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Sneak Previews (1975 to 1996: known as Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You from 1975 to 1977, and Sneak Previews Goes Video from 1989 to 1991) is an American film review show [1] that ran for over two decades on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It was created by WTTW, a PBS member station in Chicago, Illinois.
A sneak preview is an unannounced film screening before formal release, generally with the usual charge for admission. Sneak previews were created in the 1930s to help determine "success and failure factors" of a film, [ 9 ] [ 10 ] while modern sneak previews provide additional publicity and word-of-mouth exposure for the movie.
NBC was one of the pioneers of the concept, premiering Sneak Preview on the evening of July 3, 1956, at exactly the same time as another anthology series of unsold pilots, G.E. Summer Originals on ABC, thus becoming one of the first two series of unsold pilots to air in the United States. [1] Nelson Case hosted the series. [2]
Trailer for Universal Pictures' science-fiction horror film Frankenstein (1931). A trailer (also known as a preview, coming attraction, or attraction video) is a short advertisement, originally designed for a feature film, which highlights key scenes of upcoming features intended to be exhibited in the future at a movie theater or cinema.
The season finale of Time Bandits debuts this week on Apple TV+, and as our exclusive sneak peek shows, everything’s coming up Pure Evil! (If he can just stop getting annoyed by those around him ...
Saturday morning preview specials were aired on television annually to present previews of each network's fall lineup of Saturday-morning cartoon children's programming. Similar to the model for their new prime time counterpart shows, television networks in the United States and Canada would film a preview special for the fall season.
Sneak Peek Previews was a recurring segment on Sesame Street that was introduced in Season 15 (1983–1984). It was a spoof of At the Movies with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel. It is hosted by Telly Monster and Oscar the Grouch. Telly gives the movies the "WOW!"s and Oscar gives the movies the "PHOOEY!"s.
When the first trailer for the major new horror movie, 28 Years Later, was unveiled this week, fans thought they’d spotted the original star of the series, Cillian Murphy, in a very unexpected role.