The new money is expected to help the theatre expand in North American and European markets.
Tag: 01.22.08
The Incredible Shrinking Oscars
“Each of the five films was made for $30 million or less — unheard of when the average studio project costs three times that.”
MPAA Says Illegal Downloading Study Was Mistaken
The Motion Picture Association has long cited a study that it says blames college students for 40 percent of illegal downloading. “Now the MPAA, which represents the U.S. motion picture industry, has told education groups a ‘human error’ in that survey caused it to get the number wrong. It now blames college students for about 15 percent of revenue loss.”
Writers Guild To Drop Key Demand To Try To End Strike
“The Hollywood writers guild said Tuesday it has agreed to back off proposals to unionize writers of reality and animated shows, a key concession that came the same day the sides said they would begin informal talks.”
Study: UK Library Spending Up, Not Down
“Increased spending, more books on the shelves and a steady stream of visitors – it doesn’t sound like the usual story of England’s libraries. But, according to the latest statistics, the familiar tale of library woes may not tell the whole truth.”
Professor: Google Is”White Bread For The Mind” And Hurts Students
“Her argument is that we need more investment in books. Students must not be allowed to accept as truth anything they can find through Google, including ‘facts’ given credence by Wikipedia. User-generated content, she maintains, is creating an age of banality and mediocrity, and stifling debate.”
Canada’s Plans For Portrait Gallery A “Disgrace”
“It’s a public cultural asset highlighting a rich public national history, and it should be a public building because it’s the responsibility of the state to safeguard our history and culture. This is totally embarrassing for Canada. I’m appalled.”
Why We Can’t Hear Actors In The Theatre
“A lot of young actors can no longer be easily heard. And the causes are fairly obvious. TV is a prime suspect as it encourages what could be termed ‘conversational realism’. Actor training also no longer makes the vocal demands it once did.” But it’s also true that “that we live in a culture that distrusts the spoken word.”
Should Nabokov’s Last Novel Be Destroyed Unread?
“If it were anyone else but Vladimir Nabokov, I’d suggest doing the decent, respectful thing and letting The Original of Laura go up in smoke. But given that we’re talking about the trickiest literary jester who ever lived, I think we can assume that the whole thing is a kind of Nabokovian practical joke from beyond the grave.”
Embattled Saskatoon Symphony Takes A Breath…
The orchestra’s music director and some of its musicians are at odds, and finances are precarious. “We probably aren’t that different from other orchestras in the country. I wouldn’t say disagreements between conductors and musicians are particularly new. Ours have just become rather public, that’s all.”