Enlarge / The now-ancient iTunes Movie Trailers app and website have rolled into Apple's TV app. (credit: Apple)
The iTunes Movie Trailers website (and later iPhone app) has been a staple for film buffs or anyone just wanting to know what's coming up for decades, but those days have ended; Apple has shuttered iTunes Movie Trailers and directed users who want to see future trailers to its TV app.
Throughout the 2000s, the website was the default destination for many folks. It was first launched as a sort of promotion for Apple's QuickTime architecture, and it was the best place to watch high-quality trailers before YouTube came along. The iPhone app launched in 2011, and that was also popular—at least initially.
If you visited the website in the past few years, though, you probably noticed that it was a time capsule for web designs and Apple aesthetics and branding of a bygone era. It was still getting new trailers regularly, but the design had not been updated in ages, and some features on the website (like the ability to track theater showtimes) gradually broke.
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