Life in a Day, made by British Oscar-winner Kevin Macdonald, tells the story of a single day on earth, shot by thousands of ordinary people across the world. “It seemed very novel and unusual, and we would be using technology that had literally not become available in film until now. Also, there was this idea of having a vast outreach around the world.”
Tag: 01.28.11
Booker Prize Judges Get E-Readers To Read This Year’s Contenders
“Publishers have been asked to submit their 2011 entries in both digital and physical form. Last year the judging panel read 138 books before choosing Howard Jacobson’s novel, The Finkler Question, as the winner of the £50,000 prize.”
London’s West End Seems Recession-Proof
“The Icelandic ash cloud, the Fifa World Cup and the worst winter in three decades could not hold audiences back from the West End last year, which continued to defy the economic climate and smash box office records.”