“‘It’s like walking in someone else’s footprints, in a way,’ Kathleen Marshall, who has choreographed 12 Encores! shows, said of creating new steps to the pre-existing musical arrangements. ‘You have to find a way in there for yourself.'”
Tag: 05.04.13
Midnight Movies Live On (And Have Some Passionate Advocates)
“The movie at midnight may be dying. But the midnight movie, particularly in Los Angeles at this moment, is more alive than ever.”
Harper Lee Sues Agent Over ‘Mockingbird’
“Lee says Samuel Pinkus, the son-in-law of Lee’s long-time agent, Eugene Winick, took advantage of her failing hearing and eyesight to transfer the rights on the book, which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and became an Oscar-winning film.”
Burt Bacharach Coulda Been An Avant-Garde Composer, Until …
“I was very, very reluctant when it came to the second movement, because it was quite melodic instead of being harsh and dissonant [and] avant-garde. And he took me aside afterward, and maybe he sensed what I felt or maybe just his observation was: Never be ashamed of something that’s melodic, one could whistle.”
Broadway Producer Snipes At NYTimes Theatre Reporter In Ad
“The quote is a direct response to Times theater reporter Patrick Healy’s Q&A that ran on Wednesday May 1 with Irish author and playwright Colm Toibin, who wrote Testament as both a critically lauded novella and a theatrical monologue.”
Can An Auction House Be Held Responsible For Sale of Nazi-Owned Art?
“The Nazi connection, the lawsuit says, creates ‘a cloud on title’–uncertainty over who is the rightful owner–that renders the painting unsaleable and without value.”
A Judy Blume Book *Finally* Hits The Big Screen
“Blume’s works are frequently the target of social conservatives who eschew themes about sex and religion and tough family issues in works aimed at a young audience.”
Will Digital Kill The Small-Town Movie Theatre?
“The Rio has survived fires, floods and multiple owners. But it may not survive the latest threat — the digitization of the film industry.”