Composer, poet, writer of “Sheltering Sky” was an icon of individuality and evocateur of old Morocco. Dies at 88. – New York Times
Tag: 11.19.99
DIGITAL FILMING
“See this?” asks one director. “It’s a new, state-of-the-art digital camera. Costs about $3,000.” In case you had any doubts that digital cameras and production would change the artistic world of making movies … New York Times
JUST HOW OLD ARE THESE JUDGES?
Associated Press film reviewers pick 25 best movies of the century. The most recent to make the list was 1977’s “Star Wars.” The Oregonian
ON THIS SIDE, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS
On the other – basement radio geeks. Debating the FCC’s proposal to allow thousands of low-watt radio stations. On paper, the NAB ought to be able to squash this quixotic, power-to-the-people issue like a bug… New York Press
THEATER FOR 20-YEAR-OLDS
A combination of high-impact dancing and frank monologues is bringing in the young people to this London Theater. Heaps of them. Pink hair, nose-studs, the lot. – Financial Times
FOURTEEN MODELS/THREE DIFFERENT SCHEMES
And it still wasn’t enough to satisfy them. Architects Herzog & de Meuron of Basel, Switzerland (architects for the new Tate Modern in London), have quit the $60 million University of Texas Blanton Museum of Art project in Austin. Trustees insisted on dictating traditional design. Dallas Morning News
SAY HIGH TO HOUSTON
High Museum director Ned Rifkin will leave Atlanta to direct Houston’s Menil Collection. Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“THE WORLD’S BIGGEST GRADUATE STUDENT SHOW”
In “theatricalizing Bruce Nauman’s already devastatingly theatrical take on late 20th century social life” artists in Brooklyn Museum’s “Sensation” show have produced only an unassimilated pastiche. Christopher Knight reviews it. Los Angeles Times
NEW BATON
Compared to choosing a new music director for a major orchestra, electing a pope is a public process. For the first time in 25 years, the Boston Symphony looks for a new leader. – Boston Globe
JAZZ IN NEW YORK
Still alive and healthy but, says pianist Renee Rosnes, there are fewer jazz sessions and lot less camaraderie between musicians. – Irish Times