The Real Mad Men and Women of Madison Avenue

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

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

A disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was...

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

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

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....

A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

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...

A documentary on the marketing of pop culture to Teenagers.

Once upon a time... consumer goods were built to last. Then, in the 1920’s, a group of businessmen realized that the longer their product...

A documentary exploring the birth, death and resurrection of illustrated movie poster art. Through interviews with a number of key art personalities...