“If the NFB’s enforced parity seems like a reasonable solution, it is because the larger industry is so heavily male that women filmmakers have begun calling for radical change, believing that the shortage of female directors behind the camera and the absence of strong female stories on screen are linked.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
The Studies Are Agonizingly Clear, But What Should Publishing Actually *Do*?
“I’m all too often agitated by the seeming intractability of the question I believe at the root of much if not all of this: what is the future of America? Or rather, what is America?”
An Actor Takes On The Nasty Underbelly Of The Online Fan Community
Oh, and her advocacy worked: “BroadwayWorld posted a lengthy response to the concerns expressed, saying that not only had the company made it easier to report abusive comments, but that it had also taken steps to separate chat boards from the rest of its content, had added moderators, and would host a benefit concert to raise awareness about online bullying.”
You Know What Made Video Games Look So Cool? ‘Alice in Wonderland’
“Games like Madness Returns and Far Cry invoke Alice to reach for a marketable tone, casting themselves into a higher plane of mordant cynicism, as if to say, ‘We’re dark, man, like this famous children’s story about death and drugs.'”
The Art Hoe Collective Does A Lot Of Its Gallery Work Using, Well, Tumblr
“The art world as it is right now is extremely elitist — art galleries and museums, especially, epitomize all the worst parts of exclusion and the shutting out of one people in favor of the raising up of another based on a single narrow definition of what is acceptable.”
When (Women) Actors Age Onscreen
“I’ve gathered strength behind my years, I owned them, I’ve earned them, I’ve deserved them, I have a right to have them. And I don’t like my neck, I don’t like a lot of things but it’s OK, it’s OK.”
Stores That Sell Physical DVDs And Music Are Actually Doing Pretty Well
“The trend is clear – just as the internet has demonstrated that accessibility and convenience are key to selling entertainment, physical stores are demonstrating that if you put entertainment in front of people, they will buy it.”
Virtual Reality Ballet Is Here
“The effect of the 360-degree filming is exhilarating, allowing the audience to view the performance as it ebbs and flows on all sides, with dancers so close you can observe the minutiae of their movement with a level of detail that even a front-row seat couldn’t allow.”
Who Tells Their Story – And Who Gets To Study It?
“Even as enthusiasts have called for more ethnic-studies programs—and the debate rages on over making the identities of black, Asian, Native American, and Latino students the centerpiece of class instruction—notably absent was data linking culturally relevant pedagogy specifically to measurable student gains. This changed this year.”
Give This Mezzo A Time Machine, Please
Sarah Connolly: “I’d love to meet George Frederick Handel, and sing with him conducting from the harpsichord. I’d also love to transport him to this century and ask him what he thinks about the way his operas are performed today.”