What do theatre directors miss when they don’t include women playwrights? It’s hard to tell if you don’t even look at what you’re doing. The Forum Theatre thinks it might be time to step up.
Author: ArtsJournal2
Tourists Rarely See The Louvre’s Sunny Face – Because They Enter At The Building’s Rear
“Of the millions of people who visit the Louvre each year, few ever realize that they have entered through the rear. According to the plans of Louis XIV and his ministers, Cardinal Jules Mazarin and Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the grand entrance was to be the East Front, a magnificent and perfectly preserved structure that is surely the most distinguished part of the entire Louvre complex and one of the grandest examples of architectural classicism in the world.”
Theodore Mann, 87, Off-Broadway Producer
Mann, who founded the Circle in the Square theatre and its acting school, altered the landscape of theatre in New York and revived the reputation of Eugene O’Neill.
Ailey’s New Artistic Director Takes ‘Revelations’ Home To Florida
Robert Battles carried a hammer in his dance bag as he walked to high school in Miami. “I was nervous about being picked on. And it gave me a certain confidence that I could be tough when I needed to be.” Now he returns to his high school to give dance students a different kind of confidence.
Amazon Vs. Publishers, Approximately Round 4000 (Guess Who’s Behaving Badly)
The Independent Publishers Group: “Our electronic book agreement recently came up for renewal, and Amazon took the opportunity to propose new terms for electronic and print purchases that would have substantially changed (book publishers’) revenue from the sale of both. It’s obvious that publishers can’t continue to agree to terms that increasingly reduce already narrow margins.”
The Oscars Save The Movies For Grown-Ups, And We Heartily Thank Them
“Of all the endangered species in Hollywood, perhaps the most overlooked might be the adult drama — the kind of mid-budget, modestly scaled, smartly written movie that seemed to be so common in the 1970s.” And without the Oscars, we’d never see them again.
Do We Expect Too Much From The Oscars?
“I want to be entertained. I want to laugh. I want a certain number of spontaneous, surprising, human moments. And I want the whole think to be brisk, not overly indulgent of the stars, and come in more or less on time.”
Umberto Eco: Not Only Overrated, But Also Anti-Semitic?
“Eco deliberately confuses fact and fiction. Having immersed his readers in conspiracy theories against the Jews, he then leaves them wondering whether some of these vile slanders might, after all, be true. The trouble with what his publisher calls ‘an inspired twisting of history and fiction’ is that Eco is playing with fire. This time it is not a game.”
Using The Help (Imperfect As It Is) As A Call For Change
Though the Oscar-nominated and much-awarded film The Help is far from perfect in its depiction of history, “the film provided a rare portrayal of domestic workers in ways that allowed them complexity, humanity and individuality, and further related very closely to the portrayal of the relationship between workers and the children they raised.”
Yes, The Oscars Still Have A Problem With Women
Thought that all ended with Hurt Locker a couple of years ago? Think again.