Before New York’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against it, “the Weinstein Company, which has been struggling in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a co-owner, had been finalizing a deal for Ms. Contreras-Sweet’s group to pay roughly $275 million for the studio, plus the assumption of $225 million in debt.”
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In Praise Of Negative Book Reviews
No, not every book is good. “An appeal for the revival of the negative book review, then, is a remonstration against forced and foppish praise, where everything is good and so nothing at all is good. It is an appeal for a greater investment in the context and content of a book, a task far different from the casting about for bits to extol.”
Director Ava DuVernay Talks About Changing The Voice, And The Lens, Of Hollywood
Don’t get her wrong; she’s not unhappy with her success, or the success of Ryan Coogler of Black Panther or Dee Rees of Mudbound, but she knows the tiny number of directors of color in Hollywood. “We kind of sit on the top of a broken system. … Until that system is fertile ground for real growth, then we will just kind of sit on top of it as sparkly, shiny things for people to feel good.”
David Greer, Scholar Of English Songs Of The 16th And 17th Centuries, Has Died At 80
Greer, who published two volumes on lute songs and a new edition of John Dowland’s music,”was never happier than when working with old manuscripts and printed sources; he developed an extensive knowledge of these sources, their provenances and their locations.”
As Hollywood Expectations Rise, So Does ‘Black Panther’ In The Record Books
The “euphorically reviewed” movie hasn’t opened in China or Japan yet, but may be headed for one of the best box offices of any movie, not just any Marvel movie.
There’s A Lot More Going On In Gender-‘Flipping’ Shakespeare Than You Might Think
Critic and scholar Hailey Bachrach on having, for instance, Don John in Much Ado About Nothing played by a woman: “We must think about these things beyond just the blanket assumption that any opportunity for women is narratively good – especially in a play whose embedded gender politics make ‘gender blindness’ more or less impossible.”
The Screwball Comedies Of 1930s Hollywood Were Great, But They’ve Devolved Into Chaos
As Game Night opens, the history of the screwball comedy has become the history of the chaos comedy, often with the word “Night” in the tile. Basically: “Two or more characters who’ve hit a roadblock in their (sometimes platonic) relationship get wrapped up in craaazy-wild frolics, forcing them to work together to escape the scenario. No matter the nature of their connection, they are seeking to reaffirm their value to one another’s lives. Instead of Hepburn wooing Grant away from his fiancée in a battle of the sexes, these characters are wooing one another away from the monotony of adult routines, marital discord or corporate greed.”
What’s It Like Being A Showrunner For A Culturally Specific Comedy In The Trump Era?
One of the showrunners for Netflix’s remake of One Day at a Time says that the writers’ room is basing a lot of plot details on real life – for instance, the time post-election when someone told her Cuban-American brother to “go back to Mexico,” and that made it on to the show. “It’s like, ‘What’s happening?’ We try on the show to show many points of view. Obviously, the show has a liberal bent, but we try to show all sides of an issue so all sides of the conversation can start. This is something we thought would affect this family, so how would they talk about it? What would that look like?”
What’s Up With Hardback Books?
Publishers might want to phase them out – they’re more expensive, of course – but they’re worth 20 percent of the market, and more than that: “The hardback is a mark of quality and a demonstration of intent on behalf of the publisher: it shows booksellers and reviewers that this is a book worth paying attention to. In fact some literary editors will still only review fiction (on first publication) if it’s published in hardback.”
The Hammer Museum Gets Massive Donations As L.A. Dominates Arts Funding
The museum’s director says it’s because people in L.A. love the city, and donor Lynda Resnick has more pointed words. “The gift to the Hammer, Lynda Resnick said in a phone interview, comes at a time when the economy may be good but ‘we can depend less and less on the government and what they can do. It’s up to the private sector to give back.'”