“Although he excelled in the plays of Alan Ayckbourn, and became a national figure in his television sitcoms of the 1970s and 80s, notably The Good Life, he could mine hidden depths on stage, giving notable performances in Ibsen, Chekhov and, for Kenneth Branagh’s Renaissance company, Shakespeare.”
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Northern Australia’s Top Museum In Dire Straits
“It is the key cultural institution of north Australia, the landmark at Darwin’s heart, greatly loved, much visited – yet the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory is in deep crisis, underfunded, bleeding staff positions, unable to run an exhibition program worthy of the name.”
Learn To Enjoy Birtwistle In Ten Easy Lessons! Musical Beauty May Not Be Innate To The Physics Of Sound
“[P]revious theories about how we appreciate music were based on the physical properties of sound, the ear itself and an innate ability to hear harmony. … [But our] love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on any innate natural ability, according to a new study [from Melbourne researchers].”
Oscar Records
Who (and what) Oscar winners have excelled…
Michigan Governor Proposes Reducing Film Credits
The tax breaks have lured millions of dollars of Hollywood film business to the state. But producers fear that could go away under the new plan…
Study: Modifying Child TV Viewing Changes Behavior
“In one of the largest studies yet to examine how modifying television content affects the development of young children ages 3 to 5, researchers report that six months after families reduced their kids’ exposure to aggressive and violence-filled programming and increased exposure to enriching and educational programming — even without changing the number of viewing hours — kids demonstrated statistically significant improved behavior compared to children whose media diet went unchanged.”
Struggling Churches Close All Over Germany
“Between 1990 and 2010 we closed 340 churches, and of those 46 were demolished. It may be necessary to give up an additional 1,000 buildings,” he said.
Romanian Film Wins Berlin Film Festival Top Prize
“The story of a privileged woman whose maternal instincts kick into overdrive when her son kills a teenage boy in a car accident, “Child’s Pose” shares several hallmarks of the recently revitalized Romanian cinema, not least a focus on institutional malaise and corruption.”
Olympics Opening Ceremony Voted Best UK Theatre In 2012
Danny Boyle’s “spectacular panorama of British history and culture beat an eclectic list that included the “Globe to Globe” Shakespeare season and Susan Boyle musical “I Dreamed a Dream.”