ProductPlacement Tagged Articles at Cinematical

Every now and then we'll throw our fanatical shirt-making friends over at Dutch Southern a little love because those cats are always coming up with some cool, refreshing and totally random movie-related t-shirt that I simply must have. Yes, I'm a movie t-shirt guy -- as are a lot of my movie bloggin' colleagues -- and there's always been this unspoken competition amongst us to see who can show up at the next film festival or set visit with the freshest, most fanboy-esque movie t-shirt. And the shirts also make for great conversation starters. In fact, I wore my John Carpenter character shirt to an Extract screening and found myself talking to Mike Judge about it for awhile as he tried to figure out which character was from which flick.

So, that being said, the peeps at Dutch have released their latest t-shirt, called Product Placement -- and basically it includes a whole bunch of fictional corporate logos from a wide array of films. Some of the company logos included on the shirt are Cyberdyne Systems (Terminator), Paper Street Soap Company (Fight Club), Spatula City (UHF), S-mart (Army of Darkness), Doc Hopper's Frog Legs (The Muppet Movie), Hudsucker Industries (The Hudsucker Proxy), ICS (Running Man) and so many more. The shirt was designed by Josh Eacret, it costs $19 and you can head after the jump for a complete list of company logos featured.

Click image below for a larger version of the t-shirt, and pick one up for yourself right here.

Warning: Foul language can be heard in the video above.

Earlier this month, I shared David Lynch's thoughts about watching movies on cell phones -- something he's such an uber, super fan of. This, however, wasn't the first mini Lynchian rant about technology and media. Cinema Blend has thrown up the above clip, which was filmed last year during the AFI Dallas Film Festival. After a ridiculously long delivery of the question -- how does Lynch feel about product placement? -- the filmmaker shortly, and succinctly answers. Ah, he makes me smile.

I can only hope more of these come out of the woodwork, or that Lynch makes some more himself. He could weigh in on sexuality, special effects, boozing celebs, Oscar nominations and winners, blowing budgets...

What would you like to hear him rant about?

When it comes to fashion, women in their 70s aren't the first that come to mind as being trendsetters, even if they are royalty. Regardless, a new clothing craze has been influenced by something worn by Queen Elizabeth II, or at least something worn by Helen Mirren in her portrayal of Her Majesty in the recent film The Queen. The main article being sought is a Barbour wax jacket called the Beaufort, though other featured garments such as a quilted Liddesdale jacket are also in demand by fans of the film.

I'll be honest that after enjoying The Queen, the only product left in my mind was possibly Range Rover, and not because I wanted to go out and buy one (Elizabeth's gets stuck in a stream), but thanks to this story, I've realized that even my noticing of brands onscreen is indicative of how influential film's may be with product placement, whether blatant or casual. I don't know if I've ever wanted to run out and get something featured in a movie (not counting things that don't exist, of course), so I can't offer any personal examples, but I'm curious to know if any of you readers have purchased something you saw onscreen. Perhaps someone has been inspired by the menswear listed by GQ Magazine in their list of 25 greatest male movie fashions? Even as a halloween costume idea?

Anyway, as long as she's already a great model for their clothes, maybe Mirren could wear something sporty from Barbour (unfortunately they don't make gowns) at the Oscars? I hear she's definitely going to be getting an invite.

Related Queen:

Kim's review of The Queen
Erik's review of The Queen
The Queen press conference at the NYFF
Helen Mirren Oscar front-runner for Queen?