IFC has posted an article (with video, of course) listing what they consider the 50 greatest movie trailers of all time. I disagree with the placement of some of them, but the list is pretty darn good… and the top 10 are pretty hard to argue with. Here are my favorites:
Dr. Strangelove:
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Psycho:
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The Shining (can you tell I’m a Kubrick fan?):
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Spider-Man (the World Trade Center teaser, which came out only three months before 9/11):
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And finally, the (indisputable) #1, Alien:
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