Closing out Screamfest this year was a tribute to the man that taught us to fear the dark in our own homes, to fear family and those we may call friend. That man is John Carpenter. Screamfest bestowed their Life-Time Achievement Award upon him at Saturday's screening of the Carpenter classic; Prince of Darkness. Amongst the activities was something that has stayed stuck in my head for days: David Lo pan Style. What is that? Read on and watch. I g…...
- 10/23/2012
- Horrorbid
There are currently a million (or two) parodies of South Korean rapper Psy’s “Gangnam Style” all over YouTube these days. That’s the nature of YouTube — someone hits big, and everyone else rushes to cash in. Some are, er, more embarrassing than others, and they’re all pretty embarrassing. But of course, in today’s world, fame trumps embarrassment every day. Hell, even Wolverine is doing it these days for some free publicity, and yes, I found that cringe-worthy as well. It took a while, but I finally found a parody worth posting — a meshing of “Gangnam Style” and John Carpenter’s criminally underappreciated ’80s action/comedy “Big Trouble in Little China”. The result? “David Lo Pan Style”. It’s actually a lot better than you’d think. Bonus: they got James Hong (David Lo Pan himself) to guest star! And according to Hero Complex, Carpenter himself approved of...
- 10/23/2012
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Clients who call a creative pitch for promotional agencies should contribute $5000 to each participating agency, new guidelines from the Australasian Promotional Marketing Association suggest.
According to the best practice guidelines, an agency should not expect any remuneration for presenting its credentials, while a strategy submission deserves a $2000 contribution.
Apma says that a full creative pitch can cost an agency $25,000 to $50,000.
Apma – which represents promotional and experiential marketing agencies – also surveyed its members about the process of pitching.
A total of 75% of respondents said they had successfully pitched to get onto a roster only to then get no immediate campaign work from it.
The top three issues raised were:
Lack of reimbursement for reaosnable costs; No clear pitch evaluation critera Too little time to put together a pitch followed by excessive delays in a decision
Apma chairman David Lo said: “We all know the horror stories of where pitching has put excessive pressure on agencies,...
According to the best practice guidelines, an agency should not expect any remuneration for presenting its credentials, while a strategy submission deserves a $2000 contribution.
Apma says that a full creative pitch can cost an agency $25,000 to $50,000.
Apma – which represents promotional and experiential marketing agencies – also surveyed its members about the process of pitching.
A total of 75% of respondents said they had successfully pitched to get onto a roster only to then get no immediate campaign work from it.
The top three issues raised were:
Lack of reimbursement for reaosnable costs; No clear pitch evaluation critera Too little time to put together a pitch followed by excessive delays in a decision
Apma chairman David Lo said: “We all know the horror stories of where pitching has put excessive pressure on agencies,...
- 6/28/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Jason Statham returns for yet another action movie, and this one may well be his best yet. Here’s Duncan’s review of the mighty Safe…
It’s amazing what a physiological effect a film can have on me sometimes. Despite the high expectations I had of Safe after the thoroughly entertaining trailer, mixed with my ardent love of Jason Statham, I was exhausted when I went to the screening. So tired in fact, that when I spoke to a friend of mine just before the film started I was barely able to string two words together, even using the word ‘magical’ to describe my hopes for Safe.
Now, I’ve used many superlatives to describe the films of our man Statham over the years, but ‘magical’ isn’t a logical fit. Regardless, by the time Safe had finished, I was running high on adrenaline and in a state of absolute joy,...
It’s amazing what a physiological effect a film can have on me sometimes. Despite the high expectations I had of Safe after the thoroughly entertaining trailer, mixed with my ardent love of Jason Statham, I was exhausted when I went to the screening. So tired in fact, that when I spoke to a friend of mine just before the film started I was barely able to string two words together, even using the word ‘magical’ to describe my hopes for Safe.
Now, I’ve used many superlatives to describe the films of our man Statham over the years, but ‘magical’ isn’t a logical fit. Regardless, by the time Safe had finished, I was running high on adrenaline and in a state of absolute joy,...
- 4/20/2012
- Den of Geek
John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China didn't make a ton of money at the box office back in 1986 -- taking in a measly 11 million dollars during its theatrical run -- but it has gone on to become a cult classic thanks to home video. It's hard to pick a favorite Carpenter flick for me -- Halloween, Escape from New York, and The Thing are all contenders -- but Big Trouble will always have a special place in my heart because it's so different and well -- bizarre. In a good way, of course.
Big Trouble satisfied the filmmaker's urge to make a martial arts film, but not just any hand-to-hand combat flick. Carpenter's movie is an action comedy with a healthy dollop of Asian mysticism thrown into the mix to balance out a hilarious performance from Carpenter's frequent collaborator Kurt Russell.
Russell plays Jack Burton, a loveable doofus who...
Big Trouble satisfied the filmmaker's urge to make a martial arts film, but not just any hand-to-hand combat flick. Carpenter's movie is an action comedy with a healthy dollop of Asian mysticism thrown into the mix to balance out a hilarious performance from Carpenter's frequent collaborator Kurt Russell.
Russell plays Jack Burton, a loveable doofus who...
- 7/29/2010
- by Alison Nastasi
- Cinematical
Everybody loves Bruce Campbell. It's true -- fanboys, geeks, your average moviegoer, anyone who watches "Burn Notice" and even your mother. Seriously: Ask her. She will tell you the God's honest: She's pull up her sun dress for The Chin any day. And we not only forgive The Chin for his occasional transgression, we applaud him! He's a B-movie star -- it's what we want.
But this? No. We don't really want this. Bruce Campbell tells AICN that it's official. He's making a sequel. Not to Evil Dead. Not even to Bubba Ho-Tep. Sadly, the sequel is to My Name is Bruce, which was a huge cult film, in Campbell's head.
Indeed, the original Bruce put up only $173,000 in theaters, and while it probably brought in a modest amount of DVD coin, it really was the kind of movie that we all wanted to support -- because we love Campbell...
But this? No. We don't really want this. Bruce Campbell tells AICN that it's official. He's making a sequel. Not to Evil Dead. Not even to Bubba Ho-Tep. Sadly, the sequel is to My Name is Bruce, which was a huge cult film, in Campbell's head.
Indeed, the original Bruce put up only $173,000 in theaters, and while it probably brought in a modest amount of DVD coin, it really was the kind of movie that we all wanted to support -- because we love Campbell...
- 1/19/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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