“[O]ne of the leading lights of 1970s-era New German Cinema and a pioneer of gay film-making,” Schroeter – who never found the commercial success of his contemporaries Fassbinder, Herzog and Wenders – was once called “German cinema’s greatest marginal film-maker.”
Tag: 04.13.10
Why 3-D TV Isn’t A Trend With Traction
It’s the little things, like the exorbitant cost of outfitting a home for 3-D viewing and our habit of doing lots of other stuff while we watch TV. “And it’s not just multi-taskers: Does the average American family really want to sit in their living rooms watching ‘American Idol’ wearing dark glasses?”
1913 Silent Film About Lincoln Discovered In Barn
“[A] contractor cleaning out an old New Hampshire barn destined for demolition found seven reels of nitrate film inside, including the only known copy of a 1913 silent film about Abraham Lincoln.”
Ailey Co. Technician Charged With Rape In N.C.
“A stagehand for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been charged in connection with a sexual assault alleged to have occurred at the Carolina Inn [in Chapel Hill] early Sunday.” The company had performed the previous evening at UNC.
Werner Herzog Goes 3-D For Film About Ancient Cave Paintings
The director “has apparently been given permission to film inside the Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc cave, a site in the Ardèche department of southern France that contains the earliest known cave paintings, dating back at least 30,000 years. Even more intriguingly, Herzog is planning to shoot much of the film in 3D.”
Literally Blinded By Jealousy
“Jealousy really is ‘blinding,’ according to a new study by two University of Delaware psychology professors. They found that women who were made to feel jealous were so distracted by unpleasant emotional images they became unable to spot targets they were trying to find.”
MIT, Frank Gehry Settle 2007 Suit Over University Building
“Among the alleged problems: leaks throughout the building, mold growing on its brick exterior, and poor drainage in the center’s amphitheater.” Last month, “the MIT student newspaper … quietly reported that the university has settled its suit against Gehry and the builders of the Stata Center.”
Arts Advocates’ Secret Weapon: A Retired Brigadier General
“Nolen Bivens, who served 32 years in the Army, including a year in Iraq during 2003-04, was an unusual enlistee in arts supporters’ annual ‘arts advocacy day’ deployment to Capitol Hill in a push for an elusive objective: ample funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.”
Eleanor Ross Taylor Wins $100K Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
The editor of Poetry magazine acknowledges that Taylor is an obscure choice: “Until the excellent selected poems, Captive Voices, was published by LSU Press last year, virtually all of Taylor’s work was out of print. Her slow production (six books in 50 years), dislike of poetry readings…, and unfashionable fidelity to narrative and clarity haven’t helped matters.”
Nacho Duato To Leave Spain’s Compania Nacional De Danza
The star choreographer, who has directed the Compañía Nacional de Danza since 1990, has declined to renew his contract for next season. He has given no reason for his decision, though observers say that Spain’s National Institute for the Scenic Arts and Music has been unhappy with Duato’s emphasis on modern dance over classical ballet.