Tackling a serious issue with comedy, the Demi and Ashton Foundation (DNA)–established by Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher–has put out a series of viral videos featuring A-list celebs (Justin Timberlake, Sean Penn, Bradley Cooper) to raise awareness of child sex slavery and human trafficking as a growing problem in the U.S. Keith Schofield of Caviar directed all the virals.
Each video starts with a man preparing to do a mundane task in a ridiculously masculine way. The tagline “Real Men Know How to…” appears on screen, then the tagline “Real Men Don’t Buy Girls” hits the screen simultaneously with a hard hitting sound effect, intensifying the already masculine spots in an attempt to reach the male psyche. This graphic treatment, which framed the entire “Real Men Don’t Buy Girls” campaign, was created by editor Teddy Gersten of Butcher in Santa Monica, who also edited all seven spots.
In “Iron,” Sean Penn is shown using an iron to make a grilled or is that “pressed” cheese sandwich. Indeed “real men know how to use an iron.” At the spot’s conclusion, we see him taking a bite out of his melted cheese sandwich.
“Overnight Success” Has Been More Than A Decade In The Making For Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson
Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix's whodunit "The Perfect Couple," have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They've been working in this business for more than a decade.
Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of "Gossip Girl." Hewson's first big film role was in 2011's "This Must Be the Place." They do concede, however, that it's recent TV roles — "The White Lotus" for Fahy and "Bad Sisters" for Hewson — that have led to new frontiers of opportunity.
Susanne Bier, who directed "The Perfect Couple," says both Fahy and Hewson are "going to be big stars."
"They certainly have proper, profound star quality, Both of them in very different ways," Bier says. "Both are incredibly creative, incredibly smart, and also have a impressive insight as to who they are. You can be a great actor or actress and not necessarily really know who you are yourself. And they do."
Hewson, 33, whose dad is U2 front man Bono, may have grown up in a famous family but she's now in demand in her own right. She will next be seen in a second season of "Bad Sisters, " out in November. She's in Noah Baumbach's next film, alongside Adam Sandler, George Clooney and Riley Keough. She's also been cast in Steven Spielberg's next production and is set to star opposite Murray Bartlett in a racing series for Hulu.
Fahy, 34, is in production on a limited series with Julianne Moore and Milly Alcock called "Sirens," written by Molly Smith Metzler ("Maid") for Netflix. She also has two films in the can with Josh O'Connor ("The Crown," "Challengers") and Brandon Sklenar ("It Ends With Us").
The two actors spoke candidly about this phase of their careers. This interview has been condensed for clarity and... Read More