During three different awards ceremonies, ‘Her,’ ‘Frozen,’ and ‘Gravity’ all look good in some of the final awards before the Oscars.
Tag: 02.02.14
Inequality In Wealth Kills The Soul
“Our tendency to equate outward wealth with inner worth invokes deep psychological responses, feelings of dominance and subordination, superiority and inferiority. This affects the way we see and treat one another.”
What’s The Theatre World Saying About Philip Seymour Hoffman?
“‘Phil burned so brightly and with such unrelenting love — it made him one of the great theater performers of his or any generation,’ Sellars said.”
5 Questions For A Symphony Executive Director Who Averted A Negotiations Crisis
Gary Ginstling: “This success, I believe, has catalyzed the institution and given us a new confidence that we can be successful artistically, meet our community and educational goals and operate within our means.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, 46, An Actor Of Depth
“A stocky, often sleepy-looking man with blond, generally uncombed hair who favored the rumpled clothes more associated with an out-of-work actor than a star, Mr. Hoffman did not cut the traditional figure of a leading man, though he was more than capable of leading roles.”
Amazon Enters A Brave New World: Christian Publishing
“Christian publishing is a $1.4 billion market, and many major publishers have Christian imprints.” Another market for Amazon to conquer?
Should White Directors Take On Plays By Writers Of Color?
“In 2014, when it still feels like a radical act for a major regional theater to program more than one show with a cast of primarily actors of color in a season, controversies about cultural authority and appropriation can feel infuriatingly stagnant. We still have a numbers problem.”
Philip Seymour Hoffman: An Appreciation For An Actor Whose Work Didn’t Come Easy
“In a cruelly abbreviated career he brought so many characters into the popular imagination, it’s hard to believe we’re talking about a single creative artist’s efforts.”
Should Ethical Concerns Affect The Oscars?
Dylan Farrow’s “letter suggests a callous indifference by film professionals now celebrating their accomplishments in a series of ceremonies leading up to the March 2 Academy Awards. And it lands as Mr. Allen’s film ‘Blue Jasmine’ enters the Oscar balloting that begins Friday.”
Can Twitter Predict Music’s Next Big Thing?
“While music is the most popular topic on Twitter — users discussed it in more than one billion messages last year — its depths have not been fully plumbed.”