A lawyer who made serious money in real estate deals in the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Cohl was seduced by the movie business after a chance visit to the Cannes International Film Festival, and spent the next 40 years schmoozing backers, stars and directors.
Tag: 01.11.08
Elderly Art Forger Gets Delay In His Sentence
“A pensioner who fooled the art world by selling fake antiques his son had made, has had his sentencing adjourned. The family made at least £850,000 from the scam, including selling the fake Egyptian statue “Princess Amarna” to Bolton Museum for £440,000.”
“thirtysomething’s” School Of Production
The actors of the popular 1980s hit “thirtysomething” became a generation of successful behind-the-scenes directors and producers. It had much to do with the way the show was produced…
“Mermaid” Sinks
“What this ‘Little Mermaid’ feels like, above all, is a cynical reversal of a once-traditional pattern of art and commerce. It used to be that the show came first, followed by merchandising tie-ins. Thoroughly plastic and trinketlike, this show seems less like an interpretation of a movie musical than of the figurines and toys it inspired.”
Broadway “Mermaid” Under Water
The bloated, 2 1/2 -hour show — an hour longer than the 1989 movie — represents a low watermark for the Disney-on-Broadway franchise.
Broadway “Little Mermaid” Could Use Some Imagination
“Theatergoers spoiled by Julie Taymor’s boundary-breaking brilliance in “The Lion King” are not served by this doggedly conventional, well-performed, middling bore of a show.”
The World’s Ten Best Bookstores?
Sean Dodson has made a list. From Japan to Mexico to Brazil to London, these distinctive stores do it right, he says.
Disney’s Latest Broadway “Mermaid” Doesn’t Work
“The Little Mermaid” is one profound family story, rich in metaphor and passion and wisdom. It should have made a great Broadway show. It really didn’t.”
Alberto Alonso, 90
“Together with his brother, dancer Fernando Alonso, and Fernando’s wife, Alicia Alonso, Alberto Alonso founded what became the National Ballet of Cuba in 1948. The three forged a unique Cuban style of ballet that combined classical Russian and brilliant Western techniques with a national flair and sensuality.”
2008: More (Familiar) Movies Than Ever
“In 2007, a record 450 movies had theatrical runs here — a staggering figure that may be more than double what played here in any given year of the 1980s. In 2008, that number is expected to rise again.”