Right after a female customer leaves a bank teller window, a male approaches. He whips out a gun, points it at the woman teller and orders everybody to get down. Next we hear screams from understandably scared customers.
But the action takes an offbeat turn when the robber’s instructions to the teller consist primarily of his revealing personal information, including his age (34), height (5 feet, 11 inches), build (slim), address, phone number and cell phone number.
He then puts a duffle bag on the teller window counter, relating a more conventional directive, namely to put the money in the bag.
A parting super against a dark backdrop provides a wake-up call to reality, simply reading, “Crimes don’t solve themselves.”
This is followed by the logo for Crime Stoppers, Toronto, accompanied by a toll-free phone number (1 800 222-TIPS) and the slogan, “Make the anonymous call.”
“Bank Robber” was directed by James Haworth of Untitled, Toronto, for DDB Canada, Toronto.
The agency creative team consisted of senior VP/creative director Andrew Simon, copywriter Shane Ogilvie, art director Mark Bovey and producer Andrew Schulze.
James Davis executive produced for Untitled, with Aerin Barnes serving as exec producer/producer and Justin Edmund-White as producer. The DP was Jonathon Cliff.
Editor was Brian Williams of Panic & Bob, Toronto.
Review: Director Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked”
It's the ultimate celebrity redemption tour, two decades in the making. In the annals of pop culture, few characters have undergone an image makeover quite like the Wicked Witch of the West.
Oh, she may have been vengeful and scary in "The Wizard of Oz." But something changed — like, REALLY changed — on the way from the yellow brick road to the Great White Way. Since 2003, crowds have packed nightly into "Wicked" at Broadway's Gershwin Theatre to cheer as the green-skinned, misunderstood Elphaba rises up on her broomstick to belt "Defying Gravity," that enduring girl-power anthem.
How many people have seen "Wicked"? Rudimentary math suggests more than 15 million on Broadway alone. And now we have "Wicked" the movie, director Jon M. Chu's lavish, faithful, impeccably crafted (and nearly three-hour) ode to this origin story of Elphaba and her (eventual) bestie — Glinda, the very good and very blonde. Welcome to Hollywood, ladies.
Before we get to what this movie does well (Those big numbers! Those costumes!), just a couple thornier issues to ponder. Will this "Wicked," powered by a soulful Cynthia Erivo (owner of one of the best singing voices on the planet) and a sprightly, comedic, hair-tossing Ariana Grande, turn even musical theater haters into lovers?
Tricky question. Some people just don't buy into the musical thing, and they should be allowed to live freely amongst us. But if people breaking into song delights rather than flummoxes you, if elaborate dance numbers in village squares and fantastical nightclubs and emerald-hued cities make perfect sense to you, and especially if you already love "Wicked," well then, you will likely love this film. If it feels like they made the best "Wicked" movie money could buy — well, it's... Read More