Bret Wood Trailers
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Most Popular Bret Wood Trailers
Total trailers found: 35
The Haunted House: Gags and Growth Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Documentary about the development of Buster Keaton's The Haunted House (1921).
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films Trailer (2003)
27 June 2003
This film covers the early history of post World War II educational films, especially those involving traffic safety by the Highway Safety Foundation under direction of Richard Wayman.
Rapture Trailer (2006)
01 June 2006
Two women initiate their friend into the joys of evangelicalism.
Day Dreams and the Problems of Missing Film Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Documentary on Day Dreams (1922), a Buster Keaton silent comedy.
The Unwanted Trailer (2014)
31 March 2014
Carmilla comes to a rural town where her mother mysteriously disappeared years earlier. She is aided in her quest by an emotionally troubled local girl, with whom she becomes romantically involved.
Making Comedy Beautiful: Our Hospitality and the Birth of Buster Keaton's Features Trailer (2011)
22 March 2011
Short documentary about Buster Keaton's first venture into features.
Kingdom of Shadows Trailer (1998)
01 January 1998
Narrated by Rod Steiger, this documentary examines the frightful conventions from which the modern-day horror movie has evolved, featuring clips from classics like Dante's Inferno and Leaves from Satan's Book.
They Came from the Swamps: Making Alien Outlaw Trailer (2023)
05 November 2023
Documentary covering the making of the 1985 film ALIEN OUTLAW.
Lon Chaney: Behind the Mask Trailer (1995)
01 January 1995
A documentary on the life and career of actor Lon Chaney, with clips from his films and interviews with people who knew him.
The General: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2009)
10 November 2009
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, pinpoints the locations used in the filming of The General and offers glimpses of how they look today.
Judgement. Trailer (2005)
01 January 2005
A mysterious assemblage of men use led by a man in red use a tarot deck to determine what punishment to mete out to those they've already determined to be guilty.
The High Sign: A Filmmaker Emerges Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Documentary about Buster Keaton's The 'High Sign' (1921) and Keaton's developing style.
The Little Death Trailer (2010)
01 January 2010
An erotic thriller from the director of Psychopathia Sexualis, The Little Death offers a peek into the seedy boudoirs of a Victorian-era brothel, where a strong-willed reformer and a corrupter of innocence battle over the fate of a young woman who seems to be held there in sexual captivity.
The Goat Is Not a Goat Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
A short documentary on the works of Buster Keaton.
The Terror of Tarheel State: Making The Dark Power Trailer (2023)
05 November 2023
Documentary on the making of The Dark Power.
... That Dud... The Blacksmith Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Bruce Lawton discusses Buster Keaton's The Blacksmith (1922), a film that Keaton had dismissed as a "lesser" work.
Three Ages: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1923 comedy feature Three Ages was filmed in Hollywood, USC, and Los Angeles.
On Scoring Cops and Helping Silent Films Live Again Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Ben Model discusses scoring music for silent movies.
The Play House: An Accidental Masterpiece Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
The special effects in The Play House (1921) are discussed.
The Paleface... And Other Titles Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
A discussion on restoring title cards to English from foreign source prints.
Savoring the Scarecrow: Or Buster & the Sybil Trilogy Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
The evolution of The Scarecrow (1920) is discussed in this documentary.
One Week: Marvelous Toys Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Short documentary on the making of Buster Keaton's One Week.
Psychopathia Sexualis Trailer (2006)
08 June 2006
Multi-narrative adaptation of Richard v. Krafft-Ebing's notorious medico-forensic study of sexual perversity.
Silent Echoes Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Four visual essays by Silent Echoes author John Bengtson identifying Buster Keaton's shooting locations for his many short films produced between 1920-1923, many in the streets surrounding his former Hollywood studio, the same studio where, a few years earlier, Charlie Chaplin had made his brilliant series of Mutual shorts.
A Cast of Characters: My Wife's Relations Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
The actors in My Wife's Relations (1922) are discussed in this documentary.
Silent Echoes: Seven Chances Trailer (2011)
13 December 2011
In this visual essay John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, provides a tour of where Seven Chances was filmed, comparing archival images with contemporary photos, and sharing stories of Mrs.
Movie Magic & Mysteries: The Making of Sherlock Jr. Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
Documentary about the making of Buster Keaton's silent comedy classic, Sherlock Jr. (1924).
Those Who Deserve To Die Trailer (2020)
18 August 2020
A troubled veteran returns home to resume his life, but first he must fulfill a dreadful family obligation.
Against the Grain Trailer (2023)
24 November 2023
A glimpse at how genre film-focused home video companies have taken the charge in preserving, restoring, and releasing so many works which otherwise might have been lost to time.
Sherlock Jr.: Tour of Filming Locations Trailer (2010)
16 November 2010
This visual essay by John Bengtson, author of Silent Echoes: Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Buster Keaton, reveals the locations where Keaton's 1924 comedy feature Sherlock Jr.
Children of Eve Trailer (1915)
10 November 1915
An illegitimate child of the slums comes to faith. Later, she chooses to labor in a canning factory in order to investigate its poor conditions, not realizing she has a significant connection to the cold-hearted factory owner.
Pioneers of African-American Cinema: About the Restoration Trailer (2016)
26 July 2016
"About the Restoration" provides an overview of the recovery effort, hosted by Bret Wood. Also of interest are examples of movie making mistakes that remain in the pictures, with disc producers resisting the urge to correct these admittedly humorous issues.
Return to the 5 & Dime: An Interview with Ed Graczyk Trailer (2014)
18 November 2014
An interview with American playwright Ed Graczyk, regarding his play Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, famously adapted into a 1980 film directed by Robert Altman.
The Frozen North: Keaton's Darkest Comedy Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
A short documentary on Buster Keaton's The Frozen North (1922), regarding how the events of Fatty Arbuckle's trial and William S.
Hard Luck: The Last Short to Be Found Trailer (2011)
12 July 2011
Documentary about the Buster Keaton short Hard Luck (1921).
