X-Rated: The Ads They Couldn't Show

Arguing that advertising not only sells things, but also ideas about the world, media scholar Sut Jhally offers a blistering analysis of commercial...

From 1957 —the year in which the Soviets put the Sputnik 1 satellite into orbit— to 1969 —when American astronaut Neil Armstrong...

The art of the "pitch" and its role in society, as told by many of the pitch industry's greatest salesmen, including Arnold Morris, Sandy Mason,...

Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one...

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant...

The Smurfs were created in 1958 by the Belgian comic author Peyo (Pierre Culliford, 1928-1992) and they are one of Belgium's most recognized exports....

Hollywood movies are rapidly becoming vehicles for the ulterior marketing and advertising motives of studios and their owners, rather than...

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in...

The personal odysseys of some of the most influential advertising visionaries of all time and the stories behind their campaigns.

Programming the Nation? takes an encompassing look at the history of subliminal messaging in America. According to many authorities, since the late...

Between 1933 and 1945 roughly 1200 films were made in Germany, of which 300 were banned by the Allied forces. Today, around 40 films, called...

Enter the world of undisturbed birth as 11 couples share their intimate personal journeys, facing their fears and moving through pain into the...