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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
The Awesome Gross Chick From Bridesmaids Announces Two Projects
The Bridesmaids scene-stealer is doubling-down with two new comedies.
When I first reviewed Bridesmaids I was so swept up with Kristen Wiig's performance (the best film comedienne since Madeline Kahn) that there were few column inches left to talk about the other performances.
As I exited the SXSW premiere, however, I recall saying to friends that "if it were a just world, Melissa McCarthy would be starring in films of her own."
Well, there's nothing like a movie overshooting its estimates (it made $25 million at the box office this weekend) and receiving near-universal praise to make miracles happen.
Deadline reports that McCarthy is teaming with Bridesmaids co-writer Annie Mumolo on a quest movie to steal the Stanley Cup for her dying husband. The husband will be played by McCarthy's actual husband, Ben Falcone, who plays the object of McCarthy's affection in the soon-to-be-if-not-already airplane scene in Bridesmaids.
What disgusting things are in store for this noble vessel?
Entertainment Weekly is also reporting that Bridesmaids director Paul Feig is setting up a project for McCarthy to star in. Nothing is yet known, except for the quote pulled in The Film Stage's article, "“If an actress like Melissa becomes a huge star? THAT is a world I want to live in.”
McCarthy uglied herself a bit for the role in Bridesmaids, but no matter how you slice it she has "unconventional Hollywood looks." To that end, we must all do what we can to support Ms. McCarthy and her career. Because she's really effing funny and we need more of that.
Extreme, Beautiful Ads as a Work of Art
Extreme, Beautiful Ads as a Work of Art (with some lovely kitsch thrown in)
Spectacular wide-format thrills, monsters and disasters
This series seems a bit too optimistic:
A super-suction range and hood:
Garbage Pen Fighters: "All We Throw Away Turns Against us" -
Another way for garbage to fight back:
Windex: a clean glass effect -
Epic pile-ups: Landrover Phone, "Incredibly Tough" -
Household Surrealism & Unexpected Weirdness
Overweight washing machine? Sure, "think about what it consumes..." -
Disturbingly fat fridge - is it eating your food?
Happy Fried Chickens:
"Say Cheeese!" ad for SONY Cybershot (left) and Sydney International Food Festival campaign (right):
Eat a bar code, darling:
Some great ads for the Gold's Gym:
Improved Chewing Skills! - fragment of a campaign for the Mintz gum
Walt Disney Princess Crystal Slipper campaign:
"Otherwise it would be too easy to install" (ad for the portable gas bottle) -
Surrealism in and around bathroom:
Automotive Goodies
This truck has to use some gel in order to get out:
A Smart car can fit about anywhere:
This car shows everything up front, turning itself inside out:
Urban Ads Mayhem: Viral Street Campaigns
Even walking the streets isn't safe any more (Landmine Stickers Alert!):
Billboards get extreme:
Umm... no.
Impressive.
The gruesome one above is the ad for the Gas Safety Service in Russia.
Right image: the Chanel store in Ginza, Tokyo -
Some grassroots billboard improvement:
Using bridges for ads:
A nasty crack in the building, fixed by the Glue:
Cool billboard coordination between advertisers:
We only hope that the Australian Childhood Foundation did not put a live kid inside this ad:
Escalator Bonus for Homer Simpson:
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Creative bus stop ad placement:
Action against Global Warming: "The Melting Man" and the little Icemen:
Another great Global Warming campaign, using your local swimming pool:
Got a bunch of fresh snow all over the city? Use it for ads! -
Some weird street viral campaign in South Korea:
The Trees Have Eyes - made by the UK street artist FilthyLuker:
Urban transit all fixed up:
Some great anti-DUI campaigns:
Shock Therapy!
"The Other Side of America!" But of course, this is only logical -
"Who do you take care of?"
Disturbing bath ritual:
"Hi! I'm Bruce!" - Part of the series "Skeletons in the Closet" by Klaus Pichler
You don't keep a huge snake in the kitchen? No? Why not?..
Big BIG Burgers!
Assorted Advertisement Riches
This is genius: perfect placement!
Great "bumper-sticker" idea:
Very creative business cards:
Ad Placement FAIL
Note the warning above:
Somewhere in Russia, the ad for the beauty salon:
We're not the only website which appreciates cool advertising campaigns - Wired often covers it, Ads of the World is a great place to discover new ones... also don't miss the TED's Ads Worth Spreading series, with a recent bunch of winners.