Topic: Academy Awards

Emmys Hit by an Academy Awards-Curse?

Last Sunday's Emmy awards, like the night's big winner, Mad Men, failed to attract the desired fan attention; at 12.2 million viewers, the awards show's ratings were the worst since 1990. But unlike the decorated and critically ...READ»

Oscar Takes on a Green Sheen

With awards season in full-swing and the Oscars set to take center stage on Sunday, all eyes will be on the Red Carpet or now -- more appropriately -- the Green Carpet. With the world up in arms about climate change and everyone from ...READ»

Work/Life: "There Will Be Blood"--An Oscar For Workaholic Awareness?

  The Academy Awards will air on Sunday, and Daniel Day-Lewis is certainly a favorite in the Best Actor category.  His portrayal of oilman Daniel Plainview is undeniably powerful, as well being an over-the-top primer on ...READ»

New Leaders

A letter from the founding editors.READ»

The Celebrity Cell

Uh-oh. Is Jessica Simpson living in your brain? Researchers now know why we remember celebrity-filled ads. But do they work?READ»

America's Yang Has a Yen for Asia's Yin

At a time when much of the world seems to be wary of America's growing dominance, Asia has found a way to send its yin to satisfy America's yang.READ»

It's About Time

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Digital Matters - Issue 48

First Adland fell in love with the Internet, and then the Internet crashed. Now both marketing and advertising have discovered the next big thing: ideas!READ»

And the Oscar Goes to...

Is it possible to brand a disease? That's what the American Heart Association seemed to be doing when it launched the Boomer Coalition, a "movement" created to raise the awareness of CVD, in an ad early in the Academy Awards marathon ...READ»

Oscars Go Global - Boston Globe Does Not

The irony is inescapable. The teaser headline at the top of today’s Boston Globe boldly declares: “Oscar Goes Global.” Unfortunately, the Globe is heading in the opposite direction. Buried several sections deep is a story ...READ»

Watch Your Back Depp: Design Films Are On a Roll

A wave of design documentaries are unlikely crowd pleasers.READ»

Is Hollywood Benefiting from the Current Recession?

The U.S economy may be in shambles, but for the movie industry, the next two months seem to signal a nice upsurge. Not only does the most universal form of escapist entertainment tend to fare especially well during economic ...READ»

My Greatest Lesson

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Fearless Oscar Predictions

The Academy Awards will be handed out on Sunday night, and for many people, this is their Super Bowl. The hype and speculation, even in a year that's signaled major change for Hollywood, have been immense. One voice we haven't ...READ»

The New W Hotel In Hollywood is Designed For the Art of the Film Junket

Those sailing down the 101 into Hollywood during the last few years have witnessed the distinctive skyline that includes the "stack of LPs" Capitol Records Building criss-crossed by cranes hoisting the massive 1600 ...READ»

Green and Gold

On Friday, I blogged about the celebrity initiative to be more environmentally conscious (or maybe just be part of the trend) by arriving at the Academy Awards via a fuel-efficient vehicle. But apparently that wasn't the only way the ...READ»

Read Between the Frames: 5 Books for Visual Thinkers

Have a spare moment? Here’s a selection of favorite books that explore the idea of crossing transitional space, each with its own take on what lies in-between.READ»

• Karin Fong's The In-Between Spaces blog

Superbowl Funday

Jack Smith, president of PeopleSpace Inc., emailed me earlier today to invite me to participate in a project that seems quite promising. This Sunday, during the Super Bowl, PeopleSpace will test the newest version of its Real Time ...READ»

David Rockwell Gets Academy Award Gig Second Year Running

David Rockwell, one of Fast Company's 2009 Masters of Design, has been just been announced as the set designer for the 2009 Academy Awards--for the second year in a row. His design for this year's Oscars--the 81st--channeled the ...READ»

10 Worst Fortune 500 Blogs

Bad Corporate Blogs OK, you know I wouldn’t have put up the 10 best Fortune 500 blogs if I wasn’t willing to put up the 10 worst. And let me tell you, the following blogs need to turn off the lights and say “Goodnight, ...READ»

Organizational Storytellers Take on the Economy - Focus is Innovation, Hyper-production

Organizational storytellers are gathering again in Washington, DC this spring just in time for the cherry blossoms. This, their 9th year, promises a tour de force on the power of narrative to generate solutions for our troubled ...READ»

3 Stage Evolution of Video Conversations

"The eyes have one language everywhere."   George Herbert / Welsh poet Hooked. Captivated. Hynotized. That’s exactly how I felt the first time I interviewed someone looking directly into the camera.  And I ...READ»

Memo to Brands: Surrender

Permission marketing has deteriorated into spam, TiVo is killing the 30-second ad, and no one trusts corporate America. Could there be a more challenging -- and thrilling -- time to work in marketing? Branding guru Laurie Coots doubts it.READ»

The Business of Terminator

Like John Connor, the Terminator franchise should have died several times. A dark horse script from a then-unknown James Cameron, it could have easily been shelved in 1983. But the initial success of The Terminator brought the ...READ»

• The Terminator Economy

Design Learning From Shantytowns

Where others see squalor, architect Teddy Cruz sees a blueprint for dynamic communities.READ»