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    Dayton/Faris Revisits Mr. Moviefone’s Childhood

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    By Christine Champagne

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    Mr. Moviefone’s booming voice has been satirized on TV shows like Seinfeld, The Simpsons and Late Show With David Letterman. Now, the creative team at Crispin Porter+Bogusky (CP+B), Miami, is having fun with it in a new spot for Moviefone.com called "Robot" that is running both in movie theaters and on television. Directed by Dayton/Faris—Jonathan and Valerie, respectively—of bicoastal Bob Industries, the clever :30 takes us back in time and shows us how difficult it was for Moviefone president Russell Leatherman, the voice of Mr. Moviefone, to grow up sounding like that.

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    CLIENT

    Moviefone.

    PRODUCTION CO.

    Bob Industries, bicoastal.

    Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, directors; Lance Acord, DP; T.K. Knowles, John O’Grady and Chuck Ryant, executive producers; Bart Lipton, producer. Shot on location in Los Angeles.

    AGENCY

    Crispin, Porter+Bogusky, Miami.

    Alex Bogusky, executive creative director; Alex Burnard and Mike del Marmol, art directors; Dave Schiff, copywriter; David Rolfe, head of production/senior producer.

    EDITORIAL

    The Whitehouse, Santa Monica.

    Rick Lawley, editor; Cory Livingston, assistant editor; Lara Pilla, producer.

    POST/VISUAL EFFECTS

    Company 3, Santa Monica.

    Stefan Sonnenfeld, colorist; Missy Papageorge, producer.

    R!OT, Santa Monica.

    Jason Frank, online editor/visual effects compositor; Lesley Robson-Foster, visual effects supervisor; D. Todd Davidovich, executive producer/producer.

    Ascent Media Labs, Burbank, Calif.

    Matt McFarland, digital imaging manager.

    AUDIO POST

    POP Sound, Santa Monica.

    Loren Silber, mixer; Samuel Casas, assistant mixer.

    MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN

    stimmüng, Santa Monica.

    Jason Johnson, composer; Gus Koven, sound designer; Michael Baird, assistant sound designer; Ceinwyn Clark, executive producer.

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    Trump Asks Supreme Court To Delay TikTok Ban

    Friday, December 27, 2024

    President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a "political resolution" to the issue.

    The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk.

    "President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act's deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case," said Trump's amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case and was written by D. John Sauer, Trump's choice for solicitor general.

    The argument submitted to the court is the latest example of Trump inserting himself in national issues before he takes office. The Republican president-elect has already begun negotiating with other countries over his plans to impose tariffs, and he intervened earlier this month in a plan to fund the federal government, calling for a bipartisan plan to be rejected and sending Republicans back to the negotiating table.

    He has been holding meetings with foreign leaders and business officials at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida while he assembles his administration, including a meeting last week with TikTok CEO Shou Chew.

    Trump has reversed his position on the popular app, having tried to ban it during his first term in office over national security concerns. He joined the TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign and his team used it to connect with younger... Read More

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