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Hollywood Parody Ads Hot New Thing: Puss in Boots as Old Spice Guy

Posted by Abe Sauer on September 23, 2011 12:26 PM

It seems the Old Spice Guy ads just will not go gently. We're already looked at numerous parodies and copycats. We've found Old Spice inspiration in the new Dairy Queen campaign. And the pitiful clones. Pity the clones.

Now, the upcoming Shrek spin-off film Puss in Boots has gone the Old Spice route, with "the cat your cat could be like" parody above. Puss isn't the only children's film getting into the parody game.Continue reading...

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At the Movies: Men Are from Mustang, Women Are from Halston

Posted by Abe Sauer on September 16, 2011 06:01 PM

This weekend will see two two films with seemingly nothing in common targeting two diametrically opposed audiences.

Drive is about a stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver.

I Don't Know How She Does It concerns a finance executive who moonlights as a mother.

Both appeal to an audience looking to find a little bit of themselves in the respective film's principled, if flawed, heros.

Helping define these strong personalities? Products, of course.Continue reading...

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