 January 1978

Based on a play by Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian)

Fleur Lafontaine Trailer (1978)

25 December 1978

Berlin, 1948: Paralyzed and robbed of her memory, Fleur regains consciousness after a serious fall. The doctor treating her recognizes that her problem is of a psychological nature and encourages her to face up to her past.

The Moravian Land Trailer (1978)

24 February 1978

The reason for making this film is clear: it was to cover up Vojtěch Jasný's famous chronicle "All the Good Natives", an account of the tragic consequences of forced collectivisation.

Halloween Trailer (1978)

25 October 1978

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

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