The greatest movie ever sold dvd, 2011 for sale online. Much of the documentary features spurlock asking people about how product placement works, as well as inquiring about the ethics of it. A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement. The premise behind the production is that the documentary itself would be entirely paid for by sponsors, thus being a form of metafilm.
The greatest movie ever sold, documentary filmmaker morgan spurlock of super size me fame examines how pervasive product placement truly is by making a movie funded entirely by corporate sponsors. To me, accuracy when making a top 10top 100 all time list is extremely important. The greatest movie ever sold, the movie opened to mixed. Neither needing nor delivering the visual variety that many documentaries provide, the greatest movie ever sold looks excellent on bluray. The films slogan is hes not selling out, hes buying in. In the greatest movie ever sold actually titled pom wonderful presents. The greatest movie ever sold, spurlock sets his cultural insights on a new target.
The money went to the citys police department budget. Boundarypushing oscarnominated filmmaker morgan spurlock explores the world of product placement, marketing and. The greatest movie ever solds attack on the ubiquity of product placement could be seen as a win for the advertising industry morgan spurlock launches assault against onscreen. Win tickets and merchandise from morgan spurlocks new film. Abrams, peter berg, paul brennan storylinea documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product. Spurlocks hilarious movie, now called pom wonderful presents. Selling morgan spurlocks greatest movie ever sold the. The greatest movie ever solds attack on the ubiquity of product placement could be seen as a win for the advertising industry tue 29 mar 2011 09. Ryan anderson product placement assignment 2320 greatest movie ever sold in this movie, morgan spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. Click to print opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on linkedin opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window.
The greatest movie ever sold, will open in theaters on april 22nd. Much of it is shot handheld, giving the film visual energy to match its tone and subject. However, in a fabulous twist, the filmmaker partners with the very brands and advertisers he hopes to examine in order to make the very. You may remember directorpresenter morgan spurlock from his offthewall investigation of the fast food industry, supersize me, in which he commits to eating nothing but mcdonalds for a month with disastrous results. The greatest movie ever sold is a 2011 documentary film about product placement, marketing and advertising directed by morgan spurlock. That the greatest movie ever sold is about corporate product placement in films is an example of what might be recognised as a classic spurlock twist. The movies entire budget was paid for by advertisers, which meant that. In fact, its official title is pom wonderful presents the greatest movie ever sold, after the pomegranate juice that is, i now know, 100 percent pomegranate juice unlike minute maids, which is mostly apple and grape. This is a list of films considered the best ever in national and international surveys of critics and the public. The premise of the greatest movie ever sold is a limp one.
Spurlock wanders through a city landscape that feels strangely. The complete corruption of modern media by commercialization could not be more brilliantly presented in this very funny, very tragic documentary told tongue very firmly in cheek by morgan spurlock. After a flood of rejections, he takes a series of meetings with companies willing to align their brand with hisand make no mistake, spurlock is as much a brand as donald trump or. Its actually a metaphor also for the corruption of the soul, which is what it would have to be. The greatest movie ever sold is a 2011 documentary film about. The greatest movie ever sold 2011 movie trailer movie.
Curator of phil and the dying breed movie club meet the movies, phil has also produced several successful short films including the man who loved doughnuts. The greatest movie ever sold, it immediately sounded like it could have the potential to be a fascinating study of movie product placement something which now drives the modern film industry. It is a retelling of the biblical account about jesus of nazareth, from the nativity through to the ascension. Spurlock is really a gleeful participant in the corruption if thats what you want to call it that his movie. The film as a whole resembles a fulllength version of a mad men pitch. Top 100 greatest movies of all time the ultimate list imdb. Greatest movie ever sold in this movie, morgan spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. In the greatest movie ever sold, morgan spurlock super size me renders the process transparent as he documents his attempts to get madison avenue to fund his film. It is a movie about making a movie paid for by product placements. In this movie, morgan spurlock studies the world of marketing by attempting to sell brands a chance to be apart of the film. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites. The greatest movie ever sold movie trailer and videos tv. The greatest movie ever sold by skyler tyce on prezi.
Morgan spurlock seeks corporate sponsorship for a film about advertising and product placement. Spurlock isnt wet behind the ears as he was on super size me, and meetings and interviews are captured with stateoftheart hidef cameras. The greatest movie ever sold full movie hd film a documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made. Like super size me his new film is a documentary comedy in the michael moore. The greatest movie ever sold is a look at product placement, completely funded by product placements. Film 366 is the work of phil congleton and chris mich. If the greatest movie ever sold affects the attitude of an expose, mr. The connection to the movie and the city is from a local convenience store chain sheetz from altoona appears in the movie as one of spurlocks sponsors. Med udgangspunkt i denne film, som kun er finansieret via reklame og produktplacering, analyseres reklamebranchens brug af produktplacering i filmmediet. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the greatest movie ever sold near you. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Some surveys focus on all films, while others focus on a particular genre or country. The hollywood reporter, llc is a subsidiary of prometheus global media, llc.
Watch the movie trailer for the greatest movie ever sold 2011. Watch the greatest movie ever sold movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The talk was tied into his upcoming film the greatest movie ever sold. The main gimmick being mocked in this documentary by morgan spurlock is product placement, where movies or tv shows use or mention a famous product or brand name. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The greatest movie ever sold offers a humorous look at the ways in which advertisers resort to ever more subtle tricks and gimmicks in movies. The greatest movie ever sold plays smartly to spurlocks strengths, and the result is a breezy. What pa town for 60 days, beginning april 27, 2011, officially changed its name to the movie title to help promote the film, and. Spurlock seeks it out, guaranteeing his premier place by doing the film.
Is morgan spurlock buying into film branding or super. The greatest story ever told is a 1965 american epic film produced and directed by george stevens. Along with the ensemble cast, it is claude rainss final film role. This is, of course, part of an actual deal he made with pom to become his. In fact, the films greatest shock comes in a brief excursion to sao paulo, brazil, a city that has banned all outdoor advertising. The greatest movie ever sold plays smartly to spurlocks strengths, and the result is a breezy, albeit not particularly. His film criticism websites have been mentioned in numerous publications and he loves movies more than you. For a film that is 85 minutes long, the greatest movie ever sold feels like an interminable slog. The greatest movie ever sold critics consensus the greatest movie ever sold plays smartly to spurlocks strengths, and the result is a breezy, albeit not particularly. In an act of either willful navet or smothered selfawareness, middlebrow docujester morgan spurlock super size me typecasts himself as an eager corporate sh. Rent the greatest movie ever sold 2011 starring morgan spurlock and ben silverman on dvd and bluray. Boundarypushing oscar nominated filmmaker morgan spurlock explores the world of product placement in pom wonderful presents. The official shampoo of the greatest movie ever used by horses and people fun, they want to be in the movie.
Morgan spurlocks new documentary, the greatest movie ever sold, finances itself by its own bootstraps. Spurlock, trying to finance his movie, decides to try to make the documentary iron man 2 by having corporate sponsors pop up. Morgan spurlock in the greatest movie ever sold 2011 morgan spurlock at an event for the. The city of altoona, pennsylvania was paid to change its name to pom wonderful presents. The greatest movie ever sold, a film about advertising. Directed by morgan spurlock and starring morgan spurlock, ben silverman, noam chomsky and ok go. The greatest movie ever sold, a film that was fully financed through product placement from various. Rent the greatest movie ever sold 2011 on dvd and blu. The greatest movie ever sold official trailer 2011 youtube. Nach the greatest movie ever sold werden sie filme mit anderen augen.
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