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…is the enigmatic title of Kevin Curtis’s heartfelt homage to the celebrated Mercedes ad ‘Presence’ which features Josh Brolin. This film - no less portentous in its philosophical profundity than the original - has provoked much chin-stroking here at head office.

These likely lads are the stars of our new campaign for McDonald’s ‘Great Taste of America’ promotion directed by Theo Delaney for Leo Burnett. The four commercials feature rising comedy stars Charlie Baker and Spencer Jones, childishly mucking around on an American theme. Watch out for idiotic behaviour inspired by New York, Chicago, Arizona and Miami. The two were so brimming with brilliance that there is also an abundance of extra, non-scripted material that may seep out virally. (Yuck). The ads were written by Graham Lakeland and Richard Robinson and produced for Burnetts by Lois Mould. Linsey Romano took charge for Hotspur and Argyle.

Click on the image to view the first two films now running. “New York” & “Chicago”

Our Nokia NGage films we made with Work Club have received a D&AD nomination. The six films shot by Theo Delaney on the London Underground record the reactions of the public as our planted actors become more and more engrossed in the FIFA 09 game on their phones. Meanwhile, the FA Tesco Skills Programme, which featured six training films made by H&A’s sister company Contentment Worldwide, has just picked up a coveted Sports Industry Award.

‘Two Rays’ is Contentment Worldwide’s latest film for The Football Association’s Respect Programme. Written and directed by Theo Delaney the film stars the one and only Ray Winstone as an over-zealous soccer Dad and, umm, another Ray Winstone as his cool alter-ego. Already spreading like wildfire across the web it’s popping up in news programmes and papers the length and breadth of the land. But you can see it right here by clicking on Ray’s boat race.

Delighted that Hotpur & Argyle and Contentment are getting those nominations in. We’ve got Talk to Frank  in for BTAA,  60-90 second commercial and public service .The FA’s Respect for the Sports and Industry awards Best Digital Sports marketing campaign and The FA and Tesco for best integrated sport marketing campaign.

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It’s official, Big Red Buttons new ‘Talk to Frank’ campaign for Mother breaks tonight. They’ve been locked away with a stuffed dog and a load of other incriminating objects for weeks. We’ve created a TV  & Cinema 60, 3 web films and 2  virals. At last it’s time to enjoy the fruits of their labours. Click on the image to view video.

Perrington Stud is Big Red Button’s brilliant short film made for the Getty Images Short & Sweet Film Challenge. With a brief to illustrate uses for Getty’s 65million-image archive, the boys’ concocted a fiendish treatise on the history of the eponymous game and it’s foremost exponents. A ripping, gripping yarn it is not to be missed so click above and immerse yourselves in this seven minute epic.

That’s right, Hotspur and Argyle’s shadowy sister organisation Contentment Worldwide is responsible for all the live action footage on Sony’s lavish new Quantum of Solace website. The site invites would-be Bonds to attempt a series of tasks designed to raise sensory awareness to 007 levels. Jake Polonsky directed the action over two days in London.

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Slash, a brazen celebration of outdoor urination, is Hotspur and Argyle’s newly completed spot for MTV Switch. Encouraging people to save water by flushing less, the film was shot over a hectic day around central London on luscious anamorphic lenses. It also features two budding superstars in musicians Arthur Delaney (he’s the one with the paperback) and Rosie Oddie (who squats in front of the church). Directed by Theo Delaney and devised by Ogilvy’s Andy Dibb it will get online and cinema exposure.

 ’Get in! We’ve only got pick of the week. We’d like to thank our Mums and Dads, our agents, Bev and Simon at The FA, Gary Mabbutt for his exemplary chinese burn etc and so on …..’

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Our brand new set of Nokia virals for the wondrous N-Gage gaming system have just gone live. Conceived by our friends at Work Club and directed by Theo Delaney in a bad suit (see below), you can watch our favourite one by clicking above. To see the other five - of which we are also ever so proud - visit the N-Gage website.

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…reigns in the launch film for The Football Association’s Respect programme from Hotspur and Argyle’s sister company Contentment Worldwide . Featuring the likes of Ben Shephard, Les Ferdinand, Gethin Jones, top referee Howard Webb, England manager Fabio Capello and Barry from Eastenders, the 90-second film tells the story of a pro-celebrity football match which descends into chaos because there is no referee. The Theo Delaney-directed film spread like wildfire within hours of its press launch at the Mayfair Hotel where the top brass from all the major football bodies gave the programme their wholehearted endorsement. At the time of writing it sits proudly on the front page of the BBC’s football site. More celeb-soaked Respect films from Contentment follow in the autumn.

Dressing up opportunities are limited when you’re a director but the other week Theo got to disguise himself as an accountant before descending into the London Underground to shoot a new Nokia viral campaign for the brilliant Work Club . We dotted five hidden cameras through Jubilee line carriages (including Theo’s briefcase-cam necessitating the matching outfit) and observed the traveling public reacting to the antics of our actors. Also pictured above are Work Club art director Rodrigo Lebrun , actor Steve Burge and writer Nico Tatarowicz . The films are going live this week, so watch this space.

Hotspur and Argyle’s sister outfit Contentment Worldwide has just finished a set of six training films for the Football Association starring England internationals Frank Lampard and Kelly Smith. It’s Contentment’s first work since being appointed by the FA to provide content across a range of campaigns.

Hosted on the FA Tesco Skills website, the films aim to teach tricks to young players but also serve as virals thanks to top notch comic performances from Lampard, Smith and FA coach Nick Levitt

Stand by for more Celeb-packed Contentment work for the FA’s Respect campaign launching in early August.

Finding ourselves in the meeting room of the RKY&R TV department, we came across the breathtaking work of art pictured above. In our view it juxtaposes anticipated with anomalous imagery to create visual analogies. Discrepancy and contrast in scale are emphasized as it investigates perception and memory… Anyway, we asked our host Katy Hampson about the provenance of the piece and she said it had been made by Head of Televison Tim Page as a tribute to his deputy Claudio Gorini. When we looked at it again, it all fell into place.

Hotspur and Argyle’s friend and collaborator Jake Polonsky is well known for applying his magical cinematography to pop promos and commercials and he’s also directed a couple of highly impressive shorts. But his mastery also extends to the still image. Have a look at these stunning new landscapes taken in New Zealand. (Always busy, Jake also recently became a Dad for the first time. Congratulations Jake!)

Following on from our success with Coke at BTAA (seven diplomas and the best viral award), we’re delighted to see that BP Ultimate has been shortlisted in the Cyber Lions. We produced all the live action content for the project. Click here to take a look at them. If you’d like to see more of H&A’s online offerings, take a look at Contentment, our new media division.

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Latest in a medium-length line of lascivious virals from H&A is this Burger King offering designed to attract fans to the ‘football your way’ web site. Commissioned by our friends at DLKW and produced for less than a Premier League star’s daily wage it’s going down well with football fans and Lad-media alike. Maxim Magazine has been moved to say ‘If this incredible video was a footballing nation, it would be Brazil - too hot to handle’. We love Maxim.

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Hyper-active genius and Hotspur and Argyle director Kevin Curtis wrote, directed and post produced this commercial in his lunch hour and entered it into the Doritos ad competition under the alias ‘Lucy H’. Hell, he  even starred in it! Writing in Campaign, Euro RSCG’s executive creative director Mark Hunter, said: ‘It made me laugh. Twice. So well done to Lucy H’. He also called it ‘the winner in my view’. If, like us, you agree you’ll be disappointed to hear that Kevin/Lucy didn’t triumph. The winner was determined by public vote so a grudging hats off to the campaigning abilities of the victor.

Check out Contentment Worldwide partner Sam Delaney’s new podcast ‘Stupid Telly with Sam Delaney and Tom’. It’s funny, clever and sexy. And it’s got explosions and dogs. Download from iTunes or Wippit.