Trailer: Carey Mulligan sings to you in the second spot for ‘Shame’

It’s not often you get to see the MPAA’s NC-17 designation, especially on a green-band trailer, so take in the sight. Trailer #2 for Steve McQueen’s sophomore feature, the Michael Fassbender-assisted Shame prominently features Carey Mulligan’s jazz rendition of “New York, New York,” which features in one of the film’s most memorable sequences. The spot drops critical references to Midnight Cowboy and Last Tango in Paris, even putting Brando’s name in bold, which can only mean one thing – that’s right, kids, it’s awards season again. Here’s the trailer:

By Simon Howell

Simon Howell is a new Toronto transplant, having divided the rest of his time between Halifax and Montreal. He joined Sound On Sight in 2008 and has since become a member of the OFCS (Online Film Critics Society). Currently he co-hosts and co-produces Sound On Sight Radio as well as the Televerse TV podcast, and obtained a BFA in Film Studies from Concordia University in the spring of 2012. His favorite films include F for Fake, Brazil, Stroszek, The Fog of War, Grave of the Fireflies and In a Lonely Place. Simon's Twitter handle is @suckerhowell.

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One Response to Trailer: Carey Mulligan sings to you in the second spot for ‘Shame’

  1. Jason Arnold November 17, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Brilliant! Mulligan should do a musical.

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