Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola teamed up for the latest Euro-cool, 60's-riffing "She is a Thing of Beauty" spot for Stella Artois.

Stella Artois has released its latest nod to 1960's French New Wave cinema as part of its "She is a thing of beauty" campaign, with this new brother vs. brother spot from Mother London. As we recently detailed, the InBev-owned brand is getting ready to launch Stella Artois Black, a "premium-plus" beer with a darker look, taste and feel, later this year.

Some inspiration for aspiring filmmakers thinking about the American Express My Movie Pitch contest, below — the Up There Project, a short film about hand-painted advertising commissioned by Stella Artois. Enjoy.

Bits and bobs that caught our attention this week:

* Still think making consumers laugh is the way to connect? UK retailer John Lewis disagrees (above).

* Is that a Mini Coupe-r?

* T-Shirts for font snobs.

* "Luke, I'm your brand extension."Continue reading...

BP stops one oil leak, with two to go, as all eyes are on dome-cap plan to contain spill. Bud Light will replace Coors Light as the official beer of the NFL, and blames US weather for falling sales of Becks, Budweiser, Stella Artois, and other beers. The Washington Post Co. is selling Newsweek (and looks for buyers on its home page). Other brands in the headlines:

AOL (sorry: Aol.) expands local blog network.

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres apologizes to Apple for mocking the iPhone.

Facebook scrambles to fix security hole that exposes live chats.

Ford targets Fiestas at millennials.

Gillette Venus provides dating tips to Russians.Continue reading...