Elaborate Bansky Oscar Campaign or Mr. Brainwash Street Art? Michael Lee, February 1, 2011February 27, 2011 Exit Through the Gift Shop was not only a hit at last year’s Sundance, it has already achieved a cult status within the film community. Not only that, but the film that documented street artists like Bansky and Mr. Brainwash has earned itself an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary. In response to the nomination Bansky has said, “I don’t agree with the concept of award ceremonies, but I’m prepared to make an exception for the ones I’m nominated for.”But has Bansky begun an Oscar Campagin for his nominated film or is this just another street art piece by Mr. Brainwash? Hit the jump to see the full picture and you can decide for yourself. LAist (via Slashfilm) has found a mural depicting the famous Oscar statue dressed in a sweatshirt hoodie with Stormtroopers from Star Wars working on the ceremony.The mural is located on La Brea Ave. near San Vicente, in Los Angeles, California.So who did it? Bansky or Mr. Brainwash? Could it be someone completely different? News Viral Marketing Academy AwardsExit Through the Gift Shop
Is Avatar Racist? January 12, 2010October 18, 2011The political and social message of James Cameron’s Avatar is not exactly subtle. The premise of a big corporation (or government) willing to kill natives (or invade a weaker country) for a natural resource has been used in many films before, and the Internet has been a buzz for months… Read More
GKNOVA6: Website Updates, New Codes . . . What Game? April 9, 2010April 10, 2010UPDATE: New discovery – https://movieviral.com/2010/04/09/gknova6-classified-announcement-somd-new-code/ GKNOVA6.com has updated with an all new video which includes a new code. The site was revealed last week after packages were sent to video game websites and fans alike, throwing us into wild speculation. But that was then, so I assume that speculation has… Read More
Password Found For New “Apollo 18” Images! January 20, 2011January 20, 2011It was just a few days ago that we posted about a couple of new images that had shown up on the Apollo 18 viral site, and the fact that usual password was no longer in use, so the hunt was on. Well thanks to a recent tweet from the… Read More
sorry, but that is most defiantly not banksy. first of all the humor is ham-fisted, plus look around the storm troopers. it’s discolored, indicating that this was a paste job -not stencil.
Not Banksy, it’s absolutely Brainwash’s style and he has used the star wars figures in some of his other work. Bansky did some of the other stuff around town like the infamous Mickey Mouse billboard on Sunset.