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Awesome commercial.

March 15th, 2008 | Arts, Film | Comment »

No, not because of Michael Bay, but because Nova Scotian homeslice Jay Malone is in it. And boy, does Jay do us proud! Related posts: I really enjoyed this Under Armour commercial Best commercial ever? I loved this commercial so much Read more »

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M.I.A. is awesome. And Sri Lankan.

Sam Mitchell is not a pitch man.

March 12th, 2008 | Arts, Film | Comment »

Great line from a Globe and Mail article: Those Ford ads by Mitchell are inspiring. I’m going to buy one. What makes me laugh about them is how low-budget they are, and how high-budget most Ford ads usually are. How exactly did this ad come to exist? Who was the creative director ... Read more »

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Ameriquest commercials

March 10th, 2008 | Arts, Film | Comment »

These are actually funny. [youtube angJGfCSuUI]Related posts: Incredible Toyota Prius commercials Shiny Suds – Great parody of bathroom cleaner commercials by Method for “people against dirty” I Love You, Man > Funny People Read more »

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I Love You, Man > Funny People

Across the Universe is one of the best movies ever.

March 8th, 2008 | Arts, Film | Comment »

This movie's incredible. Great concept, great direction, great acting, great script. ... Oh my God, this movie blows my mind. It's so good. Who pitched this? How did this get made? IMDB? ... Great casting. Great casting. Great writing. ... I can't get over how good this is. This is the stuff I want to make. ... Read more »

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Eastern Promises is a horrible movie.

March 8th, 2008 | Arts, Film | Comment »

I'm only half way through right now, but the acting, all around, is atrocious. The directing, too. ... OK, just got past the half way point. It's getting better, I suppose. Viggo's acting is getting better. But I can't figure out why this movie was ever made. Who wrote this script? (Apparently ... Read more »

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