We just stumbled across this interesting tid-bit from the folks over at Ha’Aretz, who report on an interesting — and eye-opening — media campaign from the Russian English-language network Russia Today. In an effort to get its viewers to think deeper about long-held geopolitical views, Russia Today created the above ad which asks “Who is [...]
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WANTED BY ABC: Transracial Adoption Stories
ABC’s new evening savior Diane Sawyer is looking for babies — transracially adopted babies. Indeed, THIS new posting on her website announces her search for White families that have adopted black kids. Apparently, ABC wants to find out what happens to Black kids adopted by White families and they’re looking to make a news segment [...]
TOM FORD TRIUMPHS: A Single Man Soars and Shines
Who knew Tom Ford was such a romantic. But there it was in grainy, gritty glory — Tom Ford’s heart splayed upon the screen in a riot of slim suits, architectural modernism and boozy cocktails with dinner. Much has been made of Ford declaring that “A Single Man” is not a Gay film — and [...]
PRICELESS PRECIOUS: Los Angeles' AFI Festival Screens Oscar Contenders for Free!
As yesterday’s New York Times Magazine cover story confirms — it’s all-Precious/all-the-time for Fall 2009. And considering we’ve been psyched about the film for months, we are happy to watch all the Precious action unfold. Although the film is finally released nationwide on Nov. 6th, thanks to our small contribution to the Precious-media canon, we’ve [...]
CREEPY BUT COOL (22): James Dean Grows Old in New South African Ad
Lots of people — even those not born in the Baby Boomer era — have often wondered just how James Dean might have turned out if he’d not died tragically in a car accident in 1955 at the tender age of 24. Perhaps a lot like James Franco, we suspect. Anyway, now a new advertisement [...]
NEW AIDS ADVERTS: Sex, Techno Music and Fascism
There is a bit of a brouhaha brewing over a new AIDS-awareness ad campaign coming from somewhere in Europe that likens the spread of HIV with large-scale mass-murder. The campaign includes a print component — see above — with R-rated pics of infamous dictators getting it on with young females and the tag-line “AIDS is [...]
JEWISH GUILT: The Ad Campaign
As we can personally attest, the depths to which Jewish guilt can torture the soul are truly endless. But even this new TV ad from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office is a stunner. Launched by the PM — in association with The Jewish Agency on behalf of the MASA project — the video suggests [...]
HILLARY CLINTON: Takes it to People
Despite her Westchester County estate, Georgetown townhouse and those summers on the Cape, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has always fancied herself a populist. And indeed she’s gone to the mother of all populist media tools — People Magazine — with her latest message to America. That’s right folks, Secretary Clinton has written an op-end [...]
IN PRODUCTION: BBC Developing Lehman Crash Pic
Just in time for its one-year anniversary, Britain’s BBC is developing a made-for-TV movie detailing the crash and burn of former financial titan Lehman Brothers. Called “The Last Days of Lehman Brothers”, the drama will star James Cromwell (of Six Feet Under fame) as former US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Bourne Ultimatum-vet Corey Johnson [...]
BEWARE: Losers Taking Over New York
A new ad campaign from NBC’s local New York City affiliate has got us kind of concerned. Aimed at promoting the network’s various websites, the campaign is anchored around three Gothamites who are…well…kinda/sorta losers. There’s Liz: A crazy agoraphobic and foodie convinced aliens are spying on her. Then Ron: Corporate embezzler forced to chop onions [...]