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Why David Mamet Wants to Direct Ads Again The Pulitzer Prize winner on his admiration for salesmen, and whether advertising can be art

Specs Who David Mamet Age 65 New gig Commercial director, Aéro Film Other gigs Playwright, screenwriter, film director, essayist You've signed with Aéro Film to direct ads again. Why now? Well, I like to work. And…

April 7, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT

The Spot: TV's Best Friend Mother introduces second-screen app Zeebox in quirky ads celebrating other great partnerships

IDEA: Cookies and milk. A prom queen and her limo. A slow-running teenager and a horror-movie monster. Some things were meant to be together. You can add Zeebox and your…

October 30, 2012, 4:57 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: Spike TV Cable network gives one-half of these conjoined twin brothers a reason to live

Ah, conjoined-twins humor. Does it ever get old? You be the judge, as Spike TV gives you a full two-and-a-half minutes of it in the mockumentary below, produced by Hungry Man…

October 18, 2012, 12:52 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: HBO Go Human love cannot compare to the joy of the cable network's streaming service

Your family members, your significant other, your dog: They all have their place in your life. It's just not quite as hallowed a place as the one occupied by your…

October 8, 2012, 1:16 PM EDT

The Spot: Death by Cable Switch today or spiral into misery, self-loathing and despair, DirecTV warns in hilarious ads from Grey

IDEA: Having cable inevitably leads to misery, self-destruction and personal degradation. You lose everything and shave your head for money. You get beat up and left in a roadside ditch.…

May 28, 2012, 1:06 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: ESPN W+K paints a great little comic portrait of WatchESPN, with a cameo by Bob Ross

Seventeen years after his untimely death from cancer at age 52, it's nice to see TV painter Bob Ross back on television, if briefly, in this amusing new ESPN commercial…

May 25, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Canal+ A bear calls the shots as a pretentious movie director in BETC's hilarious spot for the French film channel

Bears are usually just comic props in commercials. Not so in this wonderful, hilarious spot for the French movie channel Canal+ by Paris ad agency BETC Euro RSCG. Here, the bear…

October 12, 2011, 11:23 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: Pepsi The brand revisits its old pop-star ads, as it looks to 'The X Factor' for the next big thing

Fox's The X Factor is supposed to be about the future of music. But Pepsi, one of its major corporate partners, takes a long, nostalgic journey through the past—showcasing a…

September 22, 2011, 11:59 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: TBS Watch any device on Conan, or vice versa, with the network's TV Everywhere app

Right down to its name, there's something a bit disconcerting about the whole "TV Everywhere" idea. Championed by most (though not all) cable and satellite companies, the plan is to…

September 15, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Presidential Car Wash Rhett & Link bum-rush IFC with the world's most horrible rap

Rhett & Link, the musical-comedy team of Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, have made a name for themselves by creating intentionally bad commercials for local businesses across America. Now, they're…

June 22, 2011, 11:28 AM EDT

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