The advertising industry in America exists in a paradox–while it’s all but impossible to go a day without being exposed to the work of leading figures in the advertising business, very little is known about the people behind the ads and the process by which they’re created. Filmmaker Doug Pray offers a rare look inside the business of advertising in the documentary ART & COPY, in which he profiles a number of the most respected men and women in the ad game as they talk about their work, their motivations, and their views on the creative process. Pray’s interview subjects include Lee Clow, who created memorable television spots for Apple’s Macintosh computer and later their iPod MP3 player; Rich Silverstein and Jeff Goodby, who gave new life to the dairy industry with the “Got Milk?” campaign; Hal Riney, who helped put Ronald Reagan in the White House with his “Morning in America” TV spot; George Lois, who remade popular culture by coining the slogan “I Want My MTV”; and Mary Wells, the first woman to run a major ad agency and the creator of the “I (heart) New York” campaign. Sponsored in part by the One Club, an organization dedicated to excellence in advertising, ART & COPY received its world premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
DOWNFALLs Oliver Hirschbiegel directs Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt in this drama about the enduring pain of loss and guilt. Decades ago, a young boy watched his brother gunned down by a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force in Northern Ireland. Now an adult, he (Nesbitt) has the opportunity to take vengeance against his brothers murderer (Neeson), who has never forgiven himself for his past sins.
Ryden Malby graduates from college and is forced to move back into her childhood home with her eccentric family, while she attempts to find a job, the right guy, and just a hint of where her life is headed.
Armed with the latest high-tech spy equipment, a covert team of highly trained guinea pigs discover that the fate of the world is in their paws. Tapped for the G-FORCE are guinea pigs Darwin, the squad leader determined to succeed at all costs; Blaster, an outrageous weapons expert with tons of attitude and a love for all things extreme; and Juarez, a sexy martial arts pro; plus the literal fly-on-the-wall reconnaissance expert Mooch, and a star-nosed mole Speckles, the computer and information specialist.
Jesse Metcalfe, Amber Tamblyn, and Michael Douglas star in this thriller based on an RKO classic. Metcalf (JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE) plays a writer who stands trial for a murder he didnt commit in order to expose a corrupt district attorney (Douglas).
Benjamin, home-schooled by his eccentric mother, is a loveable loner whose passion for writing leads him on an offbeat and hilarious journey as his story first gets ripped off by the legendary fantasy novelist, Ronald Chevalier and then is adapted into a disastrous movie by the small town¿s most prolific homespun filmmaker.
Disillusioned with romance, an ambitious New Yorker travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But, when a persistent reporter throws his hat in the ring, she wonders if his love is the real thing.
Jeremy Piven (ENTOURAGE) stars in this film about a used car liquidator whose skills are needed to help out a failing car dealership. Director Neal Brennan was a major force in the hit CHAPPELLE’S SHOW, and the film counts Will Ferrell and Adam McKay (ANCHORMAN) among its producers.
After the success of PARIS, JE T’AIME, the film’s producers take their winning concept across the Atlantic for this compilation film set in Gotham. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL stars Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson each make their directorial debuts, and I LOVE YOU, NEW YORK also boasts directors as varied as Turkish auteur Fatih Akin and blockbuster helmer Brett Ratner. A total of 12 shorts will be included in this portmanteau film.
As Hannah Montana’s popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging form her father, takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.