He wrote his autobiography at age 29, but his famous pride (not to mention the divorce from Emma Thompson) seemed to trip him up in his 30s. How did Kenneth Branagh make it back in action as a beloved British actor? (Even he’s not sure.)
Author: ArtsJournal2
Free Weights In The Balcony: What Happens To Beautiful Old Movie Theatres?
Working out in front of the big screen (which still shows flicks) has become business as usual for customers at the Crunch Fitness in the old Alhambra Theatre.
(Re)Making History At The Hammer Museum
“Artists Maren Hassinger and Senga Nengudi were well ahead of their time. They were black artists based in L.A. in the 1970s who were not making especially political art. They were women artists not making explicitly feminist art.” And little of their art has survived – so they’ve remade it for a Pacific Standard Time show at the Hammer Museum.
Putting A Face, And A Body (Or Several) To Religious Freedom
Jerusalem’s Kolben Dance Company and its new open blinds policy are one part of wider Israeli society resisting religious restrictions on women.
Our Dual Nature, Horror-fied
“While we live we shall always be self-divided. … And in showing us the darkness of the double self the Gothic, for all its horror and terror, tells us the truth: we are all Cain and Abel.”
Everyone’s A Musician, At Least Everyone Who Can Buy Apps
Have you played the flute, or the piano, on your iPad or iPhone? Here’s the guy who made that possible – and who wants to keep on spreading the music app love (er, for money).
Let’s Stop Overreacting About Copyright Issues, Shall We?
Sure, we need to figure out some things about creative piracy. But the Stop Online Piracy Act’s draconian response points in the wrong direction.
The Uselessness Of Complaining About Citizen Critics
“There’s no going back. There just isn’t. Newspapers are never again going to be a dominant force in our lives, and the bizarre economics that briefly made it possible to subsidize full-time professional arts critics via want ads and real estate listings are not likely to return.”
Recreating Bella: Keeping Legendary Choreographer Alive Through Teaching
“Unlike music (written in scores), art (hanging on museum walls) and books (housed in libraries), dance is lost without person-to-person transmission from the designate to the next-generation dancer who is learning a part. Fortunately, though, there are keepers of the flame who can pass on those masterworks.”
Is The New South African Censorship Law As Bad As Apartheid Laws?
Nadine Gordimer thinks so.