“Regulated by the government, Gaul’s release window schedule ensures that theater exhibitors, DVD distribbers and TV channels each have their own window of exclusivity.” Exhibitors say their new, smaller window “will cause the downfall of cinema attendance in France and the ‘degrading of theater owners’ economic conditions.'”
Author: Laura Collins Hughes
Classical Theatre of Harlem Founders Are Stepping Down
“Classical Theatre of Harlem founders Alfred Preisser and Christopher McElroen have announced that they will depart the 11-year-old institution later this month.”
Manager Of Queen’s Composer Jailed For Defrauding Him
“Sir Peter Maxwell Davies hinted that the ‘horrors’ of the ordeal may even inspire a musical composition. Michael Arnold, a friend and business associate of the composer for 30 years,” has been “jailed for 18 months for defrauding him of more than £500,000.”
Pocono Playhouse Owner Boosted Insurance Before Fire
“Ralph Miller says he had his Pocono Playhouse reappraised and its insurance bumped up to $1.25 million for refinancing purposes about six months before fire destroyed the theater. … Fires deemed to be arson destroyed Miller’s Woodstock Playhouse in New York state in 1988 and the Falmouth Playhouse in Cape Cod, Mass., in 1994.”
Trouble In London: An Overstock Of Artist Celebrities
“There has simply never been a moment in modern history when a city so teemed with celebrated artists as London does now. There is a real sense in which to be an artist at all here confers a kind of fame on you. But is there any chance of anyone in 20 years giving a flying fondu about even 5% of our famous artists?”
Who’s On First? Um, This Is It, Isn’t It?
“An imagined conversation in a movie theatre last night…”
Wildly Popular iPhone Book Apps Pose Threat To Kindle
“[B]ook applications for iPhone exceeded the popularity of games apps in the last four months, according [to a new] report. In September, iPhone books (some running on Kindle for iPhone) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps in the App Store in October were books.”
Seattle’s Giant Magnet Lets Longtime Director Go
“Giant Magnet, formerly known as Seattle International Children’s Festival, has let go its executive director of 14 years. … The 23-year-old organization is known mainly for its nearly weeklong festival featuring performers — theater artists, puppeteers, dancers, musicians — from around the world.”
Isadora Duncan Awards Nominees, Honorees Announced
“Dohee Lee and Jo Kreiter will be honored for outstanding achievement by [January’s] 24th annual Isadora Duncan Awards, which recognize contributions to Bay Area dance….” The San Francisco Ballet and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival received seven nominations apiece.
Deforestation Caused Demise Of Ancient Peruvian Culture
“In large part because of the huarango [tree], the Nazca flourished from the time of Christ to about AD 500. They are renowned not just for their geoglyphs — the giant drawings, whose purpose remains a mystery — but for their pottery and textiles.”