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McCain Calls on Hollywood Directors for Attack Ads

Posted by ZP Heller, Brave New Films at 3:23 PM on October 22, 2008.


Want to know what attack ads from John Woo, Kevin Smith, and Wes Anderson might look like?

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McCain is getting so desperate that he has turned to Hollywood directors for help in this spoof. Here's what attack ads from John Woo, Kevin Smith, and Wes Anderson might look like (the Anderson ad is particularly great).

Featuring: Paul Welsh, Saj Pothiawala, Logan Smith, Paul Briganti, Jared Neumark, Chris Mann, Paul Downs, Lucia Aniello, Mike Schroeder, Jenny Lederer, and Joni Lotan. Written by The Landline.

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Tagged as: john mccain, 2008 election, attack ads, john woo, kevin smith, wes anderson

ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.


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What hollywood fears most
Posted by: weathered on Oct 23, 2008 4:17 AM   
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confronting the sad and dark about themselves, that's why they make myths hoping they'll never be seen for what they are;small, arrogant, fearful, a terribly unloveable bunch, who ultimately can't stand themselves and it shows -
that's why phony and hollywood are mutually inclusive.

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I know its a spoof but...
Posted by: drmflorida on Oct 23, 2008 6:21 AM   
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... I just lost a little respect for Wes Anderson. I gotta go watch Rushmore to recover.

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something missing
Posted by: 2821ajk on Oct 23, 2008 12:15 PM   
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The John Woo ad would need a slow motion shot of doves flying and more bullet time.

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Perfect
Posted by: leTerrassier on Oct 23, 2008 4:28 PM   
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The Wes Anderson spoof was perfect. It really, really had the mood down.

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He's throwing away his campaign's money
Posted by: nochicagoboys on Oct 24, 2008 6:18 AM   
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With these videos, McCain is targeting a demographic that's solidly in Barack Obama's corner.

He's wasting his money - what little he has left.

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