“The only thing more unforgettable than the rich, sonorous voice of the Queen of Salsa was arguably her big, brilliantly-colored stage ensembles, set off with Vegas-proportioned headwear.”
Category: media
The Startup Literary Press That Pissed Off The New Yorker (And Survived)
“Formerly called TheNewerYork and once the focus of all that attention from The New Yorker, The Shrug is tNY’s literary magazine and a playground for form. It is filled with un-famous (and unlikely) quotes like this one from Gandhi: ‘Life is short, get wet.'”
Hollywood: Are Viewers Lazy, Or Is It Filmmakers Who Fit That Description?
“Just a few years back, we had relatively sophisticated fare such as The Dark Knight hitting cinemas. If Christopher Nolan’s movie were to be remade today, would it be titled Batman v Joker?”
Actually, Why Don’t Film Sets Have Child Care?
“‘Sets never have childcare. I think it doesn’t happen because it hasn’t occurred to anyone,’ added Garai, among the stars of the new film Suffragette. ‘It’s stymying women’s careers.'”
We Are All Paparazzi Now
“Little more than a decade ago, stars like Paris Hilton would ‘inadvertently’ leak their plans to the paparazzi — part of the wink-wink symbiotic relationship that fueled their tabloid fame. But what once took an army of clamoring paparazzi can now be tweeted, Instagrammed, Snapchatted, and Vined.”
CBS Refuses Advertising For Robert Redford Movie That Is Critical Of CBS
Sony Pictures Classics sought a multi-million dollar ad buy to promote the film on Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show,” the “CBS Evening News,” ”CBS This Morning” and “60 Minutes,” but was turned down, said Sherri Callan, president of Callan Advertising, the company that places ads for Sony.
Is Hollywood Ready To Get Serious About Diversity?
The president of Hollywood’s movie academy says criticism of the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees has helped spark a vital global discussion about how to make the entertainment industry more inclusive.
Planning To See A Movie Based On User Ratings? Think Again…
Fandango.com’s rounding methodology, even if it was just an innocent bug, is a good example of why you should be skeptical of online movie ratings, especially from companies selling you tickets.
The Street Artist Who Punked ‘Homeland’ Tells How She Pulled It Off (And Why)
Heba Amin: “This is not necessarily a specific attack on Homeland, but on the inaccuracies in the visual depictions of the region, not just the storylines. And that has consequences on real-world situations. …Obama said this was his favorite show. So when you have a show where Iran and al-Qaida are friends all of a sudden …”
The Age Of Mass-Appeal TV Is Over. Yay!
“For viewers who expected to see something of their own lives and experiences reflected on mainstream TV, the end was probably too long in coming. Now there are niche comedies for everyone. And everybody is still laughing, except the executives who long for the old days of long-running, mass-appeal sitcoms.”