Ad Cinema Club

Ad Cinema Club

Where people who work in advertising watch movies about advertising.

Episodes

Boomerang (1992): Season Finale Spectacular

September 29, 2024 • 119 mins
The Club's most-demanded movie is here, and to celebrate we've packed an XL episode with our thoughts on 1992's Boomerang. Credit with inspiring many people of color to consider a career in advertising, this star-studded rom-com classic tells the story of womanizing marketing exec who suddenly has all his attitudes come back to hurt him. It's like a...like something that...flies back at you after you hurl it into the world? Hmm, no...
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Emily in Paris (2020)

September 6, 2024 • 82 mins
A real-world Emily in Paris, expat marketer Ember Langley, joins the club to talk about the first three episodes of Netflix's campy, often cringey rom-com series. What does the show actually get right? And which parts are totalement faux? Dig into it all with Ad Cinema Club.Big thanks to our Patreon supports for supporting the show! Be sure to check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub to stay in the know and help keep the podcast going +...
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Art and Copy (2009)

August 5, 2024 • 74 mins
If there's one documentary that's considered a seminal summary of the modern ad world, it's this one.  Art & Copy, a 2009 collection of interviews with ad leaders of the 1960s-present, is the subject of this week's Ad Cinema Club viewing. It's a stellar time capsule of insights from leaders like Dan Wieden, Mary Wells Lawrence and Cliff Freeman, but it's also got its share of problematic folks whose legacies are worth debating....
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Agency (2023)

June 10, 2024 • 73 mins
A chance at promotion to Chief Creative Officer sets off a Game of Thrones-esque battle of backstabbery and maneuvering in this hit Korean drama about life in a dominant ad agency.We watched the first three episodes of Agency on Netflix, meaning there's still plenty of story beats that will remain unspoiled after you listen to this episode. Big thanks to our Patreon supports for selecting Agency as this week's watch! Be sure to che...
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Crazy People (1990)

May 5, 2024 • 86 mins
It's finally here: Not just AN ad movie, but arguably THE ad movie. In our newest episode, we're watching "Crazy People" from 1990. If you haven't seen it (and you definitely should), it's the tale of a big-agency copywriter whose big break comes in the form of a big breakdown. When he abruptly decides to start writing ads that tell the unfiltered truth, his bosses are furious—until sales skyrocket. We had a blast discussing this o...
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The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

April 25, 2024 • 78 mins
Have you ever been hit in the head so hard, your only remaining option is to work in advertising? That's the fate that befalls poor Kermit the Frog in this homage to '80s NYC from Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Credits for this episode: Hosts: Shannon Miller, David Griner and Ashley Rutstein Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios    Where to find 'The Muppets Take Manhattan' strea...
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Bonus Preview: Air (2023)

April 3, 2024 • 13 mins
While this week's full episode is only available to the wonderful people supporting us at Patreon.com/adcinemaclub, we've shared a preview of the first 10 minutes here and hope you'll consider supporting the show so you can catch this and all future bonus episodes!Coming soon will be our next episode for all (but selected by our Patreon supporters): The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984).  Hosts:  Ashley Rutstein Shannon Miller David Gr...
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They Live (1988)

March 8, 2024 • 79 mins
What if the ads all around you were trying to tell you how to live your life?! Oh wait, they do, but what if ALIENS were the ones behind it all?  This week, Ad Cinema Club is watching John Carpenter's "They Live", a sci-fi/action cult classic starring wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.  What does this near-future dystopian commentary on consumerism have to say about advertising? "Nothing good," as our co-host Ashley Rutstein puts it. Ou...
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

February 15, 2024 • 76 mins
Journey back to the peak rom-com era as we watch a suave agency creative (Matthew McConaughey) conspire to win the heart of a jaded magazine journalist (Kate Hudson) while she tries to act psychotic enough for him to dump her. Hosts Ashley Rutstein, Shannon Miller and David Griner break down what this movie / Knicks fan-fic gets right and laughably wrong about the ad world. Be sure to rate + follow Ad Cinema Club on Apple Podcasts ...
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

February 15, 2024 • 82 mins
Get ready for a WILD ride through the world of celebrity-fueled advertising in the 1950s. Pop some lunch tranquilizers,  find your fluorescent lipstick and buckle in as hosts Shannon Miller, Ashley Rutstein and David Griner revisit a classic comedic gem starring immortal baddie Jayne Mansfield and charmingly average guy Tony Randall. Be sure to rate + follow Ad Cinema Club on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and ch...
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Mr. Mom (1983)

February 13, 2024 • 76 mins
Former copywriter John Hughes brings us his take on advertising's myriad problems, from sexism to ... well, sexual harassment. Hosts David Griner, Shannon Miller and Ashley Rutstein ignore Michel Keaton's titular character in favor of focusing on creative queen Teri Garr.  Be sure to rate + follow Ad Cinema Club on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub for all sorts of perks, inclu...
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All's Fair in Love and Advertising (2013)

February 13, 2024 • 76 mins
Ageism, neck tattoos and highly successful con artists—yep, this must be advertising. In this collector's item first episode of Ad Cinema Club, hosts Ashley Rutstein, Shannon Miller and David Griner discuss Hallmark's ode to the ad industry, starring Steven Weber of Wings "fame." Be sure to rate + follow Ad Cinema Club on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts, and check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub for all sorts of perks...
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