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Smirnoff Black Modern Gentleman Masterclasses
Splendid gives London’s stylish men-about-town the chance to brush up on their skills with The Smirnoff Black Modern Gentleman Masterclasses at sketch: a series of evening events featuring expert advice on sharp dressing, masculine grooming and making classic cocktailsSmirnoff Night Vision presents: 3D Disco Goes 360
Splendid sported 3D specs at the launch of the world’s first 3D Disco in a fully immersive 360 degree environment. Novak, the promoters behind the concept were awarded a £10k bursary through the Smirnoff Night Vision initiative to turn their idea in to a reality. Catch them again at this year’s Glastonbury or check out the video hereMarmite and Tuffers launch cricket anthem ‘The Ashes Song’
Splendid enlisted the help of Phil Tufnell to release ‘The Ashes Song’ by Tuffers and the Wooden Urns to celebrate the release of Marston’s Pedigree Marmite and sledge the Vegemite-munching Aussies throughout the 2009 Ashes. Click here to download the single, and here to view the video, and show the England lads your support this Summer!
Cornetto ice cream fight
Splendid goes behind the scenes of DJ Goodwill’s music video for his track “I Scream” produced exclusively for Streets Cornetto as part of their promotion to freeze 10,000 MP3 players inside special cones.Talisker Tales
Splendid gives Australian sailing enthusiasts the chance to gather over a dram of whisky at the Talisker Tales, an intimate evening with world renowned yachtsman, Pete Goss, who shared incredible tales of the high sea, including his most recent adventure – sailing from Cornwall to Melbourne to recreate a journey made by his Cornish ancestors 154 years ago.Johnnie Walker - Local to Lords
Splendid enlists the help of Australian International cricketers Mike Hussey and Shane Watson for Local to Lord’s – a search by Johnnie Walker for two people to take cricket around the world in 80 days and onto the Ashes series in London.Smirnoff Mule Lounge
Splendid steps back in time to a 1940s Hollywood lounge bar to celebrate the iconic Smirnoff Mule, with the help of a legendary British DJ Russ Dewbury.LA Fitness Boot Camp
Splendid launches the LA Fitness new year Boot Camp workout with Celebrity Fit Club trainer Harvey Walden, and stages a special session for soap star Gemma Bissex, to get her in shape for her Dancing on Ice TV debutJose Cuervo Platino - A Small World party
Splendid orchestrates a tasting of ultra premium Jose Cuervo Platino at the exclusive Maddox Club for members of elite social networking site A Small WorldSmirnoff Black & GQ
Splendid works with GQ magazine to produce ‘The Smirnoff Black Book’ - a monthly advertorial series featuring essential lifestyle and grooming tips for the modern gentlemanSmirnoff Black Boutique Barbers
Splendid launches Smirnoff Black Boutique Barbers with Hugo Boss: an innovative in-store service that offers the ‘modern gentleman’ a premium smooth shave followed by a distinctively smooth Smirnoff Black cocktail.Jose Cuervo Platino Tequila
Splendid launches the world's best tasting silver tequila at the opening of Mayfair's most exclusive private members club, Jalouse, with attendance by a host of London’s elite including Paris Hilton, Nikki Haslam and Ronan Keating.Xtra Factor: Simon Cowell Loves Marmite
Splendid gets Simon Cowell to reveal his love for Marmite live on Xtra Factor.Smirnoff Flavours Vodka
Splendid launches Smirnoff Lime and Smirnoff Green Apple in Bristol by commissioning world famous ice sculptor Duncan Hamilton to recreate the iconic Clifton Suspension bridge in ice using over 300 apples and limes.Silent Disco LIVE with Fun Lovin' Criminals
Splendid and Smirnoff launch innovative nightlife concept Silent Disco LIVE, with Fun Lovin’ Criminals becoming the first band to play a live set through headphones to a packed crowd at KOKO in Camden.Miller Music USA
Splendid organises a four-day music experience in Seattle, including VIP hospitality at Bumbershoot music and arts festival, for Miller Genuine Draft competition winners and media from seven European countries.Johnnie Walker TV commercial
Splendid puts top Australian cricketers Shane Watson, Stuart Clarke and Michael Hussey (aka ‘Mr Cricket’) through the paces on the set of Johnnie Walker’s latest TV commercial at Brisbane’s iconic Gabba cricket ground.
Suzanne Goes to the Games
The Beijing Olympics Broadcast Committee recruits Splendid’s own Suzanne Scrimgour to look after 200 commentators and TV crew during the Opening Ceremony and manage crew at the tennis venue of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
[yellow tail] Vinyl Bar
Splendid amplifies the [yellow tail] Vinyl Bar, which rocks and jazzes the Good Food & Wine Shows by matching music genres to wine varietalsSmirnoff Black Screenings
Splendid launches Smirnoff Black Screenings and brings old Hollywood glamour to Chelsea, kicking off with a screening of Casablanca
FlashDrumming for Fair Trade
Splendid draws crowds on the South Bank with London's first-ever flash drumming event for Liberation Nuts (www.chooseliberation.com)Quintessentially
Splendid creates a media frenzy around the Australian trip of Quintessentially co-founder Ben ElliotSplendid Launches Make A Tape
Splendid celebrates its passion for music with the launch of makeatape.com, weekly online mixtape sessions submitted by the public.Smirnoff Experience Paris
Splendid manages media at the Smirnoff Experience Paris event, where a once-only collaboration between Mark Ronson and Duran Duran is the highlightBig Yellow
Splendid and Oz Clarke launch the UK's first wine self-storage facility at Big Yellow's flagship store in Fulham
Smirnoff Experience Secret Party 2008
Splendid uses eye-catching ambient media to drive traffic to www.thewayin.com.au, a treasure hunt for tickets to the biggest free party in Australia
Big Pond 'Dung' Game Launch in Sydney
Splendid brings World Square in Sydney to a standstill with 'Dung'-themed lawn bowls for the launch of the new game for mobile and PC from Big Pond
Bulleit Sessions
Splendid promotes the first in a series of live music events for Bulleit Bourbon, which highlight the influence of original artists on contemporary musicThe Smirnoff Experience Microfestival
Splendid turns the tables on music festivals, giving aspiring DJs their shot at 15 minutes of fame at the Smirnoff Experience MicrofestivalGuinness St Patrick's Day
A media relations campaign to leverage Guinness St Patrick’s Day activities and promote the Guinness.mobi pub finderLovers' Marmite
Splendid re-creates Rodin's iconic statue 'The Kiss' using Lovers' Marmite to promote the limited edition product on Valentine's Day
Smirnoff Ten in Australia
Splendid welcomes the ‘Smirnoff Ten’ international nightlife experts to Australia to sample and review the best in Ozzie bar and club cultureGuinness Domino Phenomenon
Splendid helps Guinness to create a nationwide domino shortage in the run up to ChristmasSmirnoff Electric Cabaret
Splendid heralds the triumphant return of Smirnoff Electric Cabaret to London’s Koko with a celebration of the best in original entertainmentBluewater Santa Boot Camp
Splendid creates a Father Christmas fitness programme for Bluewater Shopping Centre, to set a healthy example to children
Guinness Advertising Amplification
Splendid builds the hype to launch ‘Tipping Point’ the latest Guinness epic created by AMVBluewater Christmas Brand Experience
Giant installations prove that ‘Bluewater Has Christmas All Wrapped Up'Paddington Bear Tries Marmite
Paddington Bear tries Marmite and Splendid manages a nationwide debate: has the teddy legend sold out?Smirnoff Electric Cabaret
Our national campaign for Smirnoff showcases the most mixed-up and original entertainment in nightlife
London Fashion Week
Splendid promotes geek chic at London Fashion Week, as Geek Squad enables fabulous technology for fashionistas
Guinness Marmite
Splendid spreads the love as two iconic brands join together in a sandwich made in heavenBoots Change One Thing
Splendid engages Natasha Hamilton to lead the Boots campaign to help smokers kick the habitRexona
Splendid commissions research for Rexona to highlight the accelerating pace of modern European women’s lifestylesLawn Tennis Association
Working with stars as diverse as Peter Crouch and Goldie Lookin' Chain, Splendid helps the LTA to inspire a new generation of British talentMarmart
With toast as the canvas, Splendid challenges the nation to create art using the spread we either love or hate
Smirnoff Purification
Splendid takes its Smirnoff Purification Installation on a tour of British seaside towns to make seawater fit to drinkYahoo! DJ Centenary
After 100 years of spinning the platters that matter, a Splendid campaign wishes happy birthday Mr. DJ!
Peperami Fanimal
England flop at the World Cup (again) and Splendid leads the nation's ranting with Peperami Fanimal
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PayPal ‘Do Stuff for Money’ 03/07/09
Posted By: Becca
Clever concept from PayPal – just input your name, who you’re offering money to, how much and what they have to do to get it. Paypal sends them the offer either by email or by Facebook, using Facebook Connect, so you can browse your friends list and post the offer to someone’s wall from the Do Stuff For Money website.
Some of the offers are pretty entertaining, and PayPal gets a cut on all of the transactions… amusing and shrewd…
Richard Long ‘Heaven and Earth’ at Tate Britain, 3rd June – 6th September 03/07/09
Posted By: Naomi
Major retrospective of leading British Land artist and his unique approach to understanding and expressing his experiences between art and landscape.
Long clearly loves the natural world around us, and makes much of his art on long-distance walks, contemplating the natural world around him. He only uses natural materials (rocks, river mud etc) sometimes leaving simple traces on the landscape, at other times creating text works or photographic images and sculpture which subvert the traditional approach to time, geography, distance and how the world is measured.
Perhaps surprisingly, his work is neither romantic or sentimental, but an incredibly inspiring and lucidly elemental personal attempt at explaining and considering the natural world around us.
I truly wish I could ‘make’ art as incredible, simple and inspiring as this!
tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/richardlong
GlastoPoem 30/06/09
Posted By: Lucy
Glastonbury 2009 was treated to a unique installation as part of the BBC’s Poetry Season: an interactive Twitter poem Glasto Poem. The project took an RSS feed from Twitter of all tweets with the hashtag #GlastoPoem, which were then projected onto the inner circumference of the Igloo Arena at the Shangri-La field at Glastonbury, mixed with 3D visuals courtesy of a VJ (Visual Jockey, in this case).
nitro-digital.co.uk/glastopoem
Civilization 30/06/09
Posted By: Ece
Everyone’s heard of a stairway to heaven, but how about an elevator? That’s just what visitors to the Standard Hotel in New York will experience thanks to the incredibly cool art installation “Civilization” by artist Marco Brambilla—an amazing video mural that takes guests from fiery infernos to paradise as the elevator ascends.
The Mountaintop at Theatre 503 in Clapham 29/06/09
Posted By: Tori
Brilliant new play about Martin Luther King, set in a Memphis motel room the night before his assassination.
Rebel Bingo 29/06/09
Posted By: Pete
For
those of you who thought Bingo was the for middle aged housewives with a
penchant for hanging out with freaky anthropomorphic foxes in purple suits,
think again!
Underground Rebel Bingo takes the premise that the game has been outlawed, with
players convening at secret London locations under the guise of neighbourhood
watch meetings. In their own words:
“We don’t care what people think. We wanna dance. We wanna drink. But most of
all, we wanna play dirty secret hardcore
M***a - F****n bingo.”
It’s rude, rock ‘n’ roll, but mainly it’s hilarious and incredibly
entertaining.
Rebelbingo.com
Secret Restaurants 26/06/09
Posted By: Nick
From the sultry delights of Splendid friend; amazing food blogger Ms. Marmite Lover’s sumptuous Underground Restaurant to musician Horton Jupiter’s Secret Ingredient. Fantastic secret restaurants seem to be popping up in London with vigor and passion. Affordable, exclusive and very trendy, most operate a bring your own bolli [sic] policy and give an insight into the homes and kitchens of top London foodies. Don’t delay book a table now!
thelondonpaper.com/going-out/bars-and-restaurants/the-10-best-secret-restaurants-in-london
Absolutely gorgeous interactive music video 25/06/09
Posted By: Ece
A Spanish group called Labuat has created one of the most beautiful music videos we’ve ever seen. And the best thing is, it’s interactive!
As the song — “Soy Tu Aire” (“I’m Your Air”) — kicks off, a line of black ink moves across the screen: You can send it up, down, back, and forth, or swirl it into circles. The line grows thicker along the way and splatters into several shapes: butterflies, red lips, birds. The immersive experience will make you feel like a maestro.
Inspiring Cycling! 24/06/09
Posted By: Naomi
For a truly creative and inspired way to get around the urban environment (in this case Edinburgh), or just the pure exhilaration of extreme cycling:
We7 24/06/09
Posted By: Lucy
Online music jukebox We7 is inviting people to create a playlist that defines their life as a fun viral way to learn about how to access legal music sites. Me7 – 7 songs that define Me is a month-long competition offering up £7,000 worth of prizes.The competition runs for four weeks from this Friday: the more users share their playlist via Twitter, emails and social networks, the more chance they have of winning prizes.
Skin Individual from Cancer Research UK 24/06/09
Posted By: Lucy
A great social networking campaign from Cancer Research UK to raise awareness of skin cancer among the UK’s 15-34 year olds in the UK, dangles an exclusive gig from Ladyhawke and Bombay Bicycle Club as a prize to those who can amass the biggest virtual guest list of friends. Via Unity, London.
Dancing in fields 23/06/09
Posted By: Nick
Maybe it’s because I was heading to my first festival of the summer last weekend (wellies in check) but hopefully this gets you in the mood for summer…
Le Donk 15/06/09
Posted By: Shirin
A low budget faux rockumentary about an up and coming rapper from Nottingham produced in five days by Shane Meadows? Count us in.
www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on/2009/le-donk
Nice Album, Shame About The Cover 07/06/09
Posted By: Alec
My current favourite blog and one the reasons I love the internet; you get to meet folks with the most interesting but ultimately, well, specialist obsessions. This particular blog impresses me on two levels. Firstly, someone has access to an outstanding collection of jazz records. Second, they have taken the time to analyse thousands of them and categorise the cover artwork with labels like “Bad Day For a Photoshoot”, “Outer limits of taste” and, of course, “focus on phallus”. My personal favourite is the category “all work is prostitution really”.nicealbumshameaboutthecover.blogspot.com
House Cafe, Istanbul 14/05/09
Posted By: Naomi
The Hundred in the Hands 12/05/09
Posted By: Lawrence
The Hundred in the Hands are (another) awesome band from Brooklyn, NYC. Check out two singles here. 'Undressed in Dresden' might possibly become your new favourite song of the week.
Two London dates this weekend:
15 May | The Fly, Camden
16 May | Proud Galleries, Camden
You can grab these flaming hot tickets through be-at.co.uk
Mirrorkicks’ LEGO Music Video 06/05/09
Posted By: Ece
Check out this music video by Mirrorkicks…it took half a year of sweat and tears and calluses I’m sure.
View the video on the Mirrorkicks’ YouTube channel
Run Riot 06/05/09
Posted By: Shirin
Keep your finger on the pulse of cultural events in the worlds of art, clubs, dance, film, media, music, fashion and theatre with the Run Riot website and weekly email bulletin.
This brilliant crew of 'writers, agitators and cultural enthusiasts' also stage events, flash mobs and happenings of their own.
Check them out at www.run-riot.com.
Tourism Queensland's Best Job in the World competition 06/05/09
Posted By: Suzanne
34,500 entrants all submitted a 1 minute video application.
Tourism Queensland's Creative Director presented this campaign last week at a digital forum. He didn’t have a clue about technology but he did know that a bloody brilliant idea would cut across all disciplines and it did.
Boffswana's Living Sasquatch (Bigfoot) 06/05/09
Posted By: Ben
Check out this great commercialisation of 3D animation technology developed by an outfit in Melbourne. They are using it to bring a brand's icon (Jack Link's Beef Jerky to be precise) to life on your desktop.
Antony Gormley’s ‘One and Other’ installation 28/04/09
Posted By: KP
Another brilliant, headline grabbing, creation is on its way from Antony Gormley, entitled ‘One and Other’. Gormley will get no fewer than 2,400 people to stand on the Fourth Plinth at Trafalgar Square, to create a unique living monument. They’ll each be challenged to create an image of themselves as a representation of humanity; performing for an hour each, back to back, 24 hours a day, over a period of more than 3 months!
The work will create a portrait of the UK in the 21st century, whilst challenging the idea that only certain types of people have the right to be immortalised on a plinth.
Check out the live broadcast at oneandother.co.uk
Superstar DJs Here We Go!: The Rise and Fall of the Superstar DJ 16/04/09
Posted By: Alec
The new book by filmmaker, journalist and Splendid collaborator Dom Phillips is a 120 bpm plus journey through the ecstasy and excesses of that heady period during the 1990s when the consensus was that God is a DJ.
Thankfully, now, the DJ is once again a mere mortal. A passionate music obsessive playing records (or MP3 files) wherever and whenever he can for the love of music and a few free drinks.
Five Missions More Live! 15/04/09
Posted By: Chris
5MM will be presenting an evening of live music focusing on some of the hottest female talent around. From Speech Debelle to Andreya Triana, 5MM invites us to join their world of musical justice tomorrow evening at Shoreditch's Vibe Bar (Brick Lane), all for the price of a lottery ticket (yup - one quid). Possibly the cheapest night out in London!Live Acts: Speech Debelle (Big Dada) & Andreya Triana (Flying Lotus/Bonobo)
DJs: TM Juke (Alice Russell) & Simpson (5MM/Dugout Radio Show)
Five Missions More Live!
Thursday 16th April 2009
Vibe Live (upstairs @ Vibe Bar)
Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, Shoreditch, London
7.30pm – 11ish
£1 Entry
Plus free Bad Idea Magazine giveaways / live art & more, all for £1!!!!
http://www.fivemissionsmore.com/ // info@fivemissionsmore.com
Land of Kings 09/04/09
Posted By: Nick
A new festival is taking place up the road from our Shoreditch office in Dalston next month, organised by our newest recruit Connie among others. LIVING IN A DISCO has been invited to host a venue on the Friday and will be featuring prolific bloggers Allez Allez and Serge Santiago of Space Sunday’s fame. Plenty of other stuff on offer for those not into repetitive, bleepy music.
Jungleboys Saigon 07/04/09
Posted By: Ben
Check out Jungleboys Saigon’s response to the global financial crisis on Youtube here.
We especially love the 'Cannes Gold Lion guaranteed or a free fortune cat'. And lest we forget the classic 42 Below call centre clip that we suspect inspired this – view it here.
Singapore's Naumi Hotel 02/04/09
Posted By: Ben
Not sure
what’s the best bit of this designer gem – the Dedon
pods at the rooftop infinity pool, the gazillion thread count sheets on the
huge pillow-top beds, the Alka-Seltzer and/or Buck’s Fizz at the
breakfast buffet, or maybe simply the decent sized fridge with free mixers to
stash your Duty
Free vodka.
naumihotel.com
Moo.com 27/03/09
Posted By: Naomi
Get creative and turn your personal photos and designs into postcards, business cards, greetings cards, wrapping paper, stickers, table decorations, gift tags, QR codes, etc…
You can also submit your Flickr photostream for a dizzying array of your favorite snaps!
The Marc Newson interior of the new Airbus 380 25/03/09
Posted By: Ben
Finally some decent design for the cabin in the sky, it almost makes you feel human in the air.Its form and function: ultra-modern materials make seat backs thinner for more room and the loos could almost be in a tiny Tokyo nightclub (which is a good thing btw).
fastcompany.com/blog/cliff-kuang/
The new album by Fleet Foxes 25/03/09
Posted By: Alec
A breezy and bright blend of great, uplifting symphonic pop which seems to nod to the Beach Boys, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and, inevitably, The Beatles. Probably not new to the kids but, despite the 1960s musical references, to this old fart it sounds fantastically fresh for 2009.The new Quintessentially iPhone city guide app 24/03/09
Posted By: Suzanne
The new city guide application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch provides an exclusive opportunity to connect to the world of Quintessentially while on the move.
From Paris to Panama, Delhi to Dubai, the Quintessentially iPhone application offers free and easy access to a wealth of must-have travel information, and with 44 offices around the world and researchers and fixers in every other major city, Quintessentially's expert team have the world's best travel secrets at our fingertips.
The Quintessentially iPhone application is available for download from the App Store on your iPhone or from iTunes.
Click here to download or simply search for Quintessentially City Guides in the App Store.
Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Streetcar Named Desire 20/03/09
Posted By: Emily
Cate Blanchett and her husband, acclaimed director Andrew Upton, have teamed up as the new Artistic Directors of the Sydney Theatre Company and are shaking it up.
They want to air out the stuffiness associated with the old theatre company, provide more cheap free pieces of theatre around the city, and invigorate and excite Sydney’s senses.
In September, they will put on a searing production of the famous Tennessee Williams play, A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Cate Blanchett as Blanche and Joel Edgerton as Stanley.
Opens 01 Sep 09 | Tickets from $40.00
Book Online at Sydneytheatre.com.au
Melodics 20/03/09
Posted By: Emily
Melodics are a joyfully constructed amalgamation of original, vibrant and unconventional sound that literally forces you to get up and dance. They are a five-piece group that draw influences from Hip-hop, Punk, Rock and Electronica. The salacious five talents include a sax, synth, drums and bass and incredible vocals.
Currently working the live music scene in Melbourne and releasing their debut album soon, they describe their music as ‘an up-tempo response to the ways of the modern world.’ We all need a bit of that! Watch this space…
Golden Silvers 19/03/09
Posted By: Nick
Look
out for this new jazz loving pop trio currently taking the live circuit by
storm.
Oh and their new music video was directed by my pal Colin Henderson.
Kate Moross & Simian Mobile Disco 18/03/09
Posted By: Pete
Even if you don’t know London based artist Kate Moross, there’s a good chance you’ve seen her work somewhere. Be it on the cover of Vice, on a national billboard campaign for Cadbury’s or in a limited edition range of tees for Topshop. She’s also done a lot of work for musicians and recently set herself up as an ‘Art Director for hire’ for bands, taking control of their design and branding across all platforms. Her first project in this vein has been Simian Mobile Disco.
Having redesigned the duo’s logo, she’s taken their circular theme and applied it to videos for their two new tracks ‘Synthesise’ and ‘10,000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong’, which were created by projecting repeating patterns of circles onto the walls of ‘project space’ Area 10. She’s also created a limited run of tees derived from the video’s graphics; simple, but very cool.
View the videos ‘Synthesise’
& ‘10,000 Horses
Can’t Be Wrong’
Grab
a limited edition Simian Mobile Disco Kate Moross ISOTEE
Diesel's Five on Fifth (NY) 18/03/09
Posted By: Ben
A great example of a bottom-up strategy for a store launch, Deisel Five on Fifth is the antithesis of the tried and (yawn) tested formula for a fashion outlet opening...
The Press Club Tasting Cellar 17/03/09
Posted By: Emily
In the epicenter of San Francisco, the Press Club is an urban wine tasting bar situated in a cellar at the foot of the Four Seasons Hotel. This new bar promotes the wines of eight award-winning boutique Californian producers via a series of intimate tasting sessions, hosted by their very own vineyard employees.
Each winery has its very own ‘tasting bar’ where visitors can nose and taste flights offered by each winery, all under expert guidance. For those less enthused about exploring their wine palate, it’s possible to simply buy a bottle and enjoy the Nape Valley at home.
pressclubsf.comTonic, Hunter Valley, NSW, Australia 12/03/09
Posted By: Lloyd
Situated 2 hours north of Sydney amongst the lush vineyards of the Hunter Valley, Tonic offers boutique accommodation with a sleek and personal feel. Each of the eight rooms combines style and comfort with the latest in technology.
What’s more, if you like the look of the leather armchair in the corner, the Aesop products, lamps or locally produced cheese and wine, just take them home and they’ll be added to your bill.
There’s no formal check in, simply go to your room, type in your pre-arranged door code and begin your luxurious stay. Add in an afternoon tour of some of the world’s best wineries to complete a memorable weekend.
Joost's Greenhouse 02/03/09
Posted By: Emily
Coffee sold in jam jars, food served on recycled wafer boards and menus created from old biscuit trays — all elements that create the sustainable spectacle that is the ‘Greenhouse’ café, Melbourne’s hippest urban environmental retreat.
Brainchild of talented industrial designer Joost Bakker, the Greenhouse is an installation created entirely from recycled and recyclable materials that will deconstruct without a trace of existence.
With floors made from shipping crates, a wall of wild strawberries planted in old palettes, tables made from fire hydrants and chairs made from street signs, this stylish pop-up ecological café is the perfect example of sustainability made simple.Mine’s a latte, what’s yours?
Under The Sea 3D 17/02/09
Posted By: Emma G
A new IMAX 3D adventure, which explores some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth including New Guinea and Southern Australia. It’s a great way to see the sights of the deep depths of the ocean and it’s 3D! Brighten up your weekend...
Inglourious Basterds 12/02/09
Posted By: Pete
In the first trailer for Tarantino’s upcoming WWII flick, we are introduced “The Basterds” a crack team of Jewish soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) with just one mission – kill as many Nazis as possible. However it turns out, you can be pretty sure that QT will bring his unmistakable style to bear on the subject and give us something very different from the usual war movie.
Watch the trailer here
Guilty guilty pleasures 08/02/09
Posted By: Nick
“You Are What You Eat”, “Why Aren’t Thin People Fat?”, “Fast Food Junkies”; the list of TV docs that analyse, scrutinise then criminalise the nation’s eating habits is akin to an ever expanding waistband.Being health conscious as we are here at Splendid (Juicer? - check. Weekly fruit delivery? - check. Communal muesli? – check.) only makes what the other half fill their faces with seem even more remarkable.
Mutant Behaviour 04/02/09
Posted By: KP
Ever wondered who your celebrity lookalikes are? Or which of your parents you most look like? Or who your own child most looks like!? Then check out this nifty face recognition feature on myheritage.com...
Drop in a passport image of yourself and be amused, and bemused, to see an album pop up of all your same and opposite sex celeb lookalikes, then watch your celebrity morph appear from nowhere. Just add in the family pix for the Look-alike Meter.
Go on, you know you can't resist it!
Bucket drumming – as seen on Miami Beach 20/01/09
Posted By: Nick
Gather a load of pots, pans and garbage, sit on the street and bash hell out if until it sounds as good as this.View the video here
This Is Where We Live 20/01/09
Posted By: Liz
Imagine a world made with books... This little stop-motion film for 4th Estate Publishers' 25th Anniversary, does just that. A nice idea from the guys at Apt Studio and Asylum Films.
You can view the video here
The new Rex the Dog video for ‘Bubblicious’. 16/01/09
Posted By: Pete
A piece of stop-motion genius...
Visit rexthedog.net
iiNET Films afloat at Darling Harbour 16/01/09
Posted By: Liz
Some of us Splendid Sydneysiders were lucky enough to experience UK legends ‘The Bays’ performing a live, in the moment, improvised set to the iconic 1998 film Run Lola Run on Wednesday night.
A floating cinema screen, on a summer’s evening with the
harbour as a backdrop is a hot contender for one of our favourite Splendid Loves for 2009 so far. And what’s more, it was FREE.
One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen!
View here on YouTube
GirlTalk 15/01/09
Posted By: Lucy
The 22 most memorable entertainment moments of 2008 24/12/08
Posted By: Splendid
From our own Black Mariah’s electronically enhanced vocals to a "Secret Cinem