 Harry Potter Spoilers - Half-Blood Prince Trailer Reveals Young Villains::Harry Potter fans: the new trailer is out!! The sneak-peak at Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been highly anticipated, after months of buzz.
The sixth Harry Potter movie actually goes back… [MORE] |
 Natural Boobs - Keira Knightley Rejects Cleavage Airbrushing::Keira Knightley has become my new hero with her refusal of allowing the producers of her new movie, The Duchess, to digitally enhance her breasts in publicity photos for the film.
Whether she's doing… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Mega Brands - Kanye West in an Absolut World::The “In an Absolut world” is one of many ad campaigns that used hip hop star Kanye West. The following ad promotes the Absolut Vodka brand and extends from tv to print to the web. Kanye West Seems… [MORE] |
 Remixing Rihanna for Nashville Star - Christian Umbrella by Coffey Anderson::Umbrella" (Christ mix), a song by Nashville Star contestant, Coffey Anderson, is a countrified, Christian remix of Rihanna’s hit song, Umbrella.
Instead of Being “under my umbrella, ella, ella, ella,”… [MORE] |
 Presidential Editorials - Vanity Fair Gets Carla Bruni-Sarkozy::The first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is featured in a cover story in the coveted September 2008 'Style Issue' of Vanity Fair. Carla was beautifully captured by Annie Leibovitz at the Élysée… [MORE] |
 Obama Documentaries - HYPE: The Obama Effect::HYPE: The Obama Effect movie trailer is generating buzz for the feature length Barack Obama documentary by Citizens United Productions.
The trailer was added last week and has already had over 100,000… [MORE] |
 Olympic Theme Songs - Australia Swim Team Anthem::In preparation for their trip to China, Australia's Olympic swim team has prepared their own theme song, called "Live It, Dream It."
Sure it's cheesy, but it gets the team spirit up, and that's what sportsmanship… [MORE] |
 Scandalous Miley Cyrus Leaks - Is This All Part of a PR Career Launch?::The Miley Cyrus saga continues with the new leak of pictures of the teenage Disney star fully making out with a boy. I know that girls just wanna have fun, but at 15?
It seems that there have been a… [MORE] |
 Naughty Senior Superstars - Tokuda, 73, Stars in Very Mature Films::Shigeo Tokuda, or better known as just ‘Tokuda’ in his line of work, is a 73-year-old who gets more action in the bedroom than most men do in their dreams!
Tokuda is a star in elderly porn movies.… [MORE] |
 Dark Knight Sequels - Angelina Jolie as Catwoman::Angelina Jolie as Catwoman? Just when we thought The Dark Knight fever was subsiding to a simmer, we're thrown the Angelina-Jolie-in-a-catsuit visual, further fueling the fire the Batman movie ignited.… [MORE] |
 Future Celebrity Chefs - The Next Food Network Star: Aaron McCargo, Jr::The Next Food Network Star is the latest reality show creating buzz in the media.
Aaron McCargo, Jr won the title of Next Food Network Star, and his winning video is now whirling around the net. He beat… [MORE] |
 Britney Spears Comback - Sadomasochistic Sex Movie to Boost Her Profile?::Britney Spears is "reportedly" in final negotiations to star in ‘The Knoxville Carjacking Party’, an intense ’sadomasochistic sex movie’.
The movie "she might star" in is based on the true story… [MORE] |
 Old People as Animation Heroes - Pixar Teases with UP at Comic-Con 2008::Pixar has whetted the appetite of fans at Comi-Con 2008 with a quirky teaser trailer for its upcoming animation, Up. Interestingly, the hero of the movie is a 78-year-old man named Carl Fredricksen! Maybe… [MORE] |
 Animated Advertising For Beijing Olympics - BBC Sport's Olympics Monkey::The BBC Sport department has debuted a cool animated video campaign to promote its coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which start on 08.08.08. Artists Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn from the band Gorillaz… [MORE] |
 Passionate Painted People - Harper's Bazaar's Grand Obsession::From ad campaigns to magazine editorials, Trend Hunter has reported on a growing trend of the fashion media fascination with artistic painting photoshoots.
Here we present you with an exquisite editorial… [MORE] |
 Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie Nominated for Most Talked About Award::Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie has created a media storm with the debut of his newborn baby pictures. The ‘Pregnant Man Pictures’ storm was strong enough to knock TrendHunter down (generating 150,000… [MORE] |
 Badass Females in Motorbike Chases - Sizzling FHM China Shoot (SUPER HOT)::You’d be forgiven if you thought these sizzling action scenes are from the next Bond movie, but they are actually from a recent Chinese FHM photoshoot by the super talented Chen Zhun.
Zhun delivers… [MORE] |
 Obama in China Olympic Broadcasts - Sen. Spends $5 Million on NBC Ads::Barack Obama is shelling out $5 million to appear in advertisements throughout the duration of the Beijing Olympics.
The China games are an opportune moment to bask in the media limelight, and as of… [MORE] |
 Gay Car Blogs - Stick Shift by Vanity Fair::Vanity Fair is launching Stick Shift: The Gay Car Blog and according to them, “You might not be gay, but your car is!”
So, if like me, you were wondering what makes a car gay, let VF educate us.
"A… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Board Games - Rock Star Rehab::Yes, we can all dream... In Rock Star Rehab, the board game, you can pretend to participate in all the same activities your favourite rock stars do on television or in the tabloid magazines.
With simple… [MORE] |
 18 Paparazzi Innovations (SUPER GALLERY)::Have the paparazzi taken it too far in hounding Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's family? Desperate for photos of the Jolie-Pitt twins, paparazzi reportedly went so far as to dress in camouflage and lurk… [MORE] |
 Band Tribute Music Players - ZVUE Journey MP3 Player::If you're a fan of Journey, you should definitely check this MP3 player out. In addition to coming pre-loaded with 22 Journey songs, the ZVUE's 1GB MP3 player sports a killer Journey inspired design.
Eleven… [MORE] |
 Female Robots - Femisapien::A recent YouTube video featured on TrendHunter showed robots reenacting a famous scene from "The Shining". Now a new breed of robot is heading straight towards your home, and they'll add a feminine twist… [MORE] |
 Cult Classic Movie Remakes - The Rocky Horror Picture Show by MTV::Lets do the Time Warp again? Do you remember the dance steps? ALL the lyrics? Perhaps "the" cult classic movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, is being remade by MTV.
Most people consider the musical… [MORE] |
 10 Photoshop Disasters - From Missing BellyButtons to Giant Heads::Using Photoshop to enhance the images of celebrities and models in magazines and ads is a forgone conclusion. I do not think that a magazine has had an untouched image on its cover for ages. However, with… [MORE] |
 Superhero Comic Book Games - DC Universe Online::The Dark Knight fans have a chance to interact with Batman in DC Universe Online, a new online multiplayer comic book game.
It was launched at Comic-Con by Sony and DC Comics this week, making it the… [MORE] |
 Create Your Own TV Commercials - Virgin Wants to know 'What Happens Next?'::Australians have probably seen Virgin Mobile's "All you can eat" campaign in online, TV and print ads, plastered everywhere lately. Virgin has come up with a competition to coincide with their campaign,… [MORE] |
 Digital Pubic Hair - Sienna Miller's Virtual Extensions::Sienna Miller has had to undergo digital enhancement for 'Hippie Hippie Shake,' a film that takes place in the 1960s. The film she's currently filming required her to virtually alter her current hairstyle… [MORE] |
 Morbid Cartoons in Music Videos - She and Him: Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?::Zooey Deschanel is promoting retro fashion in the new music video for She and Him. The video, seen above, for the single 'Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?' was filmed with a distinctly 1960s flare.
The video… [MORE] |
 Celebrities on Sesame Street - Heidi Klum, Jessica Alba, David Beckham::A guest spot on Oprah used to be the ultimate method of public exposure, but now it looks like Sesame Street is taking over the spot for #1 PR avenue.
We already mentioned that Feist appeared on Sesame… [MORE] |
 Stumble Streaming Indie Music - Stumbleaudio::Stumbleaudio is a new music version of the wildly popular Stumbleupon which lets you "stumble" recommended websites found by other people.
Stumbleaudio cleverly uses the same prefix to show that the… [MORE] |
 Movie Sneak Peeks - Keira Knightley in The Duchess::Apparently Keira Knightley’s bodice-ripping acting was incredible hot in The Duchess, as you can see from the trailer above.
The Duchess will premier at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)… [MORE] |
 27 Print Media Killers (SUPER GALLERY)::The print media industry is hurting, but as most magazines and newspapers struggle to survive, a select few are innovating to keep ahead.
Over the last few years, Trend Hunter Magazine, who has chosen… [MORE] |
 Drinking Blood for Attention - Angelina Jolie Inspires Megan Fox & HBO::The first poster for the upcoming thriller Jennifer's Body starring Megan Fox looked eerily familiar. After some research, it turned out that the deja vu inspiration is an Angelina Jolie photo that shows… [MORE] |
 Shoes As Musical Reflections - Nike Air Force 1 Project Thompson Trainers::These are some brilliant designed trainers which form part of the Nike Air Force 1 1WORLD collection. A project where a total of 18 original designs will be produced in conjunction with "global innovators"… [MORE] |
 The Dark Knight Food Promotions - Burger King: Dark Whopper::The Dark Knight promotions keep going strong with a new collaboration with Burger King that follows the Domino’s Pizza promotion.
While Domino’s offered The New Gotham City Pizza, Burger King has… [MORE] |
 Angelina Jolie Asked to Gain Weight - "Thomas Crown Affair 2" Requirements::Angelina Jolie is the latest star that's been asked to gain weight, joining celebrities like Megan Fox and Victoria Beckham. The Thomas Crown Affair 2 directors said they would like to see the once voluptuous… [MORE] |
 Best Valued Actors - Vince Vaughn Tops Ultimate Star Payback List::Vince Vaughn is the best deal in Hollywood according the Forbes Ultimate Star Payback list! They said Vince has given directors the best bang for their buck. This is based on the gross income from his… [MORE] |
 DRM-Free Music Downloads - Sky & Universal Music Service::Sky News has announced that it will be offering a new music download service in partnership with Universal Music.
All of the tracks that will be available for download will be DRM-free and you will be… [MORE] |
 Anger Outburts for Publicity - Christian Bale and Russell Crowe Boost Their Ratings::Christian Bale may have learned more than acting after starring with Russell Crowe in 3:10 to Yuma. Bale may have learned that bad boys finish first from Crowe.
Bale is accused of assaulting the two… [MORE] |
 Dark Knight Photoshoots - Christian Bale Covers GQ::Christian Bale, who plays Batman in the box office smash, The Dark Knight, is on the cover of the August 2008 issue of GQ Magazine, UK.
Christian Bale, one of my all time favorite actors, opens up in… [MORE] |
 Buying Movie Frames to Support Poor Producers - MyMillionDollarMovie.com::Mymilliondollarmovie.com is the creation of an entrepreneurial, aspiring movie producer who is hoping strangers on the web will help him make reach his goals.
The story goes like this: Casey Walker wants… [MORE] |
 Hippy Cowboy Fashion - Ashton Kutcher for Pepe Jeans Fall 2008::Ashton Kutcher stars in the Fall / Winter 2008 campaign for Pepe Jeans alongside beautiful model, Isabeli Fontana.
The campaign was styled by Katy England and photographed by David Sims on location… [MORE] |
 VERY Controversial Vogue Spreads - Vogue Paris Literally Flips PETA::Trend Hunter speculated that the obvious overuse of fur in Vogue Paris in an August 2008 editorial featuring Daria Werbowy would anger PETA. However, it turns out that Vogue Paris does not want to be so… [MORE] |
 Curvier Underwear Models - Eva Mendes for Calvin Klein Seductive Comfort::Eva Mendes is following her banned ads for the Calvin Klein Secret Obsession scent with delicious new ads to launch the Seductive Comfort line by Calvin Klein Underwear.
"This is a departure from more… [MORE] |
 Metal Detectors for Fairytale Characters - Pinocchio on SKY Satellite TV::This SKY Satellite TV ad campaign is a good example of a brilliant idea, with great potential, that has been beaten to death and overused in the same campaign. The ads use children's favorite fairytale… [MORE] |
 Getting Freaky With Mannequins & Animals - Rihanna’s Disturbia Music Video::From simulated love scenes with a plastic mannequin to kissing wolves and having tarantula spiders on her body, Rihanna sheds her somewhat-clean image with the dark and enticing music video of her new… [MORE] |
 Breakout of Tween Imagery - Miley Cyrus Kisses Hannah Good Bye::Miley Cyrus is ready to ditch her goody-goody Disney image on her new CD, Breakout, in a hope to make the public transition from tween to teen idol. The Breakout CD is under "Miley Cyrus" instead of the… [MORE] |
 $2 Million Catwalk Films - "NIRVANA"::A neo-romantic, post-punk, dream-film called “Nirvana,” directed by Igor Voloshin, made its debut in July 2008. Some fame was already brought to the creators earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival… [MORE] |
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