Aaron Stoller of Biscuit Filmworks directed this spot for BBDO New York in which Oklahoma City Thunder teammates Russell Westbrook and James Harden chill out at a party. Westbrook inadvertently splats some mustard on Harden’s Foot Locker shirt but not to worry–Harden tears away his full outfit, shirt and pants to reveal another clean set of official Foot Locker attire underneath.
This piques Westbrook’s curiosity as he again, this time intentionally, splatters some mustard on Harden’s garb who indeed likes to keep his apparel fresh, breaking away the outer garments to reveal yet another Foot Locker approved outfit.
Finally Westbrook counters with his can’t miss move, spraying Harden’s beard with mustard. Again Harden is equal to the challenge, revealing that he too also a tear-away beard, under which resides another clean, neatly manicured beard.
“Tear Away” is one of three spots in Foot Locker’s new “Approved” campaign with NBA All-Stars Harden, Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Kevin Love. The commercials center on the fantastical lengths these guys will go to keep their Foot Locker Approved gear fresh.
After 20 Years of Acting, Megan Park Finds Her Groove In The Director’s Chair On “My Old Ass”
Megan Park feels a little bad that her movie is making so many people cry. It's not just a single tear either — more like full body sobs.
She didn't set out to make a tearjerker with "My Old Ass," now streaming on Prime Video. She just wanted to tell a story about a young woman in conversation with her older self. The film is quite funny (the dialogue between 18-year-old and almost 40-year-old Elliott happens because of a mushroom trip that includes a Justin Bieber cover), but it packs an emotional punch, too.
Writing, Park said, is often her way of working through things. When she put pen to paper on "My Old Ass," she was a new mom and staying in her childhood bedroom during the pandemic. One night, she and her whole nuclear family slept under the same roof. She didn't know it then, but it would be the last time, and she started wondering what it would be like to have known that.
In the film, older Elliott ( Aubrey Plaza ) advises younger Elliott ( Maisy Stella ) to not be so eager to leave her provincial town, her younger brothers and her parents and to slow down and appreciate things as they are. She also tells her to stay away from a guy named Chad who she meets the next day and discovers that, unfortunately, he's quite cute.
At 38, Park is just getting started as a filmmaker. Her first, "The Fallout," in which Jenna Ortega plays a teen in the aftermath of a school shooting, had one of those pandemic releases that didn't even feel real. But it did get the attention of Margot Robbie 's production company LuckyChap Entertainment, who reached out to Park to see what other ideas she had brewing.
"They were very instrumental in encouraging me to go with it," Park said. "They're just really even-keeled, good people, which makes... Read More