Rebecca Allen: “If you’re an animator, it’s already clear that you’re a fanatic — an obsessive. Anybody who wants to make frames for every second of movement is obviously pretty obsessive about things.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Will A Supreme Court Case Kill Off Libraries – Or Sharing In General?
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that may kill off the legal basis for sharing (many) books. Then what will libraries do?
Jonathan Frid, 87, Sympathetic Vampire In TV’s Dark Shadows
“Frid starred in the 1960s gothic-flavored soap opera about odd, supernatural goings-on at a family estate in Maine. His death comes just weeks before a Tim Burton-directed version of Dark Shadows is due out next month starring Johnny Depp as Barnabas Collins. Frid has a cameo role in the new movie in which he meets Depp’s character in a party scene with two other original actors from the show.”
The Creative Class Is Suffering. Why Doesn’t The U.S. Care?
“One mainstay in recession-era stories about the creative class has been pieces about artists who have “reinvented” themselves – an architect brewing a perfect cup of coffee — in difficult times. Or artsy types who have pursued their ‘Plan B’ – making vegan cupcakes or running a groovy ice cream truck. Fun to read, counterintuitive, more colorful than dreary unemployment statistics – and deeply unrepresentative of what’s really going on.”
Everyone Loves James Franco, The Man Who Can Do Anything
“After a somewhat heady and hilarious dissection of Franco’s short film Dicknose in Paris (a clip was shown), the conversation ricocheted among topics, including Franco’s love of Faulkner; insider stories about director Nicholas Ray; Natalie Wood and Dennis Hopper during the filming of Rebel Without a Cause; and the upcoming MOCA show called ‘Rebel.'”
Matilda Sets Records At The Oliviers
The musical sets a record for youngest awardee and wins seven of the ten awards for which it was nominated.
Nobel Laureate Orhan Panuk Wrote About A Museum – And Now He’s Built It
Panuk published The Museum of Innocence in 2008. Since then, he’s built it: “The small museum mainly comprises a sequence of little cabinets, each corresponding to one of the novel’s 83 chapters: 10 are missing and will be added later.”
How Different Were Race Relations In 1959? Clybourne Park Says Things Have Changed
Both black and white actors in the play Clybourne Park had to deal with the shock of rehearsing scenes from 1959 Chicago – the time (and characters) of A Raisin in the Sun. As the play transfers to Broadway, the actors recall the ways they dealt with the pain and revelation of that somewhat different past.
Want To Create A Start-Up? Learn From The Not-So-Humble Food Truck
Get partners, develop a team, do your research – and be ready for a ton of hard work. So says the woman who founded the first nationally branded gourmet food truck.
Critiquing The Critics Of NY Public Library’s Renovation
The New York Public Library has instituted a public relations blitz to respond to its critics (including literary and scholarly luminaries), who “question how users of the libraries to be sold will fit inside the main building (its number of annual visitors — 1.6 million — is expected to more than double) and whether books moved to New Jersey really will be available within 24 hours, as the library has promised.”