Tool has added director Chris Cairns to its roster. His experience in graphic design, photography and technical filmmaking including slow and stop-motion brings a fresh, technical style to Tool.
Specializing in commercial campaigns and music videos, Cairns has worked with clients including Land Rover, Coca Cola, Walmart, Pizza Hut and Samsung. He is known for audio-visual fusion in spots including Schwartz’ “Sound of Taste” and Sony’s “Xperia,” which was the world’s first super slow motion film shot on a smartphone. Before joining Tool, Cairns spent 12 years as a director at Partizan in London, where he built pixilation and stop-motion experiments and honed his talent for the audio-visual experience, syncing sound and picture tightly in all of his work and creating in-camera effects. During the early part of his tenure at Partizan, Cairns earned inclusion in Saatchi & Saatchi’s 2006 New Directors Showcase.
Cairns began his career in graphic design and photography, giving him a technical background that fueled his diverse portfolio of work.
“Tool has an impressive roster of directors, and the work they’re creating for both brands and agencies is ahead of the curve. Their investment in emerging technologies is what attracted me, as I’m always excited about what’s next,” Cairns said.
“Chris has a remarkable knack for creating an all-encompassing sensory experience that goes beyond the campaign work he creates to form a deep connection between brand and consumer,” said Oliver Fuselier, managing partner at Tool. “He will help the brands and agencies we work with navigate the competitive media landscape and innovate through storytelling.”
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