timeline & mad men

Ok, so Lionsgate took down Eric Leist's video I posted comparing the selling of the Carousel for slides in the 60's to the new Facebook timeline. Obviously they were not happy he had used a past clip from Mad Men to make the video of Don Drapers timeline. So this video is of the new Timeline that will be rolling out on Facebook profiles soon. You can still see the original Mad Men clip here with Don Draper amazing sales pitch using nostalgia to sell the Carousel. This has got to be one or my favorite clips from all their shows! Eric's comments as to why he compared the carousel episode on Mad Men to the new timeline in Facebook are below.

Who knew that Facebook's newest feature timeline was originally conceived by the Mad Men of the 1960s? In all seriousness, the most compelling elements of Facebook's Timeline are the ones that made Kodak's Carousel popular. Reminiscing is a social activity. It always has been, and now Facebook is bringing that activity online.    Eric Leist

one day on earth

This is really amazing. It is the trailer from the movie One Day on Earth. It is shot by thousands of filmmakers in every country on a single day: October 10, 2010.

via: Andrew Sullivan

midnight in paris

I have been wanting to see Midnight in Paris for about a month now and finally got around to it today. Enjoyed every minute of Woody Allen's magical and enchanting movie about nostalgia for the past. It is one of those movies that I feel the time and the place instead of just watch. Not to mention the charm of being transported back to the 1920's in Paris with a ending that I loved!

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mad men

Heading out to a family barbecue with my husbands cousins and then later on tonight the new season of Mad Men. I don't watch that much TV but this is my favorite show. I love seeing the 60's fashions, the inside of an advertising business and the way the great cast depicts that time period. Slate has a funny Mad Men TV club that dissects each episode. You can read it here.
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