Object & Animal (O&A), which earlier this year took on commercialmaking and branded content representation in the U.K. and the Netherlands for director Mark Jenkinson, has extended that reach to now also include the U.S. market.
“Mark has really built a name for himself over the past few years as one of the top storytellers in the automotive world,” said James Cunningham co-founder of O&A. “His performance skills and cinematic style really stand out as a filmmaker–with or without his stunning car coverage! We’ve admired him since day one, and are thrilled he’s decided to join us in the U.S. market.”
Just a couple of months ago, a Jenkinson-directed spot for NASCAR, “Always Forward,” won an AICP Post Award in the Editorial: Automotive category for editor Adam Marshall of Whitehouse Post. “Always Forward” came out of agency 77 Ventures Creative and was produced by Imperial Woodpecker, the production house that repped Jenkinson in the U.S. most recently prior to his joining O&A.
“Mark’s passion and energy for the craft of filmmaking is obvious,” said Morgan Clement, managing partner at O&A. “He is an exceptional talent, one that has shifted the game; and with his versatile approach to action and storytelling, he is sure to always bring a fresh perspective.”
Jenkinson added, “Having admired Object & Animal since their launch, I’m genuinely excited to be joining the O&A family and their talented roster of creatives.”
Review: Writer-Director Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance”
In its first two hours, "The Substance" is a well-made, entertaining movie. Writer-director Coralie Fargeat treats audiences to a heavy dose of biting social commentary on ageism and sexism in Hollywood, with a spoonful of sugar- and sparkle-doused body horror.
But the film's deliciously unhinged, blood-soaked and inevitably polarizing third act is what makes it unforgettable.
What begins as a dread-inducing but still relatively palatable sci-fi flick spirals deeper into absurdism and violence, eventually erupting — quite literally — into a full-blown monster movie. Let the viewer decide who the monster is.
Fargeat — who won best screenplay at this year's Cannes Film Festival — has been vocal about her reverence for "The Fly" director David Cronenberg, and fans of the godfather of body horror will see his unmistakable influence. But "The Substance" is also wholly unique and benefits from Fargeat's perspective, which, according to the French filmmaker, has involved extensive grappling with her own relationship to her body and society's scrutiny.
"The Substance" tells the story of Elisabeth Sparkle, a famed aerobics instructor with a televised show, played by a powerfully vulnerable Demi Moore. Sparkle is fired on her 50th birthday by a ruthless executive — a perfectly cast Dennis Quaid, who nails sleazy and gross.
Feeling rejected by a town that once loved her and despairing over her bygone star power, Sparkle learns from a handsome young nurse about a black-market drug that promises to create a "younger, more beautiful, more perfect" version of its user. Though she initially tosses the phone number in the trash, she soon fishes it out in a desperate panic and places an order.
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