SIX VIDEOS INCORPORATING THE ART OF SKATING "Kim and Jessie" by M83 Oh they have a secret world, alright. A secret world involving creepy eyebrows, homages to Thriller and The Big Lebowski , and a variety of ways to resist each others charms, intertwined limbs and all. Bonus points for the subtle social commentary of having the girls switch to rollerblades for the second half. "Get...
First things first: This is not in any way an endorsement of the Bing search engine/decision engine thing. I've never used it, and I'm no more inclined to after seeing this commercial than I was before. But it's a movie-themed commercial, so I thought I'd share. In fact, it's a highly specific theme. The ad is a spoof of The Shining , and the crux of it is using Bing to find a better hotel than The...
"More of this is true than you would believe," warns a title card at the start of "The Men Who Stare at Goats," although the ever-reliable "I know this sounds crazy, but ..." would have worked just as well.
With the announcement of the Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10, one can’t help but wonder why there aren’t more devices like it on the market today. True, it lacks the latest version of Android (2.0); they ...
Controversy raged last weekend as fans and media types reacted to a new DirecTV ad using the late Chris Farley in scenes from Tommy Boy . Now, some aggressive YouTubers are taking their shot at offending some people (with DirecTV execs at the top of the list). The original ad featured a live action David Spade discussing DirecTV against Farley's antics from Tommy Boy . While Spade insisted Farley wouldn't...
Filed under: David SpadeDavid Spade says he has no regrets about resurrecting a classic scene from "Tommy Boy" -- featuring the late, great Chris Farley -- for a controversial DirecTV ad, telling TMZ that offending people was never his intention.We got David outside Boa ... Permalink
With President Obama in Madison tomorrow, The Onion's AV Club has some suggestions for a Wisconsin-themed Presidential gift basket. With all due respect to The Onion, I can do better than that. Here's what I'd like the President to take...
Filed under: Ad Rant Chris Farley's brother Tom has weighed in on the controversial TV ad that uses Chris to help sell subscriptions to DirecTV. "Bottom line," Tom writes in response to my original Ad Rant post on the topic, is the line Spade says when he turns to the camera at the end: "It never gets old." "Because I miss my brother so much, seeing him in a new creative light...
There’s still a bit of a hubbub over the usage of Chris Farley in a recent DirecTV ad in which they use an old movie scene to say you should buy their products. So the kind folks at LandlineTV just may have won themselves some DirecTV ad dollars for three creative new commercials with [...]
Man, if you thought it was tacky and gross when DirecTV used Chris Farley in their ads, you probably won't like the Heath Ledger, JFK or Jesus Christ spots. [ LandlineTV ]
Man, if you thought it was tacky and gross when DirecTV used Chris Farley in their ads, you probably won’t like the Heath Ledger, JFK or Jesus Christ spots. (more…)
After hiring Chris Farley after death, the people over at Landline TV (more internet video funny guys—as if we didn’t have enough) predicted who DirecTV may hire for their next commercials: “After testing the boundaries with their Chris Farley spot, DirecTV wrangles more famous people from beyond the grave to be in commercials. “ In the video, the level of offensiveness heightens...
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