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
Viral Video: Back To The Future Reenactment January 25, 2011YouTube superstars Barely Political have teamed up with car-centric BBC television Top Gear to bring you a pretty funny video in which Mark and Todd end up re-enacting Back to the Future in their office when they’re trying to make Mark’s first car sound cool. Watch the funny (and sometimes… Read More
2012: Taking Viral Outside October 6, 2009October 17, 2009UPDATE: New information on the NYC drop, dated 10/7: According to , Pixie and rebel2k4 from unfiction, we have received the newest scrambled code: RE: PROJECT NAACZAAL STATUS BRIEFING OCTOBER SEVEN ATTACHED IS THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE NAACZAAL CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE. THIS REVISION ACCOUNTS FOR DELAYS IN PROGRESS ALREADY ENCOUNTERED…. Read More
Find Your Temptation With “Tyler Perry’s Temptation” Tracker March 17, 2013March 19, 2013Tyler Perry’s Temptation is about a marriage counselor who gets bored in her own marriage and has an affair with an obsessive man, which leads to trouble. The film opens in theaters March 29th, but if you want to discover your own temptations, there’s an app for that. 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.