Wes Anderson’s New H&M Christmas Ad, With Adrien Brody, Is Totally Stylish and Delightful
Creativity
H&M has had a very strong year in its advertising, and it's putting a festive bow on 2016 with this lovely short film for Christmas, directed by Wes Anderson (with [...]
Return to Rushmore: Best Buy’s Back-to-School Ad Channels a Wes Anderson Classic
Creativity
Wes Anderson's Rushmore was a clear inspiration for Best Buy's back-to-school spot, which, like the 1998 film, focuses on a student juggling an excess of extracurricular interests.
Lego Artisans Rebuild The Grand Budapest Hotel, Completely to Scale
Creativity
To help promote the DVD and Blu-ray release of Wes Anderson's delightful film The Grand Budapest Hotel, distributor 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment commissioned Lego sculptors (yes, this is a [...]
Syfy Is Making a Third Sharknado, and We’ve Already Written 5 Pitches for It
Creativity
Syfy tells Adweek exclusively that it has green-lit a third movie in its increasingly silly Sharknado franchise before even airing the second one (official title: The Second One). The first [...]
Chinese Artist’s Job Application to Wes Anderson Is Bizarrely Hypnotic
Creativity
"Working for Wes Anderson," in some ways an obsessive homage to the award-winning director, also stands on its own as an impressive example of avant-garde artistry. Chinese media artist Youyou [...]
Adweek’s Top 5 Commercials of the Week
Brand Marketing
Thanksgiving may still be two weeks away, but the trickle of holiday commercials this week became a torrent, especially from retailers in Britain, who take their Christmas advertising responsibilities very [...]