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1) I think what we’ve learned in 2018 is that our clients are coming to us for a whole new level of turn-key production. “Turn-key” used to mean production and post, but we are seeing more brands and companies (that for various reasons have taken marketing and advertising in-house) in search of a comprehensive partner – who can help them creatively develop ideas and execute them.
I think our agency partners and clients are also doing more exciting work than ever before as they have to constantly execute incredibly complex and multi-platform campaigns – and we mean dozens of platforms – no one is just doing a broadcast spot anymore. It’s bigger than that – and we love learning these new trends alongside them.
2) 2018 taught us many lessons but as we move into 2019 I think the key is to be free from constraints of “how we’ve always done things”. Tango has been successful because it’s been able to adapt to a constantly changing landscape for 24 years. The changes to our industry are happening daily at this point. Whether it’s dedicating ourselves to increasing diversification which the industry needs, taking a chance on young artists that have a unique voice, or taking on projects like feature films that aren’t our primary line of business, we want to always push to expand our world.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More