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
Sherlockology Counts Down To A Big, Dangerous, and Fun “Sherlock” Reveal Saturday August 1, 2013August 1, 2013The BBC’s hit series Sherlock returns for its third series this Fall in the U.K. (early 2014 here in the U.S.), and fans on both sides of the Pond have been clamoring for any bit of information following the climax of the second series finale which saw the “death” of… Read More
Watch Nike’s “The Black Mamba” Short Film Starring Kobe Bryant February 21, 2011Earlier this month we told you about Robert Rodriguez’s short film for Nike called The Black Mamba. Starring Kobe Bryant and with several cameos, including several Rodriguez regulars, the film debuted online this weekend for the NBA All Star Break. Check out the full video after the break. Read More
MTV’s “Iron Man 3” Clip Unlocked April 12, 2013April 12, 2013Earlier in the week, MTV.com hosted an arc reactor that needed to get to 100% before they would release a clip from Iron Man 3. The power increased with each tweet that had the hashtag #UnlockIronMan, and now we can reveal the clip. Unfortunately, it’s more like a 13 second… 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.