Hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day! Three day weekends are always a great way to start a four-day work week. Here are some links from around the “creative world.”
Happy Friday the 13th. Hope you have survived it so far without any bad luck. Here are some links from around the “creative world,” courtesy of Marina Del Rey, California-based recruiting/staffing agency Eleventh Hour.
The Other Guysholds the top spot at the weekly box office heading into another weekend.
The dog days of summer are upon us. It’s hot. It’s a slow time in sports (although, go Dodgers). “The industry” is slow. It’s vacation time. But creativity never takes a break. In fact, vacations are usually very inspiring. So before you take off, check out these links from around the “creative world,” courtesy of boutique recruiting/staffing agency, Eleventh Hour:
Welcome back to Around the Creative World. Hopefully you’ve settled down after NBA Free Agency 2010, World Cup Soccer 2010 and the wide range of amazing summer movies.
Here are links from the worlds of entertainment, media, advertising, marketing, tech and more…
Eminem is Not Afraid to hold the top Billboard spot for the third straight week with his album, “Recovery.” (Get it? This is clever journalism at it’s finest.)
Tom Cruise is returning for Mission Impossible 4. (I only mention this because, remember when he was crazy? Wow. What a recovery. America loves a comeback…if you are famous.)
California lawmakers are considering putting flashing ads on license plates, doctors are urging the Coliseum not to hold another rave, and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles beat the San Francisco Giants last night.
That’s what’s going on around Los Angeles, home of recruiting/staffing agency Eleventh Hour. Here’s what’s going on around the “creative world”:
Toy Story 3won the weekend box office for the second consecutive weekend (by the way, THR dubs this second consecutive weekend a “sophomore session,” just in case you need an unnecessary way of saying it).
Branded entertainment is set to increase, according to ADWEEK. I guess it’s better than advertisements on license plates.
FIFA actually feels bad about some of the horrible mistakes made by referees during the 2010 World Cup. They are going to consider using video technology. (Technology: 1 – Stubbornness: 0)
Happy Quatro de Mayo. What’s going on in LA—home of recruiting/staffing agency Eleventh Hour? Well, tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, a tranquilized 200-pound black bear got stuck in a tree in Oxnard, and Twilight: Eclipsewill premiere at the L.A. Film Festival this summer. That’s what’s going in Los Angeles—home to recruiting/staffing agency Eleventh Hour—but here’s what’s going on around the “creative world.” (Did that last line make you think to yourself, “this writer is Cronkite-esque?” No? OK.)
A Nightmare on Elm Streetwon the weekend domestic box office with $32.9 million. You could say (wait for it) that audiences didn’t sleep on it. (Hey-oh.)
Jimmy Fallon has been named host of the Emmy’s, airing on NBC in August. Um, that’s like, so. Haha. That’s like so. Haha. Yeah. Have you seen the new iPad? Hit it, Roots! OK, that’s our show!
Anheuser-Busch has outbid MillerCoors to be the official beer of the NFL. Of course, what this really means is that the end of the “press conference” commercials is, sadly, imminent.
Have you heard the new Gatorade jingle? Yes, it’s a jingle, and not an old song pulled from obscurity. Kind of hard to believe. And you can even download it for free.
The Lakers try to recover against the Thunder at home tonight (series tied 2-2), Jason Alexander unfortunately hit a 14 year old biker this morning, and former LAPD Chief Daryl F. Gates’ funeral took place today at Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
That’s what’s going on in the home city of Eleventh Hour, Los Angeles, but here’s what’s going on in the “creative world.”
Variety Online has implemented a pay wall and their traffic has suffered…including me. I was about to link to their Domestic Box Office chart to show that How to Train Your Dragon. Unfortunately, I have used up my five free views and couldn’t view the site. Looks like I’ll go…anywhere else to view this information.
Are you ready for a third installment of “The Ring,” in 3D? I’m not…but I have a feeling younger general audiences will be.
Santa Clara County is trying to ban toys from McDonald’s Happy Meals so kids don’t want them and won’t get as fat. I think we should also outlaw little kids from having pets, to cut down on the potential spread of rabies if said pet gets loose and becomes infected. Also, I think county fairs should remove all rides so that kids won’t be tempted to attend them with friends and eat the fattening food there. And don’t get me started on kids being allowed to have fun in general. I can go on all day about how this debt older generations are putting on them will actually be their fault, because they didn’t get a job at age 4 and work hard enough to dig themselves out of “their” hole.
Cox will make your stuff grow to the correct size.
To gear up for the World Cup, a new Coca-Cola ad displays the various forms of celebrations seen after scoring a goal. Personally, I kind of feel left out…but the NBA playoffs are on so I’ll probably get over it quickly.
Would you drive a wooden bike in the name of being green? What about in the name of being wood? You should consider going wood. Come on. NBC is doing it. The NBA is having “Wood Week” next year.
Did you guys hear that Tiger Woods returned to the Masters this weekend? (Just kidding.)
Here are the top links from the “creative world.” Brought to you by boutique recruiting/staffing firm Eleventh Hour, located in beautiful Marina del Rey, California.
Conan O’Brien is making his return to television this fall…on TBS. Very…Surprising.
In actuality, Clash of the TitansbeatDate Night at the box office this weekend. Actually speaking, that’s what actually happened. Clash of the Titans actually brought in $26.7 million while Date Night actually brought in an actual $25.2 million. That’s what happened, once the actuals came in.
Microsoft is launching the “Kin Phone,” and reminding you that not all of those people in your social network are real friends.
Happy Avatar Day. Today is the day that James Cameron’s Avatar most likely surpasses Titanic as the top grossing film of all time. Proving that technology really is taking over our lives. It now dominates movies, too. I know Avatar is the first movie I’ve ever liked, strictly because of the effects. Digital effects are never supposed to be the star of a film–or so I thought–but that’s the case for Avatar.
I’ll be interested to see what James Cameron will do around 2019 to top this. Maybe he’ll create the first film experience where local actors in costumes are hired to come out of the screen and interact with the crowd during the film. Theaters across the country, and worldwide, will spend thousands installing new IMAX movie screens with doors in them… But until that day, I guess we’ll have to watch this outdated 3D stuff.
The Hurt Locker has been voted best film by the Producers Guild of America. Really glad to see this film getting the praise it deserves.
As mentioned, Avatar, with an estimated $1.841 billion in worldwide boxoffice, is expected to passTitanic as the top grossing film of all time.
Conan O’Brien’s final Tonight Show aired on Friday. In case you didn’t see it, here it is on Hulu.
Speaking of Hulu, Nielsen is preparing a system to include all ad-supported online TV watching in their ratings.
Jeff and Erin are getting married!!! Who are Jeff and Erin? I have no idea, but their Hollywood blockbuster trailer-style “save the date” video is fairly epic. I kind of want to crash their wedding…but I’ll probably be busy on 10/09/10.
In a somewhat uncomfortable situation, the “Pants on the Ground” guy performed a private show for the Minnesota Vikings. (The Vikings are on the ground after blowing that game against the Saints. At least, Favre is.)
And, did you hear the White House has it’s own iPhone app? Press Secretary Robert Gibbs loves it!
Brian Laesch has compiled these links for Eleventh Hour’s “beyond the world of recruiting” blog.
