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In "Coppos Signs Turturro To Direct Spots" (5/11, p. 1), director John Turturro was referred to as having worked closely with an artist on designing the set of his feature film Illuminata. That...

The judges for this year's Cannes International Advertising Festival (6/18-23) have been named. As earlier reported, Bob Isherwood, New York-based worldwide creative director of Saatchi &...

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Pandemonium, San Francisco, completed work on a pair of :30s for Blockbuster and Doner, Southfield, Mich. "Fall Guy" and "Stuff It" utilize a combination of humor,...

There was an article in The New York Times (6/22) about whether or not the escalating violence in the much-lauded HBO series The Sopranos was justified. It argued that the life of...

Tis the awards season—as evidenced by the front-page stories this week on the Clio and Belding competitions.

So now we have just what the industry needs: another award. But that thinly...

MAY 24, 1996/Director Osbert Parker has signed with international house Partizan Midi Minuit for worldwide spot representation. Partizan just launched a U.S. operation in New York—a co-venture...

Executive producer Bryan Farhy and director Wayne Holloway have exited bicoastal Basecamp Entertainment….Curious Pictures, New York, has signed design and directorial...

Lisa Gimenez and Keith Quinn of Lisa Gimenez & Associates, Los Angeles and San Francisco, have been named to handle the West Coast for New York-headquartered Curious Pictures. They report to...

Bill Bruce has been promoted to executive VP/executive creative director at BBDO New York. He had been serving as executive VP/senior creative director.

TBWA/Chiat/Day...

The setting and scenario pique viewer curiosity from the very outset. A man stands alone in a gloomy, cavernous warehouse, surrounded by tables. On them sit what appear to be thousands of metal...