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The Industry Voice

September 05, 2008

For over 40 years Don LaFontaine was the voice of the film preview. His sonorous, gravelly, ignore-me-at-your-peril delivery has become virtually synonymous with the movie trailer. LaFontaine died this week, we listen back to the world he created.

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Posted by: James Padbury September 07, 2008 - 10:13AM
Providence, RI

Great show today. I went to the website to read up on some of the things covered.

Keep it up!

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Posted by: Chris Gray September 11, 2008 - 04:30AM
New Haven, CT

Heard a new and quite short add for Righteous Kill tonight, "Pacino! De Niro! What else do you need to know?"

I turned to Mom and said, "That is probably Don's last movie trailer." It was classic LaFontaine!

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