“It was described by the Daily Mail as a “torrent of filth”. MPs called for it to be banned from the airwaves. But does Tony Harrison’s controversial poem V still have the power to shock?”
Tag: 01.16.13
Bad Month For Entertainment Retailers – Blockbuster UK Files Bankruptcy
“The chain has 528 stores and employs 4,190 staff. Deloitte, the accountancy firm which will now take over running the firm, said Blockbuster would keep trading while it tries to find a buyer.”
Jumping Ship – Another Curator Leaves LA’s MOCA
“Her departure leaves only two curators at MOCA (Alma Ruiz and Bennett Simpson), down from a high of seven curators in early 2009. That year the museum implemented various cost-cutting measures and layoffs, following a financial crisis and bailout by trustee Eli Broad.”
HMV Failure Doesn’t Spell End Of Music Shops (Far From It)
“Despite HMV’s inability to make high street music retailing pay, many independent record shops are already reporting higher demand and sales, due partly to a backlash against Amazon’s tax set-up and the difficulty of stumbling across unexpected gems online.”
Canadian Movie Box Office Up 9 Percent In 2011
“Gross theatrical box-office revenue in Canada for 2012 was close to $1.1-billion, a 9-per-cent increase over 2011. Canadian movies accounted for around 2.5 per cent of that, grossing, as of Dec. 21, $25.06-million, a drop of roughly 12 per cent from 2011.”
The Judging Culture – What’s It Take? (And What’s It Worth?)
There’s a popular colloquialism that asks, “What gives you the right to judge?” But we’re all judges, in our own way; the only question is whether those verdicts are delivered in a public forum or the privacy of our homes.
As TV Shows Have Become More Violent, Questions About Why…
“You look at the top scripted shows on cable, and they are all pretty heavy duty. These are not some small cultural little things that people like. The top drama on television now is a show where people get their heads blown off at point-blank range.”
Mexican City Fights Back Against Looting Of Historic Churches
“A small, picturesque city 80 miles southeast of Mexico City, Cholula is said to have a church for every day of the year. There are, in reality, about 80 in all, many dating to the 17th century and filled with paintings and sculptures from that time. It is enough to draw hordes of worshipers – and thieves.”
Japanese Filmmaker Nagisa Oshima Dead At 80
“[He] challenged and subverted the pieties of Japanese society and the conventions of Japanese cinema and … gained international notoriety in 1976 for the sexually explicit In the Realm of the Senses.”
Making Theater Without Sight Or Sound
“The Israeli theater ensemble Nalagaat, which is made up of deaf and blind performers, tells stories through pantomime and by baking bread.”