Ad Cinema Club

Boomerang (1992): Season Finale Spectacular

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, not sure what word to use.
This marks the Season 1 finale of Ad Cinema Club, and we're so thankful for all our listeners, Patrons and supporters who've made this show possible.
Hosts Shannon Miller, Ashley Rutstein and David Griner especially want to thank the team at Boutwell Studios, who've been invaluable and tireless in their help with everything from editing to writing our theme song. Check them out at BoutwellStudios.com!
And huge thanks to each Patron who supported us financially each month. Your contributions helped us create this show without the hosts losing money on hosting and production fees, so you're the heroes who made Ad Cinema Club come to life.
Cheers and happy viewing!
 

Emily in Paris (2020)

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 + growing.
CREDITS:
This week's club president: Ashley Rutstein
Co-hosts: Shannon Miller and David Griner
Special guest: Ember Langley
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios   
 

Art and Copy (2009)

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.  
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 + growing.
CREDITS:
This week's club president: David Griner
Co-hosts: Shannon Miller and Ashley Rutstein
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios   

Agency (2023)

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 check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub to stay in the know and help keep the podcast going + growing! 
CREDITS:
Club president: Ashley Rutstein
Co-hosts: Shannon Miller and David Griner
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios   

Crazy People (1990)

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 one, and we hope you'll let us know what you think of it, especially over at Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub
Where to watch 'Crazy People':
Rent on Prime Video for $3.79. (Click "More purchase options" to save some money by watching the SD version.)
Rent on Google Play for $3.99
Watch on Apple TV for $3.99
Credits for this episode:
Hosts: David Griner, Shannon Miller and Ashley Rutstein
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios   

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)

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' streaming:
Due to some weird ownership issues around this one, it's not available quite as widely as most Muppet movies, but you can find it here:
Watch for free via, oddly enough, BYUtv, Brigham Young University's streaming platform. You just have to create a free login, which can be done by signing in with your Google ID.
Rent on Prime Video for $3.59
Rent on YouTube for $3.99
Rent on Apple TV for $3.99

Bonus Preview: Air (2023)

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 Griner
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios
Visit AdCinema.Club for more!

They Live (1988)

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.
Our next episode is for Patreon supporters only, so be sure to check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub to join for $3 a month before we watch 2023's "Air" starring Matt Damon! 
Hosts: 
David Griner
Shannon Miller
Ashley Rutstein
Editor: Lane McGiboney, Boutwell Studios
Theme song composer: Brad Lyons, Boutwell Studios
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)

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 or wherever you get your podcasts, and check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub for all sorts of perks, including early access, bonus episodes and the chance to vote on future movies! 

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

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 check out Patreon.com/AdCinemaClub for all sorts of perks, including early access, bonus episodes and the chance to vote on future movies!