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Why you should listen though it was as highconcept as any realitytv show, morgan spurlocks 2004 film super size me was something else entirely. Spurlock, the narrator and hero of this documentary, sacrifices his body for one month by eating only mcdonalds food three times a day and watches in horror as his triglycerides, cholesterol, body weight, liver fat, and other toxic signs shoot up off the charts, shocking his doctors and nutritionists who monitor his. The scent of freshly baked words wafting up with every turn of the page. Is morgan spurlock buying into film branding or superselling. If you saw morgan spurlocks fast food experiment, a super high sat fat diet damaged his liver. Spurlock, whose film documentary super size me, earned an oscar nomination and substantial media attention earlier this year, expands into a book his polemic against fast food in general and mcdonalds in particular. While examining the influence of the fast food industry, morgan spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely mcdonalds food for one month. For morgan spurlock, the documentary filmmaker and provocateur behind. Filmmaker morgan spurlock explores the world of product placement in pom wonderful presents. Morgan spurlocks latest documentary takes a look at marketing, advertising and product placement in the 21st century. Morgan valentine spurlock born november 7, 1970 is an american documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter and playwright spurlock s films include super size me 2004, where in the world is osama bin laden.
Filmmaker morgan spurlock admits to history of sexual. April 27, 2011 does the movie about product placement live up to its hype. He follows a 30 day period from february 1 to march 2, 2003 during which he ate only mcdonalds food. It all started with the premiere of super size me at the 2004 sundance film festival. During an appearance on the today show on tuesday, megaheadliner british boy bandpopular subjects of tumblr slash fiction one direction announced they would be starring in a 3d concert documentary, and that spurlock, best known for the 2004 oscarnominated doc super size me, would direct. May 03, 2011 spurlocks movie sold to product placement morgan spurlock knows product placement is the rule, not the exception in hollywood, and has become a critical part of paying for projects. Dont eat this book is a follow up to the film, as morgan spurlock takes us through some of the backlash he experienced from the film lobbyists, fox news, restaurateurs, as well as more details he gleaned during his research for the film. Looks like morgan spurlock will be making the greatest movie ever sold after all. Morgan spurlock was born on november 7, 1970 in parkersburg, west virginia, usa as morgan valentine spurlock.
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