Tag: drinks

Absolutely brilliant

Anne: »What do you dream about?« Sheldon: »What do you mean? We can’t dream.« Anne: »Of course you can. You just make it up.« At the 2010 Sundance Film Festival filmmaker Spike…

Slovenia’s got product placement

On March 21st Slovenian TV station Pop TV started broadcasting the show Slovenia’s got talent. It is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers of all ages…

Stella

When I was watching the movie On the Waterfront I remembered another classic Marlon Brando performance. It was in the movie A Streetcar Named Desire, a 1951 production, adapted from Tennesse Williams…

Product placement caused death

On the Waterfront (1954) is a movie classic and a winner of eight academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Marlon Brando) and Best Director (Elia Kazan). In the movie protagonist Terry…

Product placement prostitution

Last week SKYY Spirits announced that SKYY vodka will be again named the official vodka for the movie Sex and the City 2. The company will also offer limited edition bottles designed…

Not the Stoli

Here’s another reflection on drinks in TV shows. Stolichnaya is a Russian vodka produced from wheat and rye grains. It was the first Russian vodka to be imported to the U.S. –…

The King of Drinks

Product placement is almost as old as the film itself. First product placements were recognised in the 1920s, although many sources note that product placement had really started in 1945. In the…