Art & Copy

2009

1h 28m

Documentary

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57%

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28 Reviews

64%

Audience Score

500+ Ratings

A chronicle of the people behind corporate advertising.

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Critics Consensus

Art & Copy doesn't probe deeply enough, or think critically enough about its subject.

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Pray inserts facts that are eye-popping (the food industry spends $34 billion annually on ads) and alarming (every year, the average child sees 20,000 TV commercials).

Rated: 3/4

Nov 12, 2009

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Peter Schilling

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Art & Copy offers an intriguing -- some might say frightening -- glimpse into the world that has prompted a generation of Americans to religiously tune into the Super Bowl just to watch those short movies that sell product.

Nov 5, 2009

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

They are the giants of modern advertising, and they have some alluring tales to tell.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2009

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... this survey of the greatest hits of salesmanship is an interesting look at the intersection of art, exploitation, business and popular culture, and the creative culture that creates these campaigns.

Oct 6, 2017

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

Funded by the very same business it purports to examine, the film does not question the hand that strokes and feeds it. Rather, it celebrates it. It is not documentary at all, it merely resembles one.

Aug 22, 2017

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Marty Mapes

Movie Habit

Doug Pray asked them what it was like to change the world on behalf of someone else's product

Rated: 3/4

Oct 18, 2009

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Audience Member

It's a film all those that work in advertising should see and definitely clients should see too.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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john m

I really dig the interviews about advertising in this film because there's unique perspectives you would never think of. It's not a perfect film and it's definitely not a film that explores how advertising can inflict on and harm society, but there's still heavy power in advertising that I think is explored in depth here by some of the best in the business.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

"Art & Copy" es un documental ideal para introducir al espectador al controversial y fascinante mundo de la publicidad. Se abordan algunos hitos de la historia de la publicidad norteamericana y se ofrecen testimonios de grandes personajes de la profesión. Si usted espera una mirada profunda o controversial sobre la publicidad quedara insatisfecho. Pero si usted quiere saber quienes están detrás de esas frases ingeniosas y esas imágenes que se quedan en la consciencia del consumidor, este documental es para usted.... Que espera, cómprelo ya!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

"Art & Copy" es un documental ideal para introducir al espectador al controversial y fascinante mundo de la publicidad. Se abordan algunos hitos de la historia de la publicidad norteamericana y se ofrecen testimonios de grandes personajes de la profesión. Si usted espera una mirada profunda o controversial sobre la publicidad quedara insatisfecho. Pero si usted quiere saber quienes están detrás de esas frases ingeniosas y esas imágenes que se quedan en la consciencia del consumidor, este documental es para usted.... Que espera, cómprelo ya!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Pretty good doc on the advertising industry. A little self-congratulatory but I love advertising and the industry.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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giulian t

"Creativity can solve anything. ANYTHING!"

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Doug Pray

Director

Lee Clow

Actor

Jim Durfee

Actor

Cliff Freeman

Actor

Jeff Goodby

Actor

Gregory Beauchamp

Screenwriter

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Synopsis

A chronicle of the people behind corporate advertising.

Director: Doug Pray
Producer: Jimmy Greenway, Michael Nadeau
Screenwriter: Gregory Beauchamp, Kirk Souder
Production Co: Art&Industry, The One Club, Granite Pass
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 28m