This weekend brings one must-see movie, Funny People. The latest flick from Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up) takes a turn for the darker and dramatic. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann star in the bittersweet dramedy about a famous comedian who is diagnosed with cancer. He's forced to reevaluate his world. He becomes the mentor to a young, amateur comedian, and, in turn, learns a lot about life.What to Go See This Weekend at the Movies
This weekend brings one must-see movie, Funny People. The latest flick from Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up) takes a turn for the darker and dramatic. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann star in the bittersweet dramedy about a famous comedian who is diagnosed with cancer. He's forced to reevaluate his world. He becomes the mentor to a young, amateur comedian, and, in turn, learns a lot about life.What to Go See This Weekend at the Movies
This weekend brings one must-see movie, Funny People. The latest flick from Judd Apatow (The 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up) takes a turn for the darker and dramatic. Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann star in the bittersweet dramedy about a famous comedian who is diagnosed with cancer. He's forced to reevaluate his world. He becomes the mentor to a young, amateur comedian, and, in turn, learns a lot about life.Smirnoff Mule: Suits you Sir!
In conjunction with the launch of Smirnoff Mule they are running 3 mirrored interactive postcards through our City Card network.Below our Captain Ken looks rather dapper! with his new acquired Smirnoff Moustache. These cards are proving very popular especially with the late night crowd.
If you are interested in other special executions for this A6 media let us know.
Jodi Lyn O'Keefe's Breakout Role
Anyone who regularly watched Prison Break the last two seasons might find it hard to believe that Jodi Lyn O’Keefe considers herself a mild-mannered pacifist.“I’m really non-confrontational... I don’t even like to argue,” said O’Keefe, who played to perfection the ruthlessly homicidal operative Gretchen Morgan, aka Susan B. Anthony, on the nail-biting serial drama. The blue-eyed beauty regularly doled out punishment as if ice water coursed through her veins -- until Fox cancelled the series after four seasons of surprise and suspense.
It turns out, however, that Prison Break’s death sentence has gotten a very temporary stay of execution. Fans of Michael Scofield and his felonious cohorts will be treated to one last adventure in the form of a direct-to-DVD movie entitled Prison Break: The Final Break. And as fate would have it, the recently incarcerated Gretchen plays a major role in Scofield’s final caper, which, true to formula, involves yet another prison escape.
The movie, comprised of two additional unaired episodes and released as of July 21, will answer any lingering questions surrounding what happened to the characters in the four years between the demise of the insidious “Company” and Michael’s tragic death, which left many grieving viewers angry or in flat-out denial.
Upon learning Michael’s fate, “I kinda had the same reaction as everybody else,” said O’Keefe. “So we think he’s dead, but he’s not really dead and now they’re going to explain how he’s not really dead.” Since the series finale aired this past May, fans have been peppering her with theories on the show’s controversial ending, even proposing that perhaps Michael faked his death for reasons yet to be explained.
While she wouldn’t reveal any plot secrets, O’Keefe understands why some people are inclined to believe that the finale was a fake-out. After all, she recalled, “I cut off Sara’s head and put in a box -- and all of a sudden, I didn’t,” referring to how Gretchen decapitated Michael’s love interest in season three, only to reveal in season four that it was all a ruse and she was very much alive.
Speaking of severed body parts, was there ever a better pairing of TV villains than when Gretchen reluctantly partnered up with vile, one-armed sex offender Theodore “T-Bag” Bagwell? Together, these two baddies could do no right.
“He’s so good at being so bad,” said O’Keefe of Robert Knepper, who returns as T-Bag in the movie. “I was actually nervous for the first couple of scenes we worked together. I was thinking to myself, ‘Can I live up to how creepy he is?’”
Previously best known for playing Chuck Norris’ daughter on Nash Bridges, O’Keefe not only delivered more than her fair share of malevolence, but she also discovered that she was a lot tougher than she thought.
As it turns out, “I’m pretty good at fighting. I did a lot of the stunt work myself,” said O’Keefe, who once allowed herself to be waterboarded in a torture scene because she thought it would look less genuine if her stunt double stepped in. “Then I’m thinking, ‘This is not such a good idea,’ as they put the plastic wrap on my face,” she admitted. “That gave me nightmares for I can’t tell you how long.”
Despite the occasional nightmare, O’Keefe has been living a dream for the last two years. “The most memorable thing about this whole experience is learning that I can actually do this,” she said. “Because I had my doubts in the beginning.”
--Brad Barth
City Cards July 2009
Our City Card rack is looking vibrant this month.
There is a multiple execution education campaign for the Dept of Foreign Affairs. For more details visit www.eumatters.ie.
The Ark have a campaign highlighting their visual arts summer programme for children and families which runs until 15 August.
The Dart is commerating 25 years with 2 great cards from Graham Knuttle and Rasher.
The Galway Arts Festival runs till 26 July has an exhibition of some classic Absolut Art. All details are on the Absolut card and at www.absolutart.ie.
Ursula Rani Surma brings her 'HOME' project to our city cards for the month of July. More details of Ursulas work and the home project is available at www.create-ireland.ie
We also have the winner and runner up to our Art Competition. Congratulations to Liam Murphy and Ryan Devereux. Thanks to all who entered. For more www.thepictureworks.com.
We have a number of Starts in circulation. Many of the current pieces came from a wonderful street art area in Seville.
If you would like more information on City Card Media let us know.
so be it...
Yes, I will be... and it's okay. I feel like I've been trying so hard to fill a void that just cannot be filled.
I'm tired. So tired.
i-site: July
This month, Heineken used our i-sites to promote Heineken Music which is sponsoring Oxegen this weekend. Unfortunately we don't have tickets- it would've been nice to see Blur!
July: Movies Plus
This month's Movies Plus features an interview with the Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and Bruno's Sacha Baron Cohen. Both movies are out this month. Grab your free issue of Movies Plus from one of our 300+ City Card racks today.
I-site Cycle 15: CPA and Absolut
We are currently in i-site cycle 15. In this cycle, Absolut are using our i-site network to promote their partnership with the Visual Arts Programme at The Galway International Arts Festival. Check out www.absolutart.ie to see more of the Absolut Art collection.CPA are also using our i-sites this month. The Think Contraception campaign is an integrated campaign developed to contribute to the prevention of crisis pregnancy. Thinkcontraception.ie is a source of information for men and women living in Ireland who want to learn more about their sexual and reproductive health, especially contraception.
Red, White & Blueberries
Had a great July 4th.. spent the day with family, friends and neighbors- swimming, eating and playing games.
June City Cards: Thames and Hudson
To celebrate 60 years in business, Thames and Hudson are using an image from Eileen Gray's Life and Work for a City Card campaign. This postcard is currently available in over 300 City Card racks nationwide.
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