From Charlie Chaplin to Burns and Allen to Mae West to Redd Foxx to What’s Opera, Doc? to Phylllis Diller to Lily Tomlin’s Ernestine to Carol Burnett’s Went With the Wind to Richard Pryor to Seinfeld to The Simpsons to the greatest film comedy ever made …
Author: Matthew Westphal
The Makers Of ‘Airplane!’ Tell Where They Found All Those Laugh Lines
A Q&A with Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers. who insist that they lifted many lines – including “Surely you can’t be serious” and “We need somebody who can not only fly this plane, but who didn’t have fish for dinner” – directly from old dramatic movies.
Taking Literature To The Streets In 2016 (Bookmobiles Are *So* 20th-Century)
We know about the poetry on subway ads and the short story vending machines. But now there’s poetry and prose on coffee-cup sleeves, poets in public spaces writing on-demand verse for $5, and classic novels that double as 10-ride transit passes.
‘The Black Slot’: Tokenism In Regional Theater
Ross Jackson takes on the practice of putting the one African-Amrican-themed show in a theater’s schedule during February (Black History Month); “that one black actor onstage,” often in a subsidiary role; colorblind or nontraditional casting (“the terms are inherently aggressive and inappropriate”); and “dehumanizing” casting of black actors as subservients, animals and/or magical beings.
Art Institute Of Chicago Receives Largest Cash Gift In Its History
“Massachusetts collector Dorothy Braude Edinburg, who died in Jan. 2015, donated the money” – more than $35 million – “in her will and, in an unusual move, earmarked it for new art purchases. The final figure is still being determined.”
Domestic Violence, Homophobia, Arranged Marriage – A South African Take On ‘Swan Lake’
In dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo’s version, “her Odette is married off to Siegfried, who is in love with Odile. The catch: Odile is a man, although Ms. Masilo has him dance on point and, like all the swans, wear a tutu. The three principal characters are victims of social convention. As in the original ballet, it doesn’t end happily.”
James Levine Was About To Retire From The Met Opera – Until A Visit To His Neurologist
“His long-standing health woes seemed to worsen this season to the point that singers and musicians were having difficulty following his conducting. But then … the doctor gave Mr. Levine an 11th hour reprieve, saying that [his] most serious problems could probably be solved by adjusting the dosage of a medication that he has been taking to treat his Parkinson’s disease.”
Art Fund Says It Will Stop Raising Money To Keep Works In Britain Unless UK Reforms Export Licensing
“This follows the debacle that ensued when the foreign buyer of a £35m work by Rembrandt, Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet (1657), withdrew an export licence application when the Art Fund decided to mount a public campaign to buy the picture for Wales.”
It’s A Bosch! Newly-Authenticated Painting Had Lain In Storage In Kansas City
The Temptation of St. Anthony a 10-by-15-inch oil-on-wood panel that was probably part of a triptych, was acquired by the Nelson-Atkins Museum in 1935, where it was last on display in 2003.
Work Stoppage Avoided As Fort Worth Symphony Extends Players’ Contract Through July
“The extension, which lasts until July 31, keeps the contract terms the same as the contract that expired last year. … The two parties have been in negotiations since last June and have been far apart on how much musicians should be paid.”