Thursday, November 11, 2010

Trailers, Schmailers is Now on DVD!


An entertaining educational program for JCCs, libraries, 
community groups, senior centers and nonprofits!




Trailers, Schmailers is an 82-minute program of more than 30 Jewish coming attractions from 1937-1997 in color and glorious black and white (these are the original trailers, transferred from original 35mm prints). From the Marx Brothers to Fiddler On The Roof, this feature-length compilation of Jewish film trailers offers a compact glimpse at the history of Jews in American cinema. A mixture of humor, social commentary, and powerful drama, these original coming attractions trailers offer a unique insight into the relationship between Hollywood’s studio marketing departments and the growing visibility of Jews in American life. Trailers Schmailers includes playful spotlights on Woody Allen and Barbra Streisand, an overview of films about New York Jewish life, a look at the evolution of films about the holocaust, and much, much, more. See the partial trailer list below.

Official Selection: Jerusalem International Film Festival, San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival, North London Jewish Film Festival, Barcelona Jewish Film Festival, Boston Jewish Film Festival, Tucson Jewish Film Festival, Sao Paolo Festival of Jewish Cinema and many more.

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Choose the $24.95 rate for INDIVIDUALS [Sorry, this option no longer available]
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(we ship to the US & Canada only) *


The $72 rate is for schools, colleges, public libraries, community centers, senior centers, nonprofits, or professional associations for public exhibition (this institutional rate is for any public showing regardless of whether admission is charged). Your DVD-R also comes with a FREE 2-page Discussion Guide.

TRAILERS, SCHMAILERS
includes these great trailers and more:


• A Day at the Races (1937)
• The Ten Commandments (1956)
• Singing in the Dark (1956)
• The Diary of Anne Frank (1956)
• Judgement at Nuremberg (1961)
• The Shop on Main Street (1965, Czechoslovakia)
• Judith (1966)
• The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970, Italy)
• Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
• Hester Street (1974)
• The Angel Levine (1970)
• Portnoy’s Complaint (1972)
• Next Stop Greenwich Village (1975)
• Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
• On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
• The Way We Were (1973)
• Funny Lady (1975)
• Lenny (1974)
• Sunshine Boys (1975)
• Oh God (1977)
• Bananas (1971)
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex… (1972)
• The Front (1976)
• The Mad Adventures of “Rabbi” Jacob (1973, France/Italy)
• And More!

Please click the BUY NOW button above to order this wonderful educational program of vintage Jewish movie trailers now.

* More Important Details:
All orders are shipped via US Mail. Please allow 10-15 business days for delivery. This is a DVD-R and it is available in Region 1 (US & Canada) format only. Sorry but we do not ship outside of the US & Canada. If you have any questions or need assistance please send an email to jewishtrailers [at] hotmail.com and we'll get right back to you.

Thanks!