“With the future of motion pictures headed quickly toward an all-digital format played only on pricey new equipment, will the theaters be around? Or will they be done in by the digital revolution that will soon render inadequate the projectors that have flickered and ticked with a little-changed technology for more than 120 years?”
Tag: 02.18.12
Judi Dench Fights Blindness, Learns To Adapt
Oscar-winner Dench, 77, has macular degeneration. She said in an interview published Saturday that her eyesight was already so bad that she couldn’t read her scripts. Instead, she relies on friends and family to help her with her lines.
Manhunt Launched For Art Thieves In Greece
“A manhunt was under way Saturday in Greece for two suspects who tied up a guard, stormed the Archeological Museum of Olympia, smashed glass casings and stole dozens of small statues.” Meanwhile, the Minister of Culture resigned.
This Art Project Isn’t For Chickens (Though It Does Involve Killing A Few)
“‘The Story of Chickens: A Revolution’ is set to begin with an unveiling of a mobile chicken coop. … It ends with a public-invited slaughter and a potluck dinner with the chickens on the menu.”
Who Owns Venezuela’s ‘El Sistema’? Not Chavez, Critics Say
“‘A lot of us are upset that Chávez has taken Sistema as his own child, and it’s not,’ said Gabriela Montero, a Venezuelan pianist with an international career who has written a piece, ‘Ex Patria,’ denouncing the Chávez government and the fraying of civil society here. ‘It’s almost like he’s stolen something that we lived with for the past 40 years and dirtied it with his presence.'”