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Bouyges Telecom has a great new Christmas ad up in time for the holiday season, involving a father’s touching love for his daughter.
Hallmark Channel recently came under criticism for removing a Zola ad from its Christmas line-up, because it features a lesbian couple. Via CBS News:
Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar. The family-friendly network — which is in the midst of its heavily watched holiday programming — removed the ads because the controversy was a distraction, a spokesperson said in an interview Saturday.
“The debate surrounding these commercials on all sides was distracting from the purpose of our network, which is to provide entertainment value,” said a statement provided by Molly Biwer, senior vice president for public affairs and communications at Hallmark.
hilarious. After widespread online condemnation, Hallmark has as of yesterday decided to reinstate Zola’s ads. They probably should’ve seen it coming.
Marriage Story is out on Netflix — that Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson film about a marriage breaking down. Catch it if you can.
Trust Ryan Reynolds to quickly gin (pun intended) up a Peloton Parody ad, starring the actress in the ill-fated ad herself.
The Wonder Woman 1984 film trailer is out, starring Pedro Pascal and… Chris Pine? What the heck. Isn’t his character meant to be dead?
You’ve probably seen That Peloton Ad by now, since it went so viral, but in case you haven’t — here it is in all its stock-tanking glory. Yeah. No words.
There’s a Black Widow movie and the trailer has dropped… so… given what happened in Avengers Endgame… we presume this is a prequel?
This National Geographic story is about how wildlife has been bouncing back in these wildlife parks in Africa. Worth a watch.
Pixar’s Float is a short film featuring its first Filipino American characters. We’re looking forward to catching this on Disney+! Via Variety:
Bobby Rubio, who made his directorial debut with Pixar’s animated short “Float” on Disney Plus earlier this month, has worked at Pixar as a story artist since 2012, contributing to “Inside Out,” “Incredibles 2” and “Brave.” But “Float” broke new ground as the first Pixar work to feature a Filipino American animated character.
The short tells the story of a father who discovers that his young son is different than other kids because he floats. Rather than subject him to judgment from the outside world due to his difference, the father keeps his son out of sight.
“Float” was inspired by Rubio’s own son, who was diagnosed with autism. When Rubio learned about his son’s diagnosis, he didn’t handle the news well.
“My wife said I should tell the story through comic books, as that’s what I did on the side back then,” he explained. Rubio started the creative process, drawing a son floating in the air. “The tagline was: A Father’s Journey with a Special Child.” That was as far as Rubio got, he said. “I wasn’t emotionally ready to tell the story.”
This Global Telecom Star Wars ad is one of those tie-ins rolling in now that Disney’s third Star Wars film is trundling into theatres.