In a Murakami novel, cooking – and eating – means everything. “Cooking meals is more than a signal of independence though, it’s an introspective behavior that provides order to the chaos of the outside world.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
When The Sitcom Went Urban, Starting With Mary Tyler Moore
Basically, the MTM Show was about – and a harbinger of – gentrification.
Art Stealing ‘Spiderman’ Says The Paris Museum Of Modern Art Was Easy To Rob
Though he’s famous for scaling buildings to steal from wealthy owners’ apartments, this was easier: “During several scouting visits, he discreetly sprayed the window’s mounts with acid so they could be easily dismantled later. Then, around 3 a.m. on May 20, 2010, he disassembled the window, removed the glass, cut the padlock and the chain of the metal grid behind it and entered the museum. The alarm systems remained silent.”
Broadway Fave Cherry Jones Is Enjoying Being In London While The U.S. Starts Life Under The New President
Jones, starring in Glass Menagerie on the West End, is also famous for her turn on the show 24. “Jones played President Taylor in two series of 24, from 2009 to 2010. Many saw a distinct suggestion of Hillary Clinton in her appearance and characterisation.”
Bringing New Life To James Baldwin’s Painfully Relevant Unfinished Manuscript
Raoul Peck, the director of “I Am Not Your Negro,” worked on James Baldwin’s writing for 30 years, and the movie for a decade. “The film was always experimenting with real feelings, with real stuff. … Each layer you add has a consequence. This is what I call montage filmmaking.”
Classical Music Station Added – Well, Restored – To The FM Dial In New Orleans
The classical station has been purely HD, and the FM station will share its programming, but it’s now back to standard receiver land. The station’s general manager: “We have been waiting several years for the opportunity to restore classical music to the FM band. … As resources grow, we aim to record and broadcast local performances by New Orleans-area classical music organizations.”
With A Win At The Directors Guild, La La Land Director Seems To Be On A Clear Oscar Path
And it was a political night at the DGA. DGA president Paris Barclay opened that with a clearly aimed statement: “If any person or any group of people, in the name of greater greatness, chooses to block, or to prevent, or to scapegoat, or to separate, or to divide the very people who are all about bringing people together, then we are going to stand with those people.”
Three Years After A Car Bomb Damaged It, A Cairo Museum Reopens
The museum houses more than 9500 pieces of Islamic art from all over the Islamic world. One professor of Islamic art history: “‘I think the reopening of the museum is extremely important because there’s been so much negative propaganda’ about Islam, she says. ‘I think it will show people that this was one of the most advanced cultures — and how better to see it than through art?'”
Annette Bening’s Mix Of Public And Very, Very Private
According to her latest director, Bening hates self-promotion. Mike Mills: “She doesn’t want to talk about herself, her work or anything – it all makes her queasy. She wants the work to be its own mystery so you have your own relationship with it.”
Theatre – Like Most Of The Arts – Is Struggling With This Sudden Shift In Political Climate
Theatres usually plan seasons at least a year and sometimes several ahead, but they’re starting to reshuffle and change the lineups, partly because “artistic directors and theater producers — positioning themselves as first responders in a time of political and humanitarian upheaval — grapple with how to jump-start a current-events conversation with audiences.”