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Magnificent Street Map For Movie Lovers Replaces Venues With Film Titles.
Based on the style of a vintage LA street map, this new Film Map from the hipsters at Dorothy is made up entirely from film titles.
The street map has over 900 film titles including cinema classics such as Lost Highway, On the Waterfront, Jurassic Park, Reservoir Dogs, Carlito's Way, Nightmare on Elm Street, Valley of the Dolls and Chinatown.
The Movie Map, which is loosely based on the style of a vintage Los Angeles street map has its own Hollywood Boulevard and includes districts dedicated to Hitchcock and Cult British Horror movies. Like most cities it also has its own Red Light area. There's an A-Z key at the base of the Map listing all the films featured with their release dates and names of the directors.
A 4-color litho print on uncoated art paper
Dimensions: H60 x W80cm
Available as a signed and stamped Limited Edition print and an Open Edition print (£25).
The Limited Edition signed and stamped Litho Prints are printed on a premium stock (Keaykolour Particles) and cost £100 each. The print run is limited to only 250 copies.
Shop for them here.
The Charlie Sheen Random Quote Generator. Genius.
You are, Charlie, you are.
Which is why the Charlie Sheen random quote generator, livethesheendream.com, is a blast. Below are just a few of his pearls of wisdom.
Check out the rest. There are over 75 of these memorable beauties.
http://livethesheendream.com/
Think your life sucks more than Charlie Sheen's? Tell them why at this other fun homage to the actor.
Iron Man 2 Movie Tie-Ins & Merchandising From Fragrance To Cars To Cookies.
above: Diesel's limited edition Iron Man fragrance
With Iron Man 2 opening May 7th, the glut of marketing tie-ins and giveaways (purported to cost 100$ including media buys) has already begun to hit the market. In addition to the expected special edition video games, comic books, and action figures, there are fragrances, cookies, motor oil, a special edition Audi r8 and even a limited edition 18ct gold LG mobile phone. Not to mention the numerous microsites created by the retailers. And I've got a look at those and more for you.
Diesel's Limited edition Only The Brave Iron Man fragrance.
Now's your chance to smell like Tony Starck.
Coinciding with the May release of Iron Man 2, Diesel has created a special limited edition of their Only The Brave Cologne, clad in the colors of character Tony Starcks' suit.
The fragrance is touted as a fusion of plant and animal kingdoms. It blends leather, styrax and labdanum. Lemon and violet express urban modernity, underscored by the strength and singularity of cedar and amber. This limited edition comes in a single 75ml format. A vigorous tribute to IRONMAN’s visual universe. See more at Diesel's Fragrance factory
Other Iron Man 2 Movie Tie-ins:
• Audi R8 V10 (see the microsite here)
and the Audi Iron Man 2tv commercial:
•Dr. Pepper (play their online game here)
The Dr. Pepper Iron Man 2 tv commercial:
•Royal Purple Motor Oil (see the microsite here)
•LG has an 18ct gold limited edition (only 20) phone. Consumers have the chance to win one of the LG Iron Man 2 phones, worth about $2,000 by visiting their microsite here.
•Burger King is offering the following Iron Man Toys along with more you can see here.
•7-11 is offering Iron Man Big Gulp Cups, Iron Man Straws, a special Iron Man Invincible Orange Slurpee and even Iron Man Cookies:
•Land O'Frost lunch meats is also offering promotional items plus an online game and downloadable coloring book sheets:
•Sony Music is offering a special AC/DC Collector's edition CD/DVD that comes with extra footage, a hardcover book, a poster and stickers:
AC/DC "shoot To Thrill with Iron Man footage:
•Semir is offering Iron Man2 clothing:
•Hershey's Reese's Peanut Butter Cups is offering you chance to win a role in a Marvel movie
•Oracle is offering wallpaper and a microsite
In Iron Man 2, Oracle is a proud sponsor of Stark Expo, a world-class tradeshow that depends on a cloud computing architecture to ensure that all systems are free from overload. And that’s where you come in: by becoming a Master Cloud Operative, you’ll help keep Stark Expo up and running. Complete your training, test your troubleshooting skills, and get certified in the Oracle Pavilion.
Play the game here.
the Oracle commercial:
A look at SEGA'S Iron Man 2 video game and the microsite:
And a discussion with the developer can be found here.
And the microsite, here:
And of course, the 'faux" The 2010 Starck Expo site:
Marvel products, collectibles, clothes, comic books and toys and more from Hasbro are already saturating the market.
The Official Iron Man 2 movie site
Hugh Saves Hollywood Sign
digital art by laura sweet
(Reuters) - Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner on Monday donated the last $900,000 sought by a conservation group for a land purchase needed to save the famed vista of the Hollywood sign from being spoiled by development.
Hefner's key role in reaching the group's fund-raising goal was announced by Los Angeles city officials, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the San Francisco-based Trust for Public Land at a news conference in the Hollywood Hills.
The land trust needed to collect a total of $12.5 million by this Friday under a deal with a group of Chicago investors who bought the 1,820-foot (555-meter) ridge, called Cahuenga Peak, from the estate of billionaire Howard Hughes in 2002.
The trust will now purchase the 138-acre (56-hectare) adjacent parcel and turn it over to the city to be incorporated into the surrounding Griffith Park, preventing any construction that would mar the postcard-perfect view of the Hollywood sign nearby.
"My childhood dreams and fantasies came from the movies, and the images created in Hollywood had a major influence on my life and Playboy," Hefner said in a statement. "As I've said before, the Hollywood sign is Hollywood's Eiffel Tower and I'm pleased to help preserve such an important cultural landmark."
Other private donors to the Hollywood sign preservation effort included actor Tom Hanks and director Steven Spielberg, the land trust said.
Coachella Going Hollywood?
The crowd at day one of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, in Indio, Calif.
As rumored, Scarlett Johansson joined a reunited Jesus and Mary Chain for a performance of “Just Like Honey,” which played as the credits rolled during Ms. Johansson’s film “Lost in Translation.”
Bjork's new touring ensemble features backup singers playing an array of horns and plenty of electronic equipment.
Coachella: View From the VIP Trailer Park
by Jeff Leeds for the NY Yimes
Indio, Calif. – If performers are going to come all the way out here, they might as well experience the desert lifestyle, which in this part of California often involves spending time in an RV. Coachella approximates this experience by stowing its artists in a sort of upscale trailer park tucked away on one side of the polo grounds. Virtually every performer, from the co-headlining Red Hot Chili Peppers on down, spends time here, idling between the rows of trailers (they are spruced up with white picket fences and little lawn tables for entertaining guests).
above: Red Hot Chili Peppers at Coachella
A tent housing a masseuse sits at the end of one row, and in the center of the encampment is a shaded lounge stocked with sofas. Coachella regular Cameron Diaz sat on the grass sharing a drink with three companions, while Courtney Love sat at a table inside CSS’s fence and seemed intent on making a point about what she described as two of the best albums of the 1990’s (unclear on which ones she meant).
above:Francis Healy of the band Travis
Artists who walk out toward the VIP area pass by the tent of Andrew Haagen, the festival’s resident photographer. Mr. Haagen, who briefly emerged the other day holding two sticks of incense, spends most of his time shooting portraits inside. He displayed some of his handiwork, including pictures of Flea and Lady Sovereign, on the grass outside.
Of course, the later in the day it gets – and the closer to the performances of the headliners – the more the camp resembles the Hollywood club circuit. Lindsay Lohan, wearing a thrashed T-shirt and carrying a packet of cigarettes, rolled in Sunday around 9:30 p.m. – about an hour before the reunited Rage Against the Machine took the stage.
Above:Revelers cool off in a "mist tent."
Coachella, take heed: you just went mainstream.
...and from the SF Chronicle:
Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Jason Statham and Adam Brody gave the three-day Coachella Festival some real star power, as they headed out to the California desert to catch acts like Bjork, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the reunited Jesus & Mary Chain.
Diaz joined Barrymore and Alba backstage on Friday but appeared to be solo as she wandered around the VIP area before the Red Hot Chili Peppers' performance Saturday night.
Wearing all white and a pair of beige knee-length boots, Diaz spent 15 minutes trying to avoid the star spotters backstage, while frantically texting friends.
Johansson actually took to the stage -- she performed "Just Like Honey" with the Jesus & Mary Chain on Friday night. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the actress' hit film "Lost In Translation."
"The Transporter" star Statham rocked out to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, while former "The O.C." actor Adam Brody chilled out with friends backstage.
Among the other movie stars spotted at Coachella were Danny De Vito, who was at the festival for the second year in a row, porn star Ron Jeremy, who introduced controversial rocker Peaches on Friday night, and Scottish actress Kelly MacDonald, who joined husband Dougie Payne and his band Travis backstage on Saturday night.
Above: A NON-celebrity enjoys the event.