“Graphic sex is no longer off-limits in cinema culture … as long as it’s coupled with major festival wins, critical acclaim, and a wide marketing reach.”
Tag: 02.16.14
Who Were Disney’s First Animators? [AUDIO]
Nancy Beiman: “One student had a poster, a nude one, of Suzanne Somers, and he put it over his desk. And Jack Hannah, the teacher, came in and said, ‘Oh, who is that?’ and the student said, ‘Oh, that’s Nancy.'”
Comedian: Get Rid of ‘Knackered Old Male Comics,’ British TV
“Once we have enough women doing it, it just becomes normal. Then if we see an all-male show, we’ll just say ‘how sweet, look at all the boys together’ instead of going ‘oh, not again.’”
Whether You’re Self-Publishing Or Going The Traditional Route, Stop Being A Jerk
“It doesn’t matter how you publish. It matters, though, that we’re all together in this, and not shitty toward each other, and not hunkering down into our little cults and camps, our factions and followings. It matters that we can all do better and that we strive for that with every day, every word, every story.”
The Big Winner At The British Film Awards?
It wasn’t what the bookies expected.
It’s Time The Queen Had A Mistress (Of Music)
“A female composer has never held the post, but if ever there was a moment to redress that injustice, this is it – a chance to make musical history, like Marin Alsop’s being the first woman to conduct the Last Night of the Proms last year, that it would be shameful to let pass.”
Who, And What, Will Win At The British Film Awards Today?
In the final big awards before the Oscars, bookies have tipped the odds toward 12 Years A Slave.
What Has ‘Riverdance’ Done For (Or To) Irish Dance?
“In this exuberant subculture, a centuries-old practice has evolved into a tightly regulated hybrid of art, sport and beauty pageant for which many dancers, regardless of their heritage, train with the drive of professional athletes.”