BRW FILMLAND Los Angeles has signed director/creative director Andrew Gura for U.S. commercial representation. With a background spanning roles as director, creative director, producer, writer, photographer and editor, Gura is positioned to craft hybrid campaigns that encompass video content, still photography and experiential. Gura leverages his experience as a photographer and visual artist to deliver visually rich narrative to branded work for the likes of Scion, BMW, Levi’s, 4mm Games and Def Jam. His creative direction and still photography have been featured on album covers for JDilla, Saul Williams and for singer/songwriter Charlie Winston’s platinum-selling sophomore record Running Still.
Director Tore Frandsen has joined The Sweet Shop’s roster of global talent. His work spans such brands as Olympus, Nokia, Shell, Lego and Coca-Cola. A graduate of both The Danish Advertisement School and the Copenhagen Film and Photo School, Frandsen was shortlisted for a Creative Gold Award for Young Talents. Building on that momentum, Tore started his own production company, Fandango Film, where he wrote, pitched, shot, and directed all his own content before being signed by Denmark’s biggest commercial company, BaconCPH. Frandsen is a Creative Circle, True, Epica and Cannes Award winner,…
In the wake of being selected as the global advertising agency of record for Infiniti Motor Company, Crispin Porter + Bogusky will establish regional agencies around the globe to service key markets for the client, including in China, Europe and North America. The Infiniti account will be based out of CP+B’s office in Boulder, Colorado….
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