Don’t think it’s all James Cameron (or Wim Wenders) – 3D is the medium of choice for many Bollywood filmmakers. Or at least, the medium of choice is converting 2D films with famous actors to 3D (and that’s not so different from Hollywood).
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Internet Is For Killing Your Sense Of Obscure Music Knowledge
“Obscure knowledge was once a kind of currency. To get it, you had to be in the loop. You had to know the right people to learn about the right bands. You had to know the right record stores to hear those bands. The right record stores, like the right comic and book and video stores, were manned by knowledge guardians who scared the bejeezus out of us, so the act of going in to these stores felt kind of intrepid.”
Amazon: Cuddly Indie Sponsor Or Snake In The Grass?
“Amid the public and private rancor, the massive e-retailer is very quietly trying to make friends in the book world. Its strategy is simple and employs a weapon Amazon has in overwhelming supply: Money.”
Artist Steps Down From Troubled Project In L.A.
“The Watts House Project announced Saturday that Edgar Arceneaux ‘has graciously stepped aside’ from his role as executive director. … Arceneaux, an artist who founded the community redevelopment project in 2009, had served as its leader and most visible spokesperson.”
Mobile Library Cuts Mean Far Less Access To Books In The Rural UK
Massive cuts to mobile library services in the U.K. mean that the population least likely to have access to Amazon and other online booksellers also are now the least likely to have library service. “The cuts are having a disproportionate effect on the elderly and people in remote communities, who rely on the library vans for their reading material.”
As Modernist Buildings Age, Will We Save Or Destroy Them?
“Many of the stark structures that once represented the architectural vanguard are showing signs of wear, setting off debates around the country between preservationists, who see them as historic landmarks, and the many people who just see them as eyesores.”
How To Celebrate Easter? Sing Some Bach, Of Course
“Such masterpieces provide a firm challenge to the contemporary conceit that the modern world is always improving. The growing popularity of hearing the Bach Passions leading up to the Easter season in our ‘post-religious’ culture is an intriguing and exciting one.”
Streaming Magazines – The New Way To Read?
“This is a pretty big deal. It’s a little like if Hulu Plus just included every new show from the four networks, HBO, Showtime, Disney, AMC and ESPN. Or to use a different metaphor: this is a cable subscription for the most popular magazines in the world.”
When Theatre Adaptations Bomb At The Box Office
Carnage is the latest in a recently long line of popular play adaptations that earn little to nothing onscreen. What’s that about?
Booker Prize-winner Weighs In On The Israeli Theatre Debate
Howard Jacobson hits back at those who asked London’s Globe to withdraw an invitation to an Israeli theatre company. “If there is one justification for art… it is that it proceeds from, and addresses, our unaligned humanity. Whoever would go to art with a mind made up on any subject misses the point of what art is for. So to censor it in the name of political or religious conviction… is to tear out its very heart.”