“The thing I am proudest of – and I am still not home free – is that the place has stayed buoyant and I haven’t been responsible for it sliding down the pan.”
Tag: 10.20.13
Movie Theatre Chains Considering Adding Texting Rows
“AMC, which owns 400 cinemas in North America — and one in Manchester — is considering creating a “texting aisle” for those who feel compelled to message their friends through every twist and turn of the plot.”
Mayor Bloomberg Sold The City’s Color To A Bank!
“For chump change to a billionaire, Mr. Bloomberg let Citibank alter the color palette of Manhattan. It has distorted every view.”
High-End Video Games Struggle To Keep Up With Upstarts
“When you take technology and entertainment and slam them together for a highly demanding user base, you’re in the deep end of the deepest pool. The movie business is tough, but this is really hard.”
Wanna Publish In China? There Are Rules (Natch)
“Foreign writers who agree to submit their books to China’s fickle censorship regime say the experience can be frustrating.”
Women Sweep Up Awards In UK Theatre, But The Horizon Is Bleak
“Mark Shenton, a critic and member of the theatre judging panel, said the successes recognised in the awards were in the teeth of a sharply deteriorating financial climate for regional theatres.
With A Lock On Low-Budget, High-Profit Horror Films, Jason Blum Turns To TV
“To achieve low budgets while attracting high-caliber actors and directors, Mr. Blum uses an unusual business model. Established directors and stars work for union scale. In success, profits are shared.”
*Seriously* Now, Are Streaming Services Destroying The Music Industry?
Or could it be Android phones gaining on iOS phones? (Or perhaps sunspots? Does ANYONE know?)
Will This ‘Breaking Bad’ Fan Tribute Site Destroy A Graveyard?
About 200 people attended the fake funeral, raising $17,000 for a local homeless initiative – and raising worries about thousands of fans trampling through a real graveyard to an empty gravesite (with an actual headstone).
When Poverty Makes Creative Dreams Impossible, We All Lose Out
“We rarely hear the stories of the poor as told by them. If they are told, it is by other artists who come into the neighborhood and interpret what they see. … Poverty is harsh, but it doesn’t strip away the desire or capacity to create.”