A U.S. border crossing agent has stripped down a car down to the nub. As it sits sans tires and its doors removed, the agent/inspector asks with just a trace of sarcasm, “You folks weren’t in a rush, were you?”
The camera then reveals a man and woman whose wardrobe justifies the thorough dismantling/search. Each is wearing a Hockey Canada jersey. So much for us Americans not holding a grudge for losing the Winter Olympics Gold Medal hockey game.
A voiceover cautions Canadians, “Be careful where you wear it,” and then proceeds to note that SportChek will donate one dollar to the Hockey Canada Foundation for each jersey purchased.
Wayne Craig of Holiday Films, Toronto, directed for agency BOS, Toronto.
The DP was James Gardner.
Editor was Graham Chisholm of Relish, Toronto.
Snubs and Surprises In Oscar NominationsÂ
In one of the more wide-open Oscar fields in recent history, there were plenty of nominations surprises Thursday. Not too long ago, it seemed that people like Angelina Jolie and Nicole Kidman were destined for best actress nominations, while general audience disinterest in the young Donald Trump movie "The Apprentice" might have indicated its awards chances were dead on arrival. But the members of the film academy had something different in mind. Here are some of the biggest snubs and surprises from the 97th Oscar nominations. SURPRISE: Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan, "The Apprentice" The young Trump movie "The Apprentice" has been one of the bigger awards season question marks, especially after it failed to resonate with moviegoers in theaters. And yet both Jeremy Strong, for his portrayal for Trump lawyer Roy Cohn, and Sebastian Stan (who was also in the conversation for "A Different Man" ), for playing the future two-time president, made it in. Only Strong got nominated by the Screen Actors Guild. SNUB: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, "Hard Truths" This will forever be one of the more confounding awards season oversights. Marianne Jean-Baptiste delivered one of the all-time great performances in Mike Leigh's "Hard Truths," as the perpetually aggrieved and sharp-tongued London woman Pansy. The general thinking is that it was either going to be Jean-Baptiste or Fernanda Torres, and Torres got in for the equally beloved "I'm Still Here." SNUB: Pamela Anderson, "The Last Showgirl" This is perhaps up for debate, but there was certainly a lot of goodwill behind Anderson's movie-star turn in Gia Coppola's "The Last Showgirl," especially considering her SAG nomination. But like with Jennifer Lopez and... Read More