“Ava DuVernay became attached as director. She has been blunt in the States in saying she rewrote much of the screenplay. How do you react to that?
“Those claims are highly exaggerated. … She has told the story very well though it’s not quite the story she was given.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
London Will Get A New Concert Hall, If Sir Simon Rattle Has Anything To Say About It (And He Does)
London’s mayor: “We have heard the clarion call from Sir Simon Rattle and many others who wish to see a brand-new and world-class centre for music in London.”
The Guy Keeping Celluloid Alive In East London [VIDEO]
“Sometimes it ends up on DVD and remastered Blu-Ray, and what have you, and sometimes I think they make too big of an effort with the cleaning process.”
How Can The Arts Help People With Alzheimer’s?
“Improv theater is particularly helpful because it doesn’t rely on memorization, which patients may struggle with. Rather, improv is about going with the flow and enjoying the immediate energies.”
Artist Who Made That (Gorgeous) Poppies Exhibit At The Tower Of London Says He Received Death Threats
“Mr. Cummins said: ‘The threats came, I suppose, because they felt that the money was going to charities which in some way were involved in war.'”
E-Readers Allow You To Read 50 Shades Of Grey Privately – Except For That Huge Company Monitoring Everything You Do On Your Kindle
“Amazon knows more about your Kindle reading than the clerk in that bookstore in the next town, more than your librarian, and in fact more than anyone has ever known about how we read.”
Who Will Save PBS, And Therefore Indie Documentaries?
“It’s a vicious cycle: the confusing scheduling prevents people from finding the shows, so they don’t tune in, so PBS sees no reason to support them.”
Sorry, Literary Fiction Establishment: Fantasy Is Excellent For The Brain
“The research suggests fantasy stories — or at least those good enough to hold our interest — produce neural reactions that are above and beyond those created by other narratives — even ones that are just as exciting, involving, or humorous.”
How Should Composers Act (And What Should They Wear) In Rehearsal?
“Following these guidelines is how you will avoid glimpsing voodoo dolls of yourself with pins in them on the musicians’ stands.”
The Worldwide Threats To Political Cartoonists
“Just days ago, Malaysian cartoonist Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque, better known as Zunar, was arrested over a tweet he posted criticizing Malaysia’s judiciary. A cartoon he posted on his Twitter account showed Prime Minister Najib Razak as the judge in a high-profile case involving an opposition leader.”