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
Bad Robot Releases Teaser Video For Unknown Project Called “Stranger” August 19, 2013J.J. Abrams sure loves his mysteries. Today, his production company Bad Robot posted a video to YouTube called Stranger. It looks to be a teaser for a television show or movie, but there is nothing on their official slate that matches up. Even sites like EW and /Film are puzzled…. Read More
Viral Videos: Iron Man 2 Alternate Takes and Avatar as a Horror Film May 5, 2010May 5, 2010Today we have two viral videos that focus on the recent films we’ve covered. College Humor takes a humorous look at what the alternate takes would look like of the Iron Man 2 scene where Stark jumps out of the plane. We also have a fan made trailer thanks to… Read More
The “Super 8” ARG Isn’t Over! June 19, 2011Despite what seemed like a definitive ending (which led us to reviewing the whole thing), the Super 8 viral campaign is still going strong. We just got a new post on the Revalistic website that teases more updates to come. Get the details after the break. 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.