Weekend Vid Picks: Famous People Do Ads for Different Reasons

Sometimes, celebrities lend their fame to noble causes. For example, Keira Knightley’s intense headline-making PSA on domestic violence, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement).

And sometimes, they lend their fame to things that are not quite so noble. See this complete collection of Nicholas Cage’s Japanese commercials for Sanyo Pachinko — even after watching all five, you’ll still have no idea what Pachinko is. (Thanks, YouTube Reviewed.)

Where’s the middle ground? I honestly don’t think I want to know.

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