Point of View: A Retrospective of Joe Sedelmaier (2009)
• October 23rd, 2009 • 0h 42min
Documentary
Overview
As one of his generation's quintessential Mad Men, television commercial director Joe Sedelmaier's work was iconic, dynamic, and instantly recognizable--some twenty to thirty years later, people are still wondering 'Where's the beef?” He turned the advertising world on its brain-damaged head by casting offbeat non-actors in still-unforgettable spots. His brilliant, frequently hysterical commercials for Wendy's, Alaska Airlines, Federal Express and others were snappy slices of cultural quirk that tapped into the Cold War-fearing, corporate workaholic zeitgeist of the '70s and '80s with a sense of humor that cracked billions of smiles, sold billions of burgers, and sped up the default rhythm of time-based media.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Tehran Is the Capital of Iran
Released on: 1966-03-31
Documentary
Tehran Is the Capital of Iran (1966-79) documents life in a deprived district in the south of Tehran...
Jane by Charlotte
Released on: 2022-01-12
Documentary
Charlotte Gainsbourg looks at her mother Jane Birkin in a way she never did, overcoming a sense of r...
The 4%: Film's Gender Problem
Released on: 2016-03-08
Documentary
Explores the hot-button issues around the striking gender gap in Hollywood. Both women and men in th...
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
Released on: 2021-06-03
Documentary
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this ...
Neuschwanstein Castle - King Ludwig's Dream
Released on: 2023-12-23
Documentary, History
Part architectural genius, part kitsch fairytale, Neuschwanstein Castle is closely linked to the tra...
No Crying at the Dinner Table
Released on: 2019-09-06
Documentary
Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously co...
Now Is the Time
Released on: 2019-09-06
Documentary
When internationally renowned Haida carver Robert Davidson was only 22 years old, he carved the firs...
Bon Iver: Autumn
Released on: 2019-07-31
Documentary, Music
An intimate look at the creation of Autumn, a unique tour by the notoriously cryptic band Bon Iver.
Aroused
Released on: 2013-02-20
Documentary
Get up close and personal with 16 of the most successful women in the adult film industry as they sh...
Universe
Released on: 1960-05-01
Documentary
A triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it wo...
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy
Released on: 2023-12-25
Documentary, Comedy
The unique life and talent of Caroline Aherne is celebrated in a new Arena film, featuring unseen ph...
Opening of the Kiel Canal
Released on: 1895-06-19
Documentary
The opening of the Kiel Canal in Germany by Kaiser Wilhelm II on 20 June 1895.
Fight for the Dardanelles
Released on: 1915-01-01
Documentary
The film uses stop-frame animation to create maps on the screen, and showed the then-current militar...
Godzilla: King of The Monsters- The Antarctic Base
Released on: 2019-08-27
Documentary
In Monarch's Antarctic Base, a frozen fortress buffeted by screaming winds and surrounded by impenet...
Love Exists
Released on: 1960-02-11
Documentary
An essay film critiquing post-war France's urban developments- Pialat states that modernity and subu...
Beaver Valley
Released on: 1950-07-19
Documentary
The film depicts a young male beaver who must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischi...
Birds of America
Released on: 2022-05-25
Documentary
In the first half of the 19th century, the French ornithologist Jean-Jacques Audubon travelled to Am...