This parody goes behind the scenes of Zooey Deschanel's real-life Siri commercial—and it's exactly as we'd imagine. more ›

Zooey Deschanel famously loves (to hate but no, really, heart) Downtown Los Angeles. And lest you think that whole debacle where she was reported dissing the redeveloping 'hood had been put to bed, we were tipped off to a subtle nod to the deliciousness of DTLA in the perky actress/singer's recently-released iPhone 4s commercial. more ›

The results for Doritos' Crash The Super Bowl TV commercial contest were announced Tuesday night, awarding a team of locals, including a toddler from El Segundo, with $1 million (to be said with pinky finger pointed at corner of mouth). more ›

Did your family ever take you to see The Ice Capades when you were a kid? Well, if you were a kid and/or exhibition skating fan in 1968, this commercial, shot in Los Angeles, may have scared the crap out of you instead of compelled you to take in an ice show. more ›

Uh oh: Jennifer Lopez's street cred (eye roll) is totally in peril. The singer-actress-pitchgal is being criticized for filming her homage to her hometurf, the Bronx, on the smooth streets of Beverly Hills in her latest TV ad for Fiat. more ›

Have you seen Chevy's new "Then & Now: 100 Years of Chevrolet" commercial? Set to the comforting vocals of Ray Charles belting out "America the Beautiful," the ad is quite creative, elicits a heavy wave of nostalgia and is all-American. And its concept might have "borrowed" from the popular blog Dear Photograph. more ›

What's good to the last drop? How about for your video lunch a look at coffee commercials over the years, from the flustered housewives of the 1960s who need Folgers' instant to perk up their domestic bliss, to Juan Valdez greeting you with his "Buenos dias!" from your cupboard. more ›

Hey Vern! Are you hungry for video lunch? Are you wishing you could celebrate my would-be birthday by watching one of the vintage commercials that helped propel my wildly popular Ernest character into an unlikely stardom that included a TV series, a series of films and a Daytime Emmy for a Children's Series?! Knowhutimean, Vern? Happy birthday, Jim Varney. more ›

According to rap icon Dr. Dre, what "we" do in L.A. is drive around Downtown in the dark, dark night, in a dark, dark car with a kickin' stereo system. So are you buying what he's selling? more ›

Remember those cute commercials showing cows auditioning American Idol-style to be the next "face" of Real California Milk? Too bad they were all shot in New Zealand, and not California. more ›

If 2008 was said to be a bad year in filming, the statistics for 2009 are even worse, 19 percent worse. Film L.A., the non profit contracted by the city of Los Angeles to handle permits, reported 37,979 permitted production days in 2009, according to The Wrap. To compare, 2008 had 47,117 film days (to explain, each on-location shoot that is not on studio property is a film day. If in one day, NCIS is filming in downtown, a commercial is being shot at the harbor and out in the Valley, CSI is filming, that would be three film days). more ›

Crazy Gideon's crazy videos were always fun to watch with his yelling and the throwing of electronics around his downtown warehouse (never seen them? watch a collection below, they're great). But the times have changed and Gideon Kotzer has installed a "Going out of Business" sign on his Arts District-located warehouse, which he plans to convert into housing. Ed Fuentes of blogdowntown catches up with Kotzer in this great video. more ›

They tend to be our least favorite people, since we write hefty checks to them every month for our rent, but landlords aren't doing so well these days. Vacancies in commercial buildings are up and rising, say recent reports, and this year looks to be a tough one for landlords looking to lease. more ›

It's obvious that Jack got hit by a bus on Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles, as seen last night during a Superbowl Commercial. If you keep up on downtown news, you might find it similar to a crash last month. more ›

The first ad for opponents of Prop 8 was calm and cool--it had this sense of peace about it. But after proponents of eliminating gay marriage launched their first and second ads touting alleged facts, opponents got together and made a second and more direct ad that was launched today. Buzz phrases used are "scare tactics," "that's a lie," and the best, a good one for Republicans--"keep government out of all our lives." more ›

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How 'bout the end of that Super Bowl? Good thing Eli Manning came through because the ads really weren't all that, save for the near death of Richard Simmons (with Alice Cooper behind the wheel). But at $2.7 million per 30 seconds, who are we to not expect more? more ›

Sometimes the things that strike me funny are hard to explain. All I can say is, I have new tennis shoes... And pay special attention to secret sauce guy. This is a Jack commercial from 1970, and it's clear that we the people of 2007 are not doing nearly enough drugs. Tacos 2 for 99, Jack in the Box... Bacon Cheddar Tato Wedges, Jack in the Box... Midnight at the Drive-Thru window, Jack in... more ›

Before we prepare for today's 4:20 Video Time, how about giving it up to Mother Nature today. Anyone who saw the Super Bowl last night, or have relatives in the midwest where it is below freezing, and worst when you factor in the wind-chill, knows that Mother Nature is saving all her love for us. So thank you baby, and it's to you that we dedicate this video of a commercial for Bud Lite... more ›