Film Review: Molly’s Game
By Carl Wyant. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Show-me-don’t-tell-me, the screenwriting rule, or if you prefer the guideline, is broken more times than one can read more …Continue reading Film Review: Molly’s Game
Year: 2017
2017’s “It’s a Wrap”
From the Publisher of CTL. So yet another year grinds to an end, we at Crossing The Line wish to thank you our readers and read more …Continue reading 2017’s “It’s a Wrap”
WHAT ARE CLIENTS REALLY THINKING?
As told to Marcus Honesta. In “Part Five” of my sit down with one of the Advertising Agencies more famous, retired Creative Directors I asked read more …Continue reading WHAT ARE CLIENTS REALLY THINKING?
THE GOOGLE JIHAD
By Marcus Honesta. JIHAD – dʒɪˈhɑːd (Noun) ISLAM – 1. a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. “he declared a jihad against the read more …Continue reading THE GOOGLE JIHAD
Simply The Best: Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Is it holiday season yet? Can I go and spend some time with my family, please? Oh we shall, sweet friends, but read more …Continue reading Simply The Best: Our Top 5 Ads
THE END OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ERA CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH!
By Dorothy Thompson. Given my recent piece on CTL “IS THIS A CASE FOR JUSTICE, OR SIMPLE BLOODY REVENGE”, and the case I made against read more …Continue reading THE END OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA ERA CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH!
IS THIS A CASE FOR JUSTICE, OR SIMPLE BLOODY REVENGE?
By Dorothy Thompson. As the recent slew of explosive unproved accusations against well known Media Personalities and Entertainment Celebrities of accused sexual intimidation or inappropriate read more …Continue reading IS THIS A CASE FOR JUSTICE, OR SIMPLE BLOODY REVENGE?
Film Review: Loving Vincent
By Libby Gandhi. Vincent Van Gogh wrote that ‘we can only speak through our paintings’. Loving Vincent, a Van Gogh biopic and the world’s first read more …Continue reading Film Review: Loving Vincent
THANK YOU GOD FOR SMALL MERCIES
As told to Marcus Honesta. In “Part Four” of my sit down with one of the Advertising Agencies more famous, retired Creative Directors I asked read more …Continue reading THANK YOU GOD FOR SMALL MERCIES
LISTEN: Grant Freckelton, Art Director and Production Designer
Our friends at Masters of Motion have just published their latest podcast, featuring Animal Logic’s Art Director and Production Designer, Grant Freckelton. Grant has been read more …Continue reading LISTEN: Grant Freckelton, Art Director and Production Designer
Simply The Best: Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Hey folks, do you remember last week when we brought you 10 of the best Christmas adverts we could find out there read more …Continue reading Simply The Best: Our Top 5 Ads
A FAIR DINKUM HOLIDAY: Marketing Australia
By Libby Gandhi. In 1984 Paul Hogan offered to ‘slip an extra shrimp on the Barbie’ for Tourism Australia and charmed the world. Australia rocketed read more …Continue reading A FAIR DINKUM HOLIDAY: Marketing Australia
MERRY CHRISTMAS! From all at Crossing The Line
By Dorothy Thompson. In what now appears to be a more commercial, cynical, and secular world, we at CTL thought it might be timely to read more …Continue reading MERRY CHRISTMAS! From all at Crossing The Line
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
As Told To Marcus Honesta. In “Part Three” of my sit down with one of the Advertising Agencies more famous, retired Creative Directors I asked read more …Continue reading YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP
THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE: The appointment of a Global Advertising Agency network
By Dorothy Thompson. In by gone days it would’ve been a kin to an arranged marriage. The families get together and decide at the birth read more …Continue reading THE ARRANGED MARRIAGE: The appointment of a Global Advertising Agency network
WATCH: NZ Police’s most entertaining recruitment video yet
By Alexander McMahon. In a bid to attract more applicants, the New Zealand Police Force go above and beyond in their latest recruitment video. With read more …Continue reading WATCH: NZ Police’s most entertaining recruitment video yet
Simply The Best: The Top 10 Christmas ads of 2017
By Jen Brewster. What does Christmas mean to you? It might mean nothing at all, whether it is religion or work or Grinch-like tendencies. Or read more …Continue reading Simply The Best: The Top 10 Christmas ads of 2017
MISSED HIM BY THAT MUCH AND OTHER MISDEMEANOURS (Part 2)
As Told To Marcus Honesta. In “Part Two” of my sit down with one of the Advertising Agencies more famous, retired Creative Directors I asked read more …Continue reading MISSED HIM BY THAT MUCH AND OTHER MISDEMEANOURS (Part 2)
Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. I am not including any Christmas adverts in this week’s selection as we will have a festive round up of the good, read more …Continue reading Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
Droga5 and the Fine Art of Advertising
By Libby Gandhi, Writer and Art Historian. The Fine Art market soared to nosebleed territory last week with the sale of Da Vinci’s transcendental Salvator read more …Continue reading Droga5 and the Fine Art of Advertising
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE MONEY GOES?
As Told To Marcus Honesta. I recently sat done with one of the Advertising Agencies more famous, retired Creative Directors to ask him to share read more …Continue reading WHO KNOWS WHERE THE MONEY GOES?
SCARED STRAIGHT: Out of Advertising
By Alexander McMahon. Do you remember your first day in the advertising industry? How you were full of hope, expectation, and a burning dream to read more …Continue reading SCARED STRAIGHT: Out of Advertising
Gender equality initiative Free The Bid launches in Oz
Based on the successful US gender equality awareness campaign, Free The Bid has now launched in Australia, headed up by award-winning director Jasmin Tarasin. A read more …Continue reading Gender equality initiative Free The Bid launches in Oz
Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Well well, whatever happened to the year? Not long ago it seems I was making lists of New Year resolutions, and yet read more …Continue reading Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
WHAT HAS LURED THE BEAN COUNTERS TO AD LAND? Part 3
By Dorothy Thompson. “HOW DO YOU VALUE A BRAND”? What is a brand really worth? There are many different reasons why companies buy and sell read more …Continue reading WHAT HAS LURED THE BEAN COUNTERS TO AD LAND? Part 3
This is Gold: “Solo – A Ron Howard Story”
Words and Pictures by Harry Gold. It looks like director Ron Howard may have re-shot the majority of the much-anticipated-ish Star Wars spin-off, Solo: A read more …Continue reading This is Gold: “Solo – A Ron Howard Story”
STRATEGIES ARE LIKE ASSHOLES. EVERYBODY HAS ONE
By Phil Watson, ECD Momentum Worldwide. Or so Clint Eastwood’s character might have said if he were a vigilante CEO looking at what everyone from read more …Continue reading STRATEGIES ARE LIKE ASSHOLES. EVERYBODY HAS ONE
This is Gold: Dora the Transformer?
By Harry Gold. It was reported earlier this week that Michael Bay would be producing a Dora The Explorer movie for Paramount. Let that sink read more …Continue reading This is Gold: Dora the Transformer?
Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
By Jen Brewster. Hello my lovelies! This week we will visit the worlds of heroes and villains, be carried along with dreams and ambitions, and read more …Continue reading Simply The Best – Our Top 5 Ads
WATCH: The sound of Blade Runner 2049
By Alex McMahon. Regular readers will know about my passionate anticipation for Blade Runner 2049. Thankfully, it did not disappoint. Director Denis Villeneuve has delivered read more …Continue reading WATCH: The sound of Blade Runner 2049