Matt Denten, formerly of Arc Worldwide, has joined brand experience agency Momentum Worldwide as sr. VP, Midwest executive creative director, based in Chicago. Effective Monday, October 20, Denten will lead Momentum’s creative teams in St. Louis and Chicago in the conception and execution of marketing solutions for brands including the U.S. Army, Mondelēz International, United Airlines, Energy Upgrade California, and Constellation Wines.
Over the past 16 years in Chicago at Arc Worldwide, he rose to the rank of sr. VP, creative director with award-winning work for clients such as MillerCoors, Kellogg’s, Coca-Cola and McDonald’s. A highlight of his work at Arc was the Coca-Cola Arctic Home campaign which won at the The One Show. He also led the Miller High Life Veterans program where Iraq and Afghanistan veterans were welcomed home from overseas with High Lifes; this work was honored with two Reggies. Further, he led agency efforts to reinvent McDonald’s retail identity.
In addition to The One Show and the Reggies, Denten’s work has been recognized by a variety of shows including the Effies, POPAI, Hub and Design of the Times. Denten has also served as a judge of the Pro Awards in 2011 and 2012. As well, he is an adjunct professor at Loyola University in Chicago, leading a graduate level promotional marketing course this past summer.
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