Not to mention ISIS. But humans – especially writers – have a chance to do something about it: “By imagining, we create the potential for what might be. Religions are composed of stories precisely because of this potency. Stories have the power to liberate us from the tyranny of what was and is. We are all creators of fictions, and we all have a role to play in imagining our way out of the nostalgic traps strewn around us.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Classical Music At The Movies (AKA, The Oscars’ Nominated Scores)
Shocker: What should win Best Score and what is going to win Best Score aren’t remotely the same.
All Of The Academy Award-Nominated Foreign Film Directors Get Together And Make A Political Statement
In opposition to the U.S. president’s anticipated revised travel ban and many other things he’s said since he was inaugurated, the six issued a joint statement. “No matter who wins the Oscar, they said, the statuette would be dedicated to activists, journalists, artists and others ‘working to foster unity and understanding, and who uphold freedom of expression and human dignity — values whose protection is now more important than ever.'”
We Call Celebrities ‘Stars,’ But Why?
It all started with Chaucer, and it makes sense. Calling a celebrity a star “emphasizes the role of the celebrity as a body both distant and accessible, gleaming and sparkling and yet reassuringly omnipresent. Stars have long suggested a kind of order—and orientation—within chaotic human lives. They have long hinted that there is something bigger, something beyond, something more.
If They Gave Oscars To Books, Well, LitHub Would Have Beaten Them To It
The LitHub crew, perhaps day drinking long before the Oscars: “What would the categories look like if they applied to books and not films? Sure, best picture makes an easy parallel, but what about sound editing? Hairstyling? Cinematography?”
The U.S. Denies Entrance To 21-Year-Old Syrian Documentary Maker And Oscar Nominee
The young cameraman said earlier in the year, “If we win this award, it will show people across Syria that people around the world support them. It will give courage to every volunteer who wakes up every morning to run towards bombs. … If I cannot enter the US, I will not give up: we know that we have many friends in US, that there are people that share our humanitarian values.”
TV Stations And Networks Have To Pay For The Red Carpet This Year
Wait, isn’t this supposed to be a mutually beneficial relationship? Not anymore: “For the first time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is charging a license fee to TV stations and networks that broadcast live shows with interviews of movie stars on the red carpet before Sunday’s 89th Academy Awards telecast.”
This French Artist Has Entombed Himself In A Rock For Art
He’s supposed to be in it for a week, with just enough room to sit up. “People seem to be very touched. They come and talk into the crack, read poetry to me, or tell me about their nightmares or their dreams,” he said.
How Little Golden Books Revolutionized Children’s Literature
As Little Golden Books like The Poky Little Puppy turn 75, it’s clear that they did exactly what their creators intended: “The printers, publishers, writers and artists who brought Golden Books to the market had a lofty goal — they wanted to ‘democratize children’s books,’ making them both affordable and accessible. To that end, they were sold in department stores, train stations, drugstores and supermarkets.”
The Arts Might Be Great In Canada, But The Ecosystem Of Art Will Fall Without Government Support
The problem is that globalization is pulverizing local content. Everything is like Netflix, and “everyone watches the same 50 titles on Netflix. Does anyone seriously believe that the other several hundred titles are truly inferior?”