Actress Naomie Harris only had three days, thanks to visa issues (she’s British) to shoot her role as the main character’s crack-addicted mother, and she was nervous about it until she talked with director Barry Jenkins: “Here, for the first time, is someone who has a vested interest in ensuring that she doesn’t become stereotyped, and that she is given her full humanity.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
It’s An Essential Moment For The WWII Museum To Move Its Oral Histories Online
The New Orleans museum has thousands and thousands of hours of video and audio histories from veterans, and the six historians responsible for putting it all online are also responsible for taking as many oral histories of the last remaining veterans – and they’re doing it all as fast as they can.
How The Steadicam, Which Is Turning Forty, Created That Iconic ‘Rocky’ Scene
What Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown says about a camera that requires a combination of athleticism and artistry from the person deploying it: “It’s like the neck of a swan or something like that, if you wanted to pursue that analogy. … It has reach, and that reach is part of the ballet of dancing around with it.”
Using Almost 3,000 Paintings To Examine Obama’s Presidential Legacy
Artist Rob Pruitt has painted one piece for every day of the Obama presidency. “Pruitt treated the Obama Paintings as a an exercise in repetition, like a catechism or yoga practice. Most mornings, with rare exceptions, he’ll wake and make a new one.”
The Specific Delights Of Longtime New York Times Street Fashion Photographer Bill Cunningham
The legendary photographer, who died in 2016, had obsessions with various details, from gold shoes to the Bryant Park Fountain. What made him fascinated, and how did he choose? His longtime collaborator explains – for instance, “People battling blizzard winds with a little umbrella made him giddy.”
Is It Possible That Anne Frank Was Not Actually Betrayed To The Nazis?
A new investigation indicates that the arrests – and eventual deaths – of those living in Anne Frank’s hiding place could have come from an investigation into illegal ration coupons.
Sigourney Weaver Is A Monster, And Then A Few Other Things Too
As the actor prepares for a blitz of movies, including two “Avatar” sequels filming at the same time, she says she hasn’t suffered for parts. “I’m a weird duck, because I was never a ‘girlfriend’. I was always too tall to be the girlfriend. So I didn’t have to say goodbye to my sexual self and hello to my executive self.”
As UK Cities Line Up To Be ‘European Capital Of Culture,’ Did They Forget A Little Thing Called Brexit?
This is a little confusing. Or is it embarrassing? The current Culture Secretary: “The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe. We want that relationship to reflect the kind of mature, co-operative relationship that close friends and allies enjoy.”
The Strongest Performance Art Of 2016 Comes From The Black Lives Matter Movement
And that’s because Black Lives Matter understands how performance art interacts with the public. One piece “included a public prayer, titled ‘A Litany,’ composed of bits speech from victims of police violence, and a procession that featured women carrying banners that bore the words ‘joy’ and ‘grief.’ The performance offered the memorable sight of clutches of black women, all dressed in red, parading around the streets of Lower Manhattan.”
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra Dumps Board Members And Replaces The Board Chair, But Why?
Four of the five board members have abruptly quit the board, and the board chair, it was announced late Friday “was no longer with the organization.” What’s happening here? “Catherine Beck, who joined the TSO Board just this past year, is the newly elected chair.”