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Super Bowl ad reaction + Christina Aguilera muffs the National Anthem & “Reagan: The Movie”
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John W. Kennedy
Rating the Super Bowl Ads. I actually turned in after the Black Eyed Peas concert but by that time the ads had already turned me off as overly-gimmicky (I’m talking about you Coca-Cola). Maybe I’m just tired of years of watching the increasing fop sweat as every freakin’ advertiser tries to produce the most-clever ad…
Christian Super Bowl ad sacked; French film tells story of heroic Catholic monks; The controversial play “The Last Supper” opens in Wisconsin; The PTC ups its war on MTV’s “Skins”; Paramount to release low-budget exorcism movie
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John W. Kennedy
Fox passes on Christian Super Bowl ad. The spot, from the Fixed Point Foundation, nudges viewers to checkout a website called lookup316.com. The 316 refers to John 3:16 which reads “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal…
MTV, “Skins” and the manipulation of ratings; Plus GLAAD vs. SNL, PETA’s Super Bowl ad, a home for “The Kennedys” and a doc on America’s last-standing WWI warrior
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John W. Kennedy
MTV Programming boss says network will stick with Skins despite shedding of advertisers and viewers. Sounds like a sound business decision to me. Actually, David Janollari claims the network has “not lost any advertising dollars on the show” (despite a ninth advertiser pulling its spots from the show). That may be true, in a way.…
“The Rite” tops b.o.; “Men” shutdown costs CBS; Hollywood conservatives speak out; Tracy Morgan’s Sarah Palin obsession; HBO okays Sorkin’s cable news drama; “homicide bomber” vs. “suicide bomber”
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John W. Kennedy
The Rite wins b.o. bragging rights. The New Line/Warner Bros. exorcism drama rakes in about $15 million to become the weekend’s top drawing film. Two and a Half Men production shutdown could cost CBS a bundle in lost revenue. The network says that’s secondary to star Charlie Sheen getting the help he so obviously needs. …
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