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Flicks in Pieces Nov 17: Words from Our Sponsor 

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Flicks in Pieces is a weekly feature devoted not to entire movies, but to the individual parts of them that we love and loathe.

Let's not kid ourselves: Movie-making, at least on the Hollywood level, is a commercial enterprise, and it always has been. So it probably made a lot of sense, as the 20th century wound to a close, for businesses and studios to realize the benefits of getting name-brand products up on a big screen. Just ask Reese's Pieces whether E.T. helped the bottom line.

What instances of cinematic product placement have been the most effective? Which ones have been most annoying? When were they so blatant that you felt as though the movie had paused for a commercial?

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Scott Renshaw

Scott Renshaw

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Scott Renshaw has been a City Weekly staff member since 1999, including assuming the role of primary film critic in 2001 and Arts & Entertainment Editor in 2003. Scott has covered the Sundance Film Festival for 25 years, and provided coverage of local arts including theater, pop-culture conventions, comedy, literature,... more

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