If the lawsuits don’t work, fight fire with fire.

That seems to be the approach AT&T is taking after a judge dismissed its request to pull Verizon Wireless’s “There’s a Map For That” ads earlier this week.

AT&T released a commercial that hits back at its rival. The 30-second spot features Luke Wilson, star of movies such as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “My Super Ex-Girlfriend,” who asks, “Who offers the best 3G experience? Let’s compare.”

He then puts Xs under AT&T’s column for “nation’s fastest 3G network,” “talk and surf at the same time,” “most popular smart phones” and “access to over 100,000 apps” — the last two clearly nods to Apple’s iPhone, which AT&T has exclusive U.S. distribution rights to.

“Name that starts with the letter V? Hey, they got one,” Mr. Wilson says.

AT&T had previously filed a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless requesting that its “There’s a Map For That” ads, which compare data coverage between the two carriers, be taken off the air. On Wednesday, a federal judge denied the request but granted AT&T another hearing on Dec. 16.

Verizon Wireless, a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone, has called the lawsuit without merit. AT&T, in its complaint and a subsequent letter to customers, has called its rival’s ads misleading.

This latest commercial, however, which ends with “when you compare, there’s no comparison,” has some wondering if AT&T’s responses are doing more harm than good.

“Thanks to AT&T’s suit, Verizon is now getting more attention for its snarky TV ads,” MarketWatch’s Therese Poletti writes.

“It looks like AT&T threw this one together in a hurry, grabbing a bucket of magnets and a board and sticking them into some abandoned warehouse with Luke Wilson and some Apple-ad-style music. Luke didn’t even have time to shave!” adds Paul Miller at Engadget. “Though this is clearly just the beginning.”

source: blogs.wsj.com

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In any animal movie, there are several animals to play each character because each one knows different tricks. Marley & Me covers the entire life of a Labrador Retriever, so there were multiple puppies and grown dogs to play him. “Costar” Owen Wilson had to steel himself from attachment issues.

Owen Wilson on Falling for Marley(s)

“There were so many dogs playing Marley that it was like doing a Vietnam movie where you didn’t want to get to close because you knew that that dog might not be there the next day,” Wilson said.

He did get attached though, so that even when he was only acting in tragic scenes, Wilson could imagine the real impact.

“I knew those scene were coming up and I was kinda nervous like, ‘Gosh, I hope I feel something’ so they don’t have to get out those fake tears that they do. The glycerin was on stand by but I didn’t really need it because as soon as Copper, the dog who played the old man Marley, as soon as you see this dog it was hard not to start getting kind of emotional so that was what was nice about the movie that the situations didn’t feel ever contrived. Everything seemed kind of relatable so it wasn’t difficult to kind of understand, this makes sense what he’s feeling.”

Wilson plays John Grogan, a Florida newspaper columnist who adopts a dog initially to stave off his wife’s desire for children. Ultimately the dog follows them as they grow into a family of three. Jennifer Aniston plays Jenny Grogan and the movie hinges on their chemistry as much as the dog’s.

“We didn’t really know each other before the movie began. We just met in passing and I think it was more like in rehearsal just early on feeling like were on the same page with the way we felt things should go. The thing about chemistry, it’s sort of you get along with a person and then sort of if the movie does well, then you have great chemistry.”

Along their 15 year family life, they undergo serious times that might not be apparent from the cute marketing of the movie. Without giving away spoilers, Wilson offered comfort to concerned parents of the family movie.

“I would think its okay to say there are real life issues. Sometimes I’ll think, ‘Am I supposed to give away what happens?’ But we’re kind of telling the story that the book told. You hope that people appreciate that and that story. I guess that’s just something for parents to decide. It’s also I think right that sometimes maybe as an adult you kind of underestimate or forget kids’ ability to deal with stuff or how much they do soak up.”

Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston’s dogploitation flick, Marley & Me, bowed yesterday with an estimated $14.5 million, a new record for a Christmas Day opener, Exhibitor Relations said today.

Brad Pitt’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button scored $11.8 million in its debut, while Adam Sandler’s Bedtime Stories bowed with $10.5 million.

Cruise’s Valkyrie seemed to be the odd film out among the A-list Christmas openers. The Nazi thriller ran fourth with $8.5 million. Its per-screen average, however, was higher than that of Bedtime Stories, which played at nearly 1,000 more theaters.

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Gallery:
- Owen Wilson – Marley & Me premiere (11.12.2008)
- Owen Wilson – Fade In Magazine

Owen Wilson seems to have made a good impression on recent co-star Jennifer Aniston, who has recently been praising him in interviews:

The actress tells the L.A. times that Wilson is “brave, funny and sweet” and was great to work with. “Owen Wilson is so divine in this film. I’ve never seen him play a part like this. He was a man; he was a husband; he was a father,” People quoted her, as saying.

Aniston also spoke about Wilson’s personal struggles, which included hospitalized in 2007 for an apparent suicide attempt. “I feel like, how brave of him, to walk through the year that he walked through,” she said.  Aniston praises Wilson as an amazing costar, saying, “He has no temper, no ego, he’s collaborative and funny and sweet.”

You would not believe how much work I have to do, but I am making a start on the gallery (which also needs a new layout). I am starting with Luke and we have a whole new selection of pics for you from more recent events which include the  premiere of Overture Films’ ‘Henry Poole Is Here’ held at ArcLight Cinemas August 7, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Kingsbarns Golf Links on October 4, 2008 in Kingbarns, Scotland and the Dodge Challenger Celebrity Drag Race at the Willow Springs Raceway on June 3, 2008 in Rosamond, California. So here is a small selection for you and the restare of course in the gallery. Oh and slight subject change, I am sorry for not replying to any e-mails but as I said there has been no owner here for around 4 months. I am currently sorting through everything and will let you know when the e-mails working again!

As you can tell things have had a bit of a change, and the biggest news is that the site finally has a webmaster again and yes it’s me, Tiggs, the owner back in August. I did give this site up for a while, but since no-one took it over I have decided to give it another go. I have so much content to catch up on and I need to ask for your patience while I get that done but great news for the site hopefully as the content will be back up to date with all the latest news. Oh and we have a new layout which I hope you like.

Finally more images, and these are of Owen and Jennifer Anistonon the set of ‘Marley and Me’. Gorgeous shots of Owen again. Also just quickly, I’m not sure about this layout. I liked it when I put it up but I’m thinking it’s not the best.. what does anyone else think?