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There’s Probably A Whole Generation Now That Thinks This Is An Homage To That Friends Poster

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If you feel like you're getting déjà vu all over again, it's because we monkeyed around with this theme before:

Ask Not For Whom The Poo Flings, It Flings For Thee

Greenlight Creative’s Darryl Shelly has posted a simply fascinating interview with our very own Edwina Trout on IMPAward's Peer 2 Peer Articles

Coincidence? We Don’t Think So!

Less than 48 hours after Los Angeles witnesses a rare annular solar eclipse, the CCO of Eclipse Advertising announces his resignation on Facebook.

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The Truth In Advertising Is Out There

Following the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement that Skechers will pay $40 million to settle charges that their Shape-up shoes advertising was deceptive, CBS is revising their fall launch campaign by putting quotation marks around the word “comedy."

Taking Credit Before Credit Is Due

Dear Edwina,

Is it just me, or is it really bad form for [name omitted] to be taking credit for the design and execution of finishes he is doing? I was browsing his Facebook page and noticed an alarming amount of finishes that have not yet been released by studios. 

Signed, [name omitted] 

It’s certainly a sure-fire way to piss off your clients.  And we all know how touchy studio execs are about the sanctity and security of motion picture marketing. They act like you’ve leaked the secret formula for New Coke.

While we completely understand your desire to see egomaniacal grandstanders taken to task (that’s why we started this blog in the first place) rather than disclosing names of individuals, we prefer to group all these impetuous reprobates into one clump and then cast dispersions on the whole lot of them. 

Is There A Way We Can Get Elodie Yung In The Upper Left Hand Corner? And Maybe Add Some Flying Debris...

One of our readers recently sent us this key art along with his plaintive plea: "Dear Edwina, can you please say something about this please?"

Clearly the poster is part of the MPAA’s Early Warning System alerting audiences to avoid this star studded crapfest. 

Poo (And Debris) Will Be Flung

We came across this reader's request posted in response to Let Ye Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Flying Rock:

I do believe this is the image used for the flying debris. Please add to every comp you ever make.

Signed, Eat It

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Good God! Key Art Judgment Day Is Nearly Upon Us

Juries have been announced for the 2012 Key Art Awards which take place October 17, at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome.

The Print Jury is as follows:

Chair:  James Verdesoto, Principal, Indika, NYC

Kenny Gravillis, Co-Owner, Creative Director, Gravillis, Inc

Brad Johnson, Co-owner, Creative Director, Arsonal

Adam Waldman, Co-Owner, Creative Director, The Refinery

Stephan Lapp, Co-Owner, Creative Director, Iconisus L&Y

Tomasz Opasinski, Partner, Creative Director, REV Creative

Karen Crawford, Partner, Creative Director, Blood & Chocolate,

John McMahon, President/General Manager, Art Machine

Charles Reimers, Executive Creative Director, Bemis Balkind

Melchior Lamy, Creative Director, Television, Cold Open

David Ikeda, Creative Director, Ignition Print

Laura Debole, Creative Director, Matsuno Design Group

Chris St. George, Associate Creative Director, BLT Communications

Frank Cacho, Senior Art Commander, Midnight Oil Creative

Complete list of juries here

Design Agency Makes A 200 Comp Presentation And We Are Positive Every Single One Of Them Was A Solid, Well Thought-Out And Painstakingly Crafted Concept

We were alarmed to read in HuffPo (Ignition Print Balances Commerce, Creativity In Cutthroat Movie Poster Graphic Design World) about a 200 comp presentation to Warner Bros. for Dark Shadows.

Two hundred comps! Is this the new normal? If it is, we’re going to start charging by the pound instead of by the hour.

Knock! Knock! It's Opportunity! That Is, If You Call Being Invited To Create Free One-Sheets For The Weinsteins An Opportunity

Adding insult to injury, the buzz pimps at Metal Rabbit thought it would be a terrific idea to send this email directly out to entertainment advertising agencies:

From: metalrabbitmedia.com

Subject: Re-release poster design contest for THE ARTIST (The Weinstein Company)

The Weinstein Company is re-releasing The Artist in theaters on Friday May 11. To commemorate this event, we recently launched a contest to design the official re-release poster. We are seeking original submissions that capture the essence of the film. The winning submission will be featured the Facebook page of The Artist and The Weinstein Company with a link pointing back to the firm or to the individual artist, whichever you prefer. The winner will also receive a framed, professionally-printed theater size version of their winning design.

The Details:

• Designs can be submitted here: http://on.fb.me/LR5F5P or emailed to socialtwc@gmail.com

• Once approved, the designs will be added to the slider so other fans can see your work

• Submissions must be received by May 15

• The winning design will be announced May 16

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Seriously? You send this out to people who pay the mortgage and put food on the table by creating movie marketing campaigns?! 

If we weren’t so mature, we would suggest our readers inundate them with posters so stinking bad that they explode from all the methane gas escaping out of them.