Author: Douglas McLennan

Live By The Movie Ratings, Die By The Movie Ratings

The Motion Picture Association of America rates movies – G, R, M-18, etc. But “power creates its own temptation. MPAA itself has been accused of rating independent films more harshly than those produced by MPAA’s own member studios. And this year, a class action lawsuit seeks to force MPAA to use its ratings system to eliminate tobacco imagery from children’s films.”

Is The Music Business Rebounding? Sales Grew 8 Percent In The First Half Of 2016

The music recording business has been in a long decline for many years now. But streaming seems to have helped turn the corner. Big surge this year, following on a strong 2015. “U.S. streaming revenue grew 57 percent to $1.6 billion in the first half of 2016 and accounted for almost half of industry sales, more than countering shrinking purchases of albums and singles. Subscriptions totaled $1.01 billion, according to the RIAA data.”

New Tech Has Unlocked A View Of The Elaborate Ancient Cities Of Cambodia

Aerial laser scans of the region have given archaeologists “an unprecedented new understanding of what the Khmer empire looked like at the apex of its power, with lidar-generated maps revealing an intricate urban landscape stretching across several provinces of modern-day Cambodia, along with a sophisticated network of canals, earthworks and dams that the Angkorians used to control the flow of water.”

Embarrassed Egyptian Government Bans Unauthorized Public Sculptures

A cabinet official who asked to remain anonymous said Wednesday’s decision came after “the repeated setting up in the country’s squares of bad statues that do not conform with Egypt’s deep-rooted history”. The controversial statue of a soldier hugging a woman from behind in Sohag’s town of Balyana was the latest in a series of statues that have become a laughingstock on social media.

Why Sergei Polunin Made A Movie – And Why He Thinks Dancers Need More Movies

“I thought of building a better system, like the movie industry. I talked to David, and he asked, “Do you have an agent?” When I told him no, he said, “How do you guys get work if you don’t have an agent?” Then I talked to Ralph Fiennes and found out he has huge support; he has managers and agents and a company. Dancers don’t have that, and I realized that’s the key. That’s what we need to create, because that creates the industry.”

Businesses Stress Culture In Hiring (And Here’s Where It Can Get Tricky)

“Agencies’ only asset is their people, so it makes sense to put a premium on the the multitude of intangibles that make up “culture.” After all, it’s hard to get through an issue of Harvard Business Review without coming across an article related to corporate culture. But for some, the focus on culture is often a way to keep out people not like those hiring.”