A Grand Prix just wasn't enough

Here's a trailer for the new movie by some dude that did Old School or something. Not the most original formula ever. Dude is getting married, friends have crazy party in Las Vegas, wake up the next day and try to piece together what happened in a crazy string of antics the night before (Dude, Where's My Card?, Very Bad Things and basically any other comedy made about drunk dudes). Zach Galifianakis is a genius, but I'm not sure strapping a baby to him is the best use of his talent.

Either way, check out the trailer. Particularly the last scene.

The Hangover trailer

You know you've made something culturally relevant when it appears in a movie (that's not Not Another Teen Movie or Meet the Spartans). And not just the movie but the trailer. Congrats, Juan Cabral. You evil genius.

(If you really have no idea what I'm talking about, click here.)

Speaking of Juan, his Bravia "Balls" continues to get ripped off (replicated?) by other agencies with the Sony account. Here's the latest one out of New Zealand.


Sony Bravia - "Domino City"

What Indie watches when it's not reading Pitchfork

Here's the trailer for the new flick 500 Days of Summer. You will gather almost immediately that this movie is attempting to be the most "indie" film of all time. (Look out Garden State!) Just when you don't think it can get any more indie, BAM! A Feist (or Feist-ish) song! BAM! Running through a department store! BAM! Rotoscoping on top of live action!

500 Days of Summer trailer
It seems the premise (as usually) is falling in love, when it's just not the right time, with someone you're destined to be with yet can't because of both of your irreconcilable idiosyncrasies.You know, I wouldn't care. I would feel the agony of love-lost a million times over to just be in love with Zoe Deschanel for a week. Actually, I think I did fall in love with her after Elf came out. I should've claimed her them

Damn you, Ben Gibbard, and your wily indie ways!

You should've spent more budget on getting a better concept

I think I was searching for "businessman seated" today on Google Images when this came up.

I suppose it's a more contemporary version of clipart. (Ah, remember lovely, horrible clipart?) Every time I come across images like this (and there seems to be an abundance of them related to businesspeople) I always wonder to myself, Who are these photographers? Who are these people that concept, set up and then shoot these atrocities? Then there's the retoucher, props people, models, all that.

Truthfully, I'm fascinated by this sector of the communications industry. I guess you can find bad art anywhere, just like you can find bad ads, bad writing, bad TV. It still just blows my mind.

Speaking of bad TV/movies . . .

Death scene from Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Tough break.

Pure Waters

A really nice/heart-warming/witty spot for Tasmanian beer James Boags done by Aussie agency Publicis Mojo.

James Boags - "Pure Waters"
Reminds me of so much of the other stuff out there right now. It's sort of this nostalgic fanciful style akin to Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? or Big Fish. Still, it makes for a nice spot almost every time.

I want some of that water. I mean, beer.

Helvetica: The Blog Post

I finally watched the documentary Helvetica last night. If you haven't seen it—and are a total design nerd—I'd highly recommend it. The film tracks the origins of the universal typeface, how it changed our visual and cultural landscape and where it's left us today. A flock of type and design gods weigh in with their own very strong beliefs on the typeface, ranging from the embodiment of perfect ecstasy to a criminal representation of design facism.

If you have Netflix (and I recommend that you get that too), you can watch it instantly. So go for it. Right now. Here's just a little taste:

Helvetica trailer

And in honor of the movie, I thought I'd post this piece that sits in our house, made by my roommate, the illustrious and unflappable Nuno Ferreira. (The kerning's a little off, but we'll overlook that.)


Brilliant.

The Matrix as done by cats

Normally I'd send something like this to Kasia, but it's sort too awesome not to share with with everyone.

Matrix Cat Fight

Star Wars . . . or Something

Ever had someone try to recap a movie to you that they couldn't really remember themselves? Better yet, ever had that person try to recite a whole trilogy? That's the premise of this video by Joe Nicolosi who asked his friend to give a summary of the Star Wars Trilogy. She'd only seen "bits and pieces." Hilarity ensues. Plus, some funny animations. Watch.

Star Wars: Retold (by someone who hasn't seen it) from Joe Nicolosi on Vimeo.