“Los Angeles is haemorrhaging film production. Feature films and TV dramas are fleeing California. Other US states, and other countries, are using aggressive tax breaks to siphon off and claim their own bit of La-la-land, turning the world’s entertainment capital into a cinematic husk.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
We’re So Very Lucky Leonard Bernstein Didn’t Have Email
Bernstein’s letters are “full of vibrant, funny, excited, spontaneous, sometimes, you know, crazy ideas” and expose the fault lines for an extroverted composer.
How France Keeps Amazon Away From Poaching Indie Bookstore Customers
“This month, France’s lower house of parliament passed a bill prohibiting Amazon from offering both a 5 percent discount on its books and free delivery, a combination the French culture minister likened to dumping.”
How Much Mime Do You Need In Classical Ballets? [VIDEO]
“That’s where the story springs from, not from the dancing, but from the mime.”
Marcia Wallace, 70, Longtime Newhart Show And ‘Simpsons’ Star
“It was her Emmy-winning role as Edna Krabappel, Bart Simpson’s teacher with the snarky laugh, that may have earned her the most fame in recent years. It was a part she held since the show’s premiere in 1990.”
Turning Personal Tragedy Into Brightly Colored Paintings
“Part of [David] Hockney’s charm as a painter — and person — is a certain resilience or even insouciance, an unwillingness to abandon pleasure and beauty in the face of troubles.”
Arthur Danto, 89, Philosopher And Art Critic Who Wrote ‘The End of Art’
Also, however: “Art does not end with the end of art history.”
What’s The Deal With Amazon *Still* Losing Money (And Gaining Investors)?
“Jeff Bezos is like King Midas in reverse: All the gold he touches turns to something else.”
Horror’s Not Just Hot At Halloween – Thanks To Women
“The reasons that women are rolling around in the supernatural muck, both as creators and consumers, are as numerous as those zombies chasing Pitt down a lab corridor.”
Stop Talking About ‘Innovation,’ And Start Giving Artists Money
“Here’s how the siren call of innovation sounds from our church: It signals another incursion on the arts by corporate culture, directive funders, and those who have drunk the Kool-Aid of high-tech hip and devotional entrepreneurism. It announces the rise of a cult of consultancy.”