For Pytka, the magic of the original Space Jam will never be replicated.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Space Jam: A New Legacy” hasn’t been a hit for everybody — and apparently that includes the director of the original “Space Jam.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced Monday that celebrated commercial director Joe Pytka will receive this year’s ...

Iconic commercial director Joe Pytka discusses his long and varied career, directing advertising spots, music videos, documentaries and feature films for over 40 years. Born in Pennsylvania, Joe Pytka ...

Joe Pytka, who directed 1996's original "Space Jam" movie, said it took him five tries just to finish watching the sequel, "A New Legacy." The director slammed the LeBron James-led sequel in a ...

Joe Pytka, the man behind thousands of other commercials including the Budweiser Clydesdale ads along with the “This is your brain on drugs” PSA, is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for ...

With more than 80 Super Bowl ads under his belt — including Pepsi's unforgettable Cindy Crawford commercial from 1992 and Nike's "Hare Jordan," which was developed into the hit film "Space Jam" — Joe ...

Bastide has been shuttered again by its mercurial owner, commercial director Joe Pytka, who reportedly will give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on the future of his lauded West Hollywood restaurant to his ...