What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock finds out by pushing himself to the the limit with a 30-day drive-through diet.
What would happen if you ate nothing but fast food for an entire month? Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock finds out by pushing himself to the the limit with a 30-day drive-through diet.
Boundary-pushing Oscar-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explores the world of product placement, marketing and advertising in POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a film that was fully financed through product placement from various brands, all of which are integrated transparently into the film.While using brands in film promotion is not new for Hollywood, it certainly is new territory for the documentary format. Spurlock exploits the phenomenon to new heights, with everything from branded pizza boxes and in-flight film promotions to branded-everything in-film.With humor and insight, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold unmasks the marketing process to bring audiences behind closed doors directly into the pitch meetings and marketing presentations which ultimately inform our everyday entertainment decisions.
Morgan Spurlock of "Supersize Me" fame goes in search of the world's most wanted man but first he needs to find out just what it was that created Osama Bin Laden in the first place.
Boundary pushing Oscar®-nominated* filmmaker Morgan Spurlock explores the world of product placement in POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a film about advertising; completely paid for by advertising, with brands which are all integrated transparently into the film. It seems like everywhere we go someone is trying to sell us something, but have you ever wondered what goes on behind closed doors? with humour and insight, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold takes you on a journey around the world from Pennsylvania to Hollywood to unmask the marketing process which ultimateley informs our everyday decisions. Bursting with bonus features, this will be the greatest movie you will ever see!
Super Size Me (Dir. Morgan Spurlock 2004): Here's a documentary that needs absolutely no introduction. Why is America so fat? This is the question that Morgan Spurlock wanted to answer. He set out to interview experts in 20 US cities including Houston the fattest city in America whilst at the same time conducting his own personal experiment: eat nothing but McDonalds for 30 days straight. There were four rules: 1. No options: only eat what was available over the counter (including water!) 2. No 'supersizing' unless offered 3. No excuses: eat every item on the menu at least once 4. No quitting: eat three square meals a day from McDonalds The results shocked even the doctors who were monitoring his experiment... The winner of a host of international awards this unmissable documentary has really got the world talking and the junk food peddlers running scared! Wal-Mart (Dir. Robert Greenwald 2005): A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities. This documentary takes the viewer on a deeply personal journey into the everyday lives of families struggling to fight Goliath. From a family business owner in the Midwest to a preacher in California from workers in Florida to a poet in Mexico dozens of film crews on three continents bring the intensely personal stories of an assault on families and American values. The Yes Men (Dir. Dan Ollman Sarah Price & Chris Smith 2003):A revelatory documentary directed by the team behind the Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 'American Movie'. The Yes Men are a small group of prankster-activists indulging in such pranks as impersonating the World Trade Organisation on TV and at business conferences around the world. They even set up a website that mimics the WTO's and it's mistaken for the real thing! Soon they find themselves being invited to important functions as representatives of the WTO. Delighted to represent the organisation they wish to oppose the two protagonists set out to shock audiences with darkly comic satire...
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