Advertising Movies

  • 2001
    The Merchants of Cool

    The Merchants of Cool

    The Merchants of Cool

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    A documentary on the marketing of pop culture to Teenagers.

    The Merchants of Cool
  • 2010
    The Codes of Gender

    The Codes of Gender

    The Codes of Gender

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    Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial...

    The Codes of Gender
  • 1978
    The Bronswik Affair

    The Bronswik Affair

    The Bronswik Affair

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    This funny yet serious short film demonstrates the effectiveness of advertising and the marketing machine. Its comic appeal lies in the characters...

    The Bronswik Affair
  • 1994
    Drop Squad

    Drop Squad

    Drop Squad

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    Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage....

    Drop Squad
  • 1991
    Uppfinnaren

    Uppfinnaren

    Uppfinnaren

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    "The Inventor" - About "Arbman Development" an inventory company initiated by PR-guru Leon Nordin. AD produced a total of 173 inventions, including a...

    Uppfinnaren
  • 1943
    Larceny with Music

    Larceny with Music

    Larceny with Music

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    A former bootlegger is now the prosperous owner of a popular nightclub. A hustling promoter manages to pass off a young singer as the heir to a...

    Larceny with Music
  • 1922
    The Secret of the Marquise

    The Secret of the Marquise

    The Secret of the Marquise

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    Lotte Reiniger applies her charming cutout animation technique to this early advertisement for the Nivea skin care company.

    The Secret of the Marquise
  • 2023
    Mad Women

    Mad Women

    Mad Women

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    The story of pioneering women making iconic TV ads that changed the world: from Shake n' Vac and Levi's, to the Flake girl in the bath and the Lynx...

    Mad Women
  • 2000
    Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial

    Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial

    Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial

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    Hollywood movies are rapidly becoming vehicles for the ulterior marketing and advertising motives of studios and their owners, rather than...

    Behind the Screens, Hollywood Goes Hypercommercial
  • 2011
    Sheep Impact

    Sheep Impact

    Sheep Impact

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    Paul (Steven Seagal) must rescue sheep from a bloodthirsty sex-crazed Australian police officer.

    Sheep Impact
  • 1937
    Sing and Be Happy

    Sing and Be Happy

    Sing and Be Happy

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    Rival advertising firms compete for a radio show's pickle manufacturing account.

    Sing and Be Happy
  • 2007
    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces

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    A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.

    Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
  • 2018
    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse

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    In this highly anticipated sequel to his groundbreaking, ADVERTISING AND THE END OF THE WORLD, media scholar Sut Jhally explores the devastating...

    Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse
  • 1921
    Our Daily Bread

    Our Daily Bread

    Our Daily Bread

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    In another early advertisement of her's, Greta and a group of friends have tea on the rooftop terrace of the Strand Hôtel and later have a...

    Our Daily Bread
  • 2005
    X-Rated: The Ads They Couldn't Show

    X-Rated: The Ads They Couldn't Show

    X-Rated: The Ads They Couldn't Show

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    Every year, thousands of commercials are made that never reach our TV screens, deemed too shocking to see. In order to make it onto the screen, they...

    X-Rated: The Ads They Couldn't Show
  • 1954
    The Secret of Selling the Negro

    The Secret of Selling the Negro

    The Secret of Selling the Negro

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    Film commissioned by the Chicago-based publisher of Negro Digest, Ebony, Tan, and Jet to encourage advertisers to reach out to African American...

    The Secret of Selling the Negro
  • 1973
    This Is a Recorded Message

    This Is a Recorded Message

    This Is a Recorded Message

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    This experimental animated short takes a critical look at consumerism in a material world. Thousands of cut-out ads are presented in increasingly...

    This Is a Recorded Message
  • 1974
    Adland

    Adland

    Adland

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    TVTV turns its critical eye to the world of advertising in Adland, subtitled Where Commercials Come From. Focusing on the reality behind the image,...

    Adland
  • 2010
    Watch Over Me

    Watch Over Me

    Watch Over Me

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    On completing his training in a secret elite army unit, Eitan is taken out by mates from the unit to celebrate. During a night of drinking in Tel...

    Watch Over Me
  • 2004
    The Persuaders

    The Persuaders

    The Persuaders

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    PBS Frontline takes an in-depth look at the multibillion-dollar "persuasion industries" of advertising and public relations and how marketers have...

    The Persuaders