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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

Visit AdCinema.Club for more!

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!