“In a career that spanned over five decades in Hollywood, Zsigmond continued to work well into his later years. He shot a number of episodes of ‘The Mindy Project’ from 2012 to 2014 as well as several films that have yet to be released.”
Author: ArtsJournal2
Oscars Still So White (What’s Up With That?)
“The academy found itself on the defensive last year when white actors earned all 20 of the nominations in the lead and supporting categories. The topic came to define the Academy Awards so much that host Neil Patrick Harris opened the ceremony by quipping: ‘Tonight we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest. Sorry, brightest.'”
If You Like Flops, You Might Be A ‘Harbinger Of Failure’
“In addition to relying on focus groups and instinct to decide which creative endeavors to back, publishing houses, music labels and movie studios might want to gauge how harbingers of failure react to a new project. If it’s a unanimous thumbs-up, the house may well have a loser on its hands.”
How Shostakovich And A Starving Orchestra Inspired Leningrad
“The first rehearsal broke up after just 15 minutes, as the small band of survivors had so little energy.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs For 01.13.16
Happy Birthday, and What That Means
One hundred years ago, the last emperor of China abdicated; the Saturday Evening Post published its first Norman Rockwell cover; war raged in Europe and the Near East; Gregory Peck was born; and the Cleveland… … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2016-01-03
AJBlog: Real Clear ArtsPublished 2016-01-03
Technically Definable, Therefore Existent
Having been unexpectedly drawn into writing here about grid-pulse postminimalism, I’ve decided to publish my most important article on the topic here, because the book it’s in is prohibitively expensive, and I need people to… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2016-01-03
Having been unexpectedly drawn into writing here about grid-pulse postminimalism, I’ve decided to publish my most important article on the topic here, because the book it’s in is prohibitively expensive, and I need people to… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2016-01-03
Ben Hecht on the Real Margaret Anderson
Margaret AndersonI’ve been re-reading Ben Hecht’s massive 1954 memoir, A Child of the Century, which Gary Giddins rightly calls “his masterpiece.” I think of it as Bennie’s wised-up wisdom book. It reads for delicious stretches… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-01-03
Margaret AndersonI’ve been re-reading Ben Hecht’s massive 1954 memoir, A Child of the Century, which Gary Giddins rightly calls “his masterpiece.” I think of it as Bennie’s wised-up wisdom book. It reads for delicious stretches… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2016-01-03
Weekend Extra: JATP Living History
Bill Kirchner sent a link to a photograph published by Joe Gromelski in the current issue of Stars and Stripes, the US military newspaper. Frankfurt, West Germany, March, 1956: The stars of the “Jazz at… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-02
Bill Kirchner sent a link to a photograph published by Joe Gromelski in the current issue of Stars and Stripes, the US military newspaper. Frankfurt, West Germany, March, 1956: The stars of the “Jazz at… … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2016-01-02
Progress for Women at Vienna Philharmonic
For the first time in three years, William Osborne, an expert on the sociology of German-speaking orchestras, has posted an update about the latest developments at the VPo. “It’s the most positive I’ve ever written,”… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2015-12-31
For the first time in three years, William Osborne, an expert on the sociology of German-speaking orchestras, has posted an update about the latest developments at the VPo. “It’s the most positive I’ve ever written,”… … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2015-12-31
The Perennial Fiction of Nature
I found something I liked yesterday in an interview with Robert Wilson: He eschews “the lie” of naturalism on stage and sees artificiality as “more honest”. Hence he was a perfect fit with Lady Gaga,… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2015-12-31
I found something I liked yesterday in an interview with Robert Wilson: He eschews “the lie” of naturalism on stage and sees artificiality as “more honest”. Hence he was a perfect fit with Lady Gaga,… … read more
AJBlog: PostClassicPublished 2015-12-31
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Hollywood Had A Banner Year – Except That Underneath The Big Earners, Many Movies Flopped
“A startling number of big-budget movies bombed in 2015, proving that no amount of marketing can pull audiences into theaters at a time when Netflix queues are long and social media spreads word about a stinker in a heartbeat.”
The Dude Who Became The Go-To Librettist For New Operas
Royce Vavrek: “‘I don’t know how I made this career,’ he acknowledges to us during our talk with him in his Bushwick apartment. ‘I’m legitimately only writing libretti. Aside from doing a couple of classes at different universities and one-offs, I’m not working in any other capacity. I’m making no money besides from writing libretti and lyrics.'”
Page Views Don’t Matter Anymore, But We Still Think They Do
And that’s because we can’t figure out how to get advertisers to pay for our free news.
What’s The Deal With Dubuffet’s ‘Art Brut’?
“The trajectory of twentieth-century art history has long been a fairly tidy one, with artists of similar sensibilities herded into neat groups; those who fall beyond these bounds are too often left out of the story, sometimes ‘rehabilitated’ only decades later. But art brut offers a ready example of looking beyond expected lines of investigation into what Dubuffet praised as ‘new values not yet perceived.'”
When Journalism Catches Hollywood’s Eye, Hollywood Needs To Do More Reporting
“It seems inevitable that filmmakers will continue to make movies about journalists, especially if ‘Truth’ and ‘Spotlight’ receive Oscar nominations. And dramatic license is something journalists will have to get used to, if they’re not already. The real question is whether the movies will ever truly understand the difference between good reporting and bad, as Mr. McCarthy did and Mr. Vanderbilt did not. Don’t get your hopes up. It’s the movies after all.”