The creative duo CO.LAB–consisting of Canadian-born Justin Tyler Close and Jeremy Power Regimbal–has joined Arts & Sciences for U.S. representation. Close comes from a background of art photography and Regimbal from one of postproduction and cinematography. Together as CO.LAB they are directors, photographers, publishers, creative directors, event curators and storytellers, who adopt a multifaceted approach for projects,
Close and Regimbal formed CO.LAB a year-and-half ago. The pair first met in Vancouver 10 years ago, beginning their professional journey together with the creation of The Lab Magazine, a unique print and digital publishing platform focused on fashion, film, music, photography, art, and culture that features artists speaking to artists and world-class photography. Distributed in 31 countries, the magazine has attracted a wide range of celebrities, from Wes Anderson and David Fincher to Lykke Li and Kevin Hart. The magazine was CO.LAB’s first step into advertising as the duo gained experience creating print advertising, video campaigns and branded content. It led to CO.LAB directing their first feature film, In Their Skin, starring actress Selma Blair, which premiered at the Tribeca International Film Festival where it was acquired by IFC Films for a widespread theatrical release. The feature also received a Golden Hugo nomination at the Chicago International Film Festival in 2012.
Following In Their Skin, CO.LAB immediately began work on a project for Generator Youth Hostels. CO.LAB was commissioned to creative direct and curate a week-long celebration for the opening of hostels in selected European cities. They followed that up with a three-part web film series for Saucony called the Seeker Stories. The first of these films led to CO.LAB being recognized at the 2015 Cannes Young Director’s Awards. Their most recent projects include work for Citibank and a MasterCard campaign which will break later this year.
Earlier CO.LAB was repped in the U.S. via Persuade/Influence.
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