Americans spent almost $10 billion (yes, billion) more on video games and gaming consoles than on movie tickets in 2012. That’s only going to get more intense this year.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Because Three Lord Of The Rings And Three Hobbit Movies Aren’t Enough …
That’s right, it’s time for a biopic of J.R.R. Tolkien. But will this one succeed with his notoriously touchy estate?
Wanda Coleman, 67, L.A.’s Unofficial, Uncompromising Poet Laureate
“She was most eloquent in poems, illuminating the ironies and despair in a poor black woman’s daily struggle for dignity but also writing tenderly and with humor about identity, tangled love, California winters and her working-class parents.”
How Wanda Coleman Redefined Los Angeles And Its Literature
“When she began to write, as a member of the Watts Writers Workshop that sprang up after the 1965 riots, L.A. literature was largely a literature of exile, produced primarily by those from elsewhere, who lingered briefly along the city’s glittering surfaces and did not invest the place with any depth.”
Casting For An Oscar Bait Movie Isn’t As Easy As It Sounds
The casting director for “12 Years a Slave” says finding the right actors for the epic historical film meant looking outside the usual pool.
What The Hell Is Going On With The August Wilson Center?
“It appears to be a victim of mismanagement by its senior staff and board of directors, who borrowed to build a grand palace of culture, but failed to find a wide enough audience and donor base in the hometown of Wilson.”
Nope, The Album Isn’t Dead (As A Matter Of Fact, There’s A Huge New Record Store In Brooklyn)
“Visiting us is like visiting a cultural hub; it’s not simply a place for purchasing. There’s a relative lack of places [in New York] that allow people to hang out in an environment that celebrates the art, not the commodity.”
To Avoid Nazi Loot Accusations, Should German Museums List Their Collections Online?
“German museums are obligated to go through their collections for works that may have been looted by the Nazis. But the museums have balked at going a step further and digitizing their collections to allow independent searches, citing budget restrictions and a lack of staff.”
Where Should You Sit – Or Stand – To Best Experience The Opera?
“The standing places were empty enough for me to put my back up against the wall and pretend to conduct whole scenes without anyone seeing me while the action onstage appeared to go on among tiny but very loud ants.”
What’s Up With The Revolutionary (Or Are They?) Politics Of ‘The Hunger Games’?
Is the movie series – and the book trilogy that inspired it – about the 99%, the Tea Party, the Second Amendment, libertarian programmers, or what?