DRAFTHOUSE FILMS UNLEASHES 

EXPLOITATION COMPILATION “TRAILER WAR” 

FROM GENRE ARCHIVE VAULTS

The Alamo Drafthouse, The American Genre Film Archive and Filmmaker Joe Dante Come Together To Present the Ultimate Trailer Collection

Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, has partnered with the American Genre Film Archive to release Trailer War, a meticulously curated feature-length program of vintage, rare 35mm coming attraction trailers. Each of the selections are presented for the first time in high-definition and most have been previously unavailable on any home video format. A theatrical tour presented in 35mm is planned for December 2012 and pre-order is available now for DVD/Blu-ray fan packs which will be available December 18th exclusively on  www.DrafthouseFilms.com.  Animal Protector and Amuck, both featured on the compilation, are available now as free digital downloads in HD here:  http://t.opsp.in/a0Fv5 .

The American Genre Film Archive is the largest “exploitation film” archive of its kind housing more than 3,500 rare 35mm film prints and trailers. Many of the trailers sourced for this compilation were rescued from impending destruction and donated by Alamo Drafthouse Founder/CEO Tim League. In one instance, rumors of a hidden cache of trailers located deep within a South African warehouse led League to investigate. After a series of fruitless negotiations, a distant relative brokered an illicit cash exchange in a hotel lobby and smuggled 200 pounds of celluloid from Johannesburg back to Austin. In another excursion to a decrepit, partially-flooded storage facility in southern Missouri, League agreed to the take-all-or-none stipulation and loaded a truck rated for 13,000 pounds with 26,000 pounds of celluloid. “It was during this shaky, 30 MPH drive back to Austin while jettisoning soggy, damaged prints at rest stop dumpsters along the way where I conceived of the idea of the Genre Film Archive,” says League, “I had to have some rationale for buying 500 35mm prints and countless trailers.”

Legendary filmmaker and “Trailers From Hell” creator Joe Dante (Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, The Howling), lends an extensive interview on the Trailer War disc chronicling his early years as a trailer-cutter at Roger Corman’s legendary New World Pictures. Also inclusive on the compilation is an audio commentary track from long-time Alamo Drafthouse Programmers and Trailer War curators Lars Nilsenand Zack Carlson. “From the high flying, explosive metal mayhem of Stunt Rock toThunder Cops‘ disembodied flying head chaos, each 3 minute masterpiece is like a beckoning portal to another, more exciting dimension,” says Nilsen.

Trailer War is available for festival and museum bookings now until December. Please contact  emily.williams@drafthouse.com . For theatrical bookings contact Evan Husney at  evan.husney@drafthouse.com . Trailer War is available in 35mm, blu-ray and DCP.

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