Vanity Fair Photographers' Funny Folks Compared To The Originals

Various Vanity Fair photographers shot portraits of today's funniest folks in an homage to tv, movie and historical legends of the past. The photos are of the hottest comedic actors in tv and movies, either recreating some of classic film's best moments or adding a funny bent to cultural and historical icons. Either way, they are all beautifully shot and hilarious.

Above left clockwise: Seth Rogan as Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo Self-portrait, Jack Nicholsen in The Shining, Danny McBride as Jack

But to add yet another dimension to them, I've actually paired them (as shown above) with the original inspiration for each- with the exception of Annie Leibovitz's, because she already did that with her own hilarious recreation of her original March 2006 cover shot for Vanity Fair. Enjoy!

above: JONAH HILL, PAUL RUDD, SETH ROGEN, and JASON SEGEL, The Pretty Young Things, Photographed by Annie Leibovitz on Stage 28 at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot, Los Angeles.

above: Annie Leibowitz' March 2006 Cover shot for Vanity Fair (Tom Ford, Kiera Knightly and Scarlett Johannsen)

above: the shot as used on the March, 2006 cover

above: PAUL RUDD as Gene Wilder's Doctor Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein., Photographed by Art Streiber in Los Angeles.

above: Gene Wilder in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein.

above: BILL HADER, ANNA FARIS, JASON BATEMAN, and LESLIE MANN, The Honeymooners Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.

above: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph in the original Honeymooners

above: DANNY MCBRIDE as Jack Nicholson's character in The Shining, Photographed by Mark Seliger in Los Angeles.

above: Heeeere's Johnny!, Jack Nicholson in The Shining

above: AMY POEHLER (Bonnie Parker), The Accomplices, Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in New York.

above left: The real Bonnie Parker and right, Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker

above: WILL ARNETT (Han Solo), The Accomplices, Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in New York.

above: Harrison Ford as Star Wars' Han Solo

above: JASON SEGEL (Buster Keaton), Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.


above: Buster Keaton in his famous pose, young and old

above: SETH ROGAN as Frida Kahlo's own self-portrait., Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.

above: self-portrait, Frida Kahlo

above: RUSSEL BRAND as Charlie Chaplin, Photographed by Mark Seliger in Los Angeles.

above: Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp

above: JONAH HILL as a young George Washington, This Side of the Truth. Photographed by Sam Jones in Los Angeles.

above: a young George Washington (that's him, on the right)

you can read more about Vanity Fair: Comedy's New Legends here.

If I Were A Superhero, Here's How I'd Roll: The Tramontana R-edition

Talk about a car Batman would drive!! Spain's just released Tramontana R-edition doesn't even look like a real vehicle, but it is.



Not only does it have the design and aesthetics of a vehicle not of this earth (lots of carbon fiber), but it combines aeronautical technology with a Formula 1 Race car. It has a top speed of 720 Hp and goes from 0-60 mph (100Km/h) in 3.6 seconds! In a limited edition of 12 and costing a cool half million dollars, I've got tons of photos for you here.




a.d. Tramontana is an European Company located on the Costa Brava (Spain) which manufactures an exclusive tailor-made supercar called Tramontana. It is a combination of a Formula 1 racing car and a fighter jet powered by a V12 engine which produces a maximum of 720 hp.

Photos of the Tramontana R-edition:


The whole car is made by using the finest materials and in order to achieve an extremely light and stiff car the chassis and the bodywork are completely made of carbon fibre.

Exterior (still):






Exterior (motion):








Exterior (details):







Interior:





For the Gear Heads:








Technical Data:
Engine:
12 cylinder V 60º Biturbo
5.513 cm3 displacement
Cylinder diameter 82 mm
Compression 9:1
Turbo pressure 1.4 bar

Max. Power Selector:
550 Hp – 404 kW at 5.000 rpm
720 Hp – 529 kW at 5.250 rpm

Max. Torque:
890 Nm at 3.500 rpm
1100 Nm at 4.000 rpm

Transmission:
Longitudinal mid engine
Rear wheel drive
Traction control (4 positions)

Gear box:
6 speeds sequential

Brakes:
Carbon ceramic discs, ABS
Front 380x34 mm 6 piston callipers
Rear 380x34 mm 6 piston callipers

Rims:
20” Carbon fiber rims & Magnesium core

Tires (tyres):
Front 245/40 R20” (Y)
Rear 335/30 R20” (Y)

Suspension:
4 wheel independent suspension
Double wishbone with push-rod
Variable ride height, 85 / 135 mm

Structure:
Carbon fiber Monocoque (cockpit)
Carbon fiber bodywork

Dimensions:
Length: 4.900 mm – Width: 2.080 mm – Height: 1.300 mm
Dry weight 1.268 kg.
Fuel capacity 100 ltrs.

Performance:
Max. Speed: 325 Km/h. (limited)
Acceleration: 0-100 Km/h.: 3,6 sec.
Weight to power ratio: 1,76 Kg/Hp

Wanna see it in person?

It debuts at Top Marques Monaco in April.

all photos and info Copyright 2008 © a.d. TRAMONTANA.
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Spend Ten Minutes In The Graveyard, You Won't Be Sorry

The Graveyard is a very short computer game designed by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn. You control an old lady who visits a graveyard with your keyboard or joystick. Not the type of computer games you may be used to. There's no Wii controller, no jumping around in your living room, you just make the old woman walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It's more like an exploring a piece of art than playing a game. An experiment with real time poetry, storytelling without words.



The game’s developer, Tale of Tales, helps explain the “point” of the game:

The purpose of Tale of Tales is to create elegant and emotionally rich interactive entertainment. We explicitly want to cater to people who are not enchanted by most contemporary computer games, or who wouldn’t mind more variety in their gameplay experiences. For this purpose, all of our products feature innovative forms of interaction, engaging poetic narratives and simple controls.

In the trial version of the short PC/OSX game (which you can download free here), players slowly guide a hobbling elderly lady through a cemetery, towards a bench. Alone and without ever saying a word, the woman sits on the bench while a poignant song, sung in Flemish but presented with English subtitles, plays.



The full, paid release (only $5.00) is nearly identical except for one feature -- the possibility of death for the aged woman.

Chris Kohler of Wired magazine says:
"Interactivity is a powerful thing. The Graveyard could have been a short film on YouTube and lost none of its presentational qualities, or its message. But the very limited interaction you have with the character -- you can walk her forward and backward, or turn -- instantly makes the connection deeper and more powerful than it would have been if you were simply watching."

"(Designers) Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn are determined to explore the potential of interactive media. They believe that for the medium to grow (up), designers need to have the courage to abandon the game format and dare to explore other types of interaction, other types of emotions, stories, etc.," writes Tale of Tales in their press release for the game.

The following interesting images are from the game's post-mortem ( a report about the making of the project):

Early concept sketch:

The inspiration for the environment:

Early working version:

The character was modeled in Blender:

The final game as displayed in the authoring app, Unity:


CREDITS:
DATA DIRECTOR: Auriea Harvey
PROCESS DIRECTOR: Michaël Samyn
ANIMATIONS: Laura Raines Smith
MUSIC: Gerry De Mol
SOUND EFFECTS: Kris Force

Download the free trial version for PC or intel based MACs here