“Over time, Culture Clash has transitioned from doing mainly sketch comedy (or “political cabaret,” in Montoya’s formulation) to nervy, full-blown scripted works. Typically based on extensive research and scores of interviews, they’re laced with historical cross-examining and brimming with audacious sociological slapstick.”
Tag: 10.25.09
The Rock Hall Of Fame – A Problem Of Definitions?
“Pop has replaced rock as the ruling force within contemporary music, and instead of seeming inauthentic, the Rock Hall appears too focused on authenticity.”
American Film Institute Runs Into Trouble
“AFI’s last televised Top 100 show lost more than $1 million, and the cable ratings for its Life Achievement Award are plunging. An ambitious, encyclopedic AFI directory of American movies still has four decades of films to catalog, and government support for the project has dried up. Unlike many other leading film festivals, AFI Fest, now in its 23rd year, is not interested in an onslaught of glitzy, star-filled premieres.”
European Union Cracks Down On Flile-Sharers
“The European Parliament has given the green light for member states to cut persistent file-sharers off from the net. It has dropped an amendment to its Telcoms Package which would have made it hard for countries to cut off pirates without court authority.”
Melbourne Festival – Artistic, Box Office Success
“After delivering the biggest box office result in the festival’s history, Brett Sheehy’s programming appears to have been vindicated by audiences, and, it must be said, by performers whose enthusiasm and skill justified their inclusion in the festival.”
Andrew Lloyd Webber Diagnosed With Cancer
His spokesman said in a statement that the condition was currently in its very early stages.
Why Movies About Strong Women Are MIA
Strong women, for now anyway, are out. Two years ago, when the Jodie Foster vigilante thriller “The Brave One” failed at the box office, industry blogger Nikki Finke reported that a Warner Brothers production executive announced to staffers that the studio would no longer produce movies featuring female leads.