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You've likely seen Bette Davis formidably rising above us all on her U.S. postage stamp, in which the cowards at the Postal Service airbrushed out her trademark cigarette. But have you seen the trailer for the movie the image is taken from?

"All About Eve" is that movie, and it's my favorite movie for so many reasons, there isn't enough space in all of the Internets to list them all (let's just say it starts with the script, which features some of the best writing ever in a movie, and then the performances).

Whenever I pass a television and the movie happens to be airing on TCM, I'm sucked into a chair "for just a few minutes" and find myself there until the end. Those who have seen the movie will know why. Just try looking away from it.

If you haven't seen the trailer, check it out below. Interesting how they sold films back in the day. That first blast of smoke Davis hurls at the screen when she's being "interviewed" could burn a hole through the ozone.

You've likely seen Bette Davis formidably rising above us all on her U.S. postage stamp, in which the cowards at the Postal Service airbrushed out her trademark cigarette. But have you seen the trailer for the movie the image is taken from?

"All About Eve" is that movie, and it's my favorite movie for so many reasons, there isn't enough space in all of the Internets to list them all (let's just say it starts with the script, which features some of the best writing ever in a movie, and then the performances).

Whenever I pass a television and the movie happens to be airing on TCM, I'm sucked into a chair "for just a few minutes" and find myself there until the end. Those who have seen the movie will know why. Just try looking away from it.

If you haven't seen the trailer, check it out below. Interesting how they sold films back in the day. That first blast of smoke Davis hurls at the screen when she's being "interviewed" could burn a hole through the ozone.

Ever see the trailer? You can now. Nobody did it like Welles.

Ever see the trailer? You can now. Nobody did it like Welles.

Oh, those swinging '70s. You always can count on them for finding a vintage movie trailer worth noting for its spectacular trashiness.

Below is the trailer for the 1972 sex potboiler, "Viva!" Here, you will meet Barbie, your typical suburban housewife who spoils her husband with her gourmet cooking and, um, other things. Barbie has everything anyone could possibly hope for--so, why is she so miserable? Could it be that she's...missing something?

Do note the performances. The set design. The dialog. The sheer wit running throughout. And do note how we've regressed since the '7os. None of this ever would play today, which make it such a curious little throwback. A saucy historical footnote on a time that never will be again.

Viva deserves awards! It deserves attention! It deserves, at the very least, a release on DVD!

Oh, those swinging '70s. You always can count on them for finding a vintage movie trailer worth noting for its spectacular trashiness.

Below is the trailer for the 1972 sex potboiler, "Viva!" Here, you will meet Barbie, your typical suburban housewife who spoils her husband with her gourmet cooking and, um, other things. Barbie has everything anyone could possibly hope for--so, why is she so miserable? Could it be that she's...missing something?

Do note the performances. The set design. The dialog. The sheer wit running throughout. And do note how we've regressed since the '7os. None of this ever would play today, which make it such a curious little throwback. A saucy historical footnote on a time that never will be again.

Viva deserves awards! It deserves attention! It deserves, at the very least, a release on DVD!

1964's "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" was a continuation of the horror movies Bette Davis made in the wake of the success of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Joan Crawford was set to star again with Davis, but after a falling out between the stars--one of many, many falling outs the two enjoyed--Olivia De Havilland stepped in for Crawford. Trouper!

The result is one of the best B-movies ever, with Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten, Victor Bruno and a young Bruce Dern also starring. Let the dismemberments ensue!

For those who have seen the movie, you know the genius that awaits you. For those who haven't, enjoy the vintage trailer below--and add the movie to your Netfilx queue.

THIS is how you do Southern-fried cookin' with a side of crazy.

1964's "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" was a continuation of the horror movies Bette Davis made in the wake of the success of "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" Joan Crawford was set to star again with Davis, but after a falling out between the stars--one of many, many falling outs the two enjoyed--Olivia De Havilland stepped in for Crawford. Trouper!

The result is one of the best B-movies ever, with Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten, Victor Bruno and a young Bruce Dern also starring. Let the dismemberments ensue!

For those who have seen the movie, you know the genius that awaits you. For those who haven't, enjoy the vintage trailer below--and add the movie to your Netfilx queue.

THIS is how you do Southern-fried cookin' with a side of crazy.

This is one for the books. Seriously. It's a vintage trailer for the 1967 movie "Blast-Off Girls," which apparently "had the whole country hopping" upon its release. Hopping on what is curiously left unanswered. Hopping on a speedball is my guess.

Here are some gems about the Blast-Off Girls noted in the trailer:

• They have the musicians popping the strings on their guitars;
• This picture is so hot, it literally vibrates on the screen;
• Jumping young teeny-boppers get with it to the savage beat of the big blast.

So, meet the Blast-Off Girls, "a red-hot mob of rambunctious tiger kittens on the prowl."

Oh, to have grown up in the '60s...

This is one for the books. Seriously. It's a vintage trailer for the 1967 movie "Blast-Off Girls," which apparently "had the whole country hopping" upon its release. Hopping on what is curiously left unanswered. Hopping on a speedball is my guess.

Here are some gems about the Blast-Off Girls noted in the trailer:

• They have the musicians popping the strings on their guitars;
• This picture is so hot, it literally vibrates on the screen;
• Jumping young teeny-boppers get with it to the savage beat of the big blast.

So, meet the Blast-Off Girls, "a red-hot mob of rambunctious tiger kittens on the prowl."

Oh, to have grown up in the '60s...

In 1965, Julie Christie hit the scene with her movie Darling, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Now, 43 years later on Feb. 24, she's up for the award again, this time for "Away from Her." She'll win that award.

One of my favorite summations of Christie in "Darling" comes from the critic Pauline Kael: "The darling, played by Julie Christie, drifts upward. She casually models, has a bit part in a movie, leaves a husband, deceives a lover, goes to new ones; after such tribulations as an abortion, an orgy, and a religious conversion, she winds up unhappily married to a prince."

And just look at how Christie pulled it off.

Kael goes on to say: "The film's chief distinction is Julie Christie; she's extraordinary--petulant, sullen, and very beautiful."

She still is.

Below is the trailer.

In 1965, Julie Christie hit the scene with her movie Darling, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Now, 43 years later on Feb. 24, she's up for the award again, this time for "Away from Her." She'll win that award.

One of my favorite summations of Christie in "Darling" comes from the critic Pauline Kael: "The darling, played by Julie Christie, drifts upward. She casually models, has a bit part in a movie, leaves a husband, deceives a lover, goes to new ones; after such tribulations as an abortion, an orgy, and a religious conversion, she winds up unhappily married to a prince."

And just look at how Christie pulled it off.

Kael goes on to say: "The film's chief distinction is Julie Christie; she's extraordinary--petulant, sullen, and very beautiful."

She still is.

Below is the trailer.

Otherwise known as "Isla, The Tigress of Siberia," 1977's "The Tigress" is one of those lesser-known grindhouse films that has to be seen to be believed. That's a cliche, sure, but so is this movie, which helps to make it a hilarious romp through another, less politically correct time.

The film starred the lovely Dyanne Thorne (perfect name) as The Tigress, a woman who puts the pain in painful. As the trailer notes, the prestigious, beautifully written "Oui" magazine viewed her as the "female James Bond dedicated to evil. She's meaner than Dirty Harry. She's a mistress of mayhem, a high priestess of evil. When she bears her claws, you'll scream in terror, so don't ever cross THE TIGRESS!"

Can it be possible for a film to live up to such over-heated chutzpah? See the trailer and decide for yourself:

Otherwise known as "Isla, The Tigress of Siberia," 1977's "The Tigress" is one of those lesser-known grindhouse films that has to be seen to be believed. That's a cliche, sure, but so is this movie, which helps to make it a hilarious romp through another, less politically correct time.

The film starred the lovely Dyanne Thorne (perfect name) as The Tigress, a woman who puts the pain in painful. As the trailer notes, the prestigious, beautifully written "Oui" magazine viewed her as the "female James Bond dedicated to evil. She's meaner than Dirty Harry. She's a mistress of mayhem, a high priestess of evil. When she bears her claws, you'll scream in terror, so don't ever cross THE TIGRESS!"

Can it be possible for a film to live up to such over-heated chutzpah? See the trailer and decide for yourself:

There's just something about a vintage movie trailer that delights me every time. Not only are they important as a slice of movie history, offering a glimpse into the culture of the time, but they also can be incredibly entertaining, especially when viewed in hindsight.

So, with that in mind, a new feature at Week in Rewind will be Vintage Trailer (look for a growing archive of them in the Categories section at the right). Each week, I'll dig up some of the more popular and obscure trailers available, and offer them up for consumption.

Just wait until you see what I've found.

Today's trailer is for the 1974 movie, "Earthquake," which boasted one of those large ensemble casts usually found tossing themselves to the rubble in the popular destruction films of the '70s: Ava Gardner, Charlton Heston, Genevieve Bujold (!!), Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Gabriel Dell, Barry Sullivan, George Kennedy (of course), Richard Roundtree and Walter Matthau. It's a disappointment not to find Shelley Winters here, but you can't have everything.

"Earthquake" is a good B-movie with some pretty excellent (for the times) special effects.

Enjoy it below:

There's just something about a vintage movie trailer that delights me every time. Not only are they important as a slice of movie history, offering a glimpse into the culture of the time, but they also can be incredibly entertaining, especially when viewed in hindsight.

So, with that in mind, a new feature at Week in Rewind will be Vintage Trailer (look for a growing archive of them in the Categories section at the right). Each week, I'll dig up some of the more popular and obscure trailers available, and offer them up for consumption.

Just wait until you see what I've found.

Today's trailer is for the 1974 movie, "Earthquake," which boasted one of those large ensemble casts usually found tossing themselves to the rubble in the popular destruction films of the '70s: Ava Gardner, Charlton Heston, Genevieve Bujold (!!), Lorne Greene, Marjoe Gortner, Gabriel Dell, Barry Sullivan, George Kennedy (of course), Richard Roundtree and Walter Matthau. It's a disappointment not to find Shelley Winters here, but you can't have everything.

"Earthquake" is a good B-movie with some pretty excellent (for the times) special effects.

Enjoy it below: