“The Hôtel Ritz Paris, famous for its bar, its swimming pool and its assignations, had a treasure hiding in plain sight, an exceptional painting that had been hanging on a wall for decades without anyone paying it the least attention.”
Month: January 2013
Breaking Into Hollywood, By Breaking Bones (And Other Things)
Mixed martial arts movies – called “fightsploitation” – enter the mainstream, or at least aspire to.
Dramaturgs, Theatre’s Personal Trainers
“As a trainer I can see where the artist or work of art is, I can look at the goals of said work (or artist) and I can help develop a plan to move closer to the goal.”
Zero Dark Thirty And Torture, Right And Wrong
“It’s a cautionary tale about how to talk about a feature film that uses reporting. Bigelow has called it a ‘reported film,’ thus a lot of observers–fairly or not–have held the movie to the standards of a piece of reporting, and no feature film can meet those standards.”
Does It Matter That Beyoncé Lip-Synched?
Yes, a little, but what matters more is the lying and – like Lance Armstrong – the underlying contempt for the public.
Will The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Lockout Ever End?
Faint signs point to yes – maybe.
Jane Austen, Homo Erectus (So Says Big Data)
“The new tools of discovery provide a fresh look at culture, much as the microscope gave us a closer look at the subtleties of life and the telescope opened the way to faraway galaxies.”
Prepping For Ballet’s Biggest Youth Competition
One winner remembers his coaches, his choices – and his nerves.
What Do You Do With A Former Dairy? Make It A Gallery, Of Course
“The 12,500 sq ft warehouse was the former milk depot for Express Dairies … Entry will be free and there will be a bar lounge because, in Cohen’s words, ‘we think that art should be for everyone.'”
Taking All Of Lincoln Center As A Stage
“The tours are really a one-woman show of [Maria] Mansfield’s 45 years as a guide here.”