Odds are already being taken on which book will be declared the best of the 40 Bookers. “Next in line to scoop the award was Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” which won the Booker in 1981. Third came Michael Ondaatje’s “The English Patient,” the 1992 Booker winner which was adapted into an Oscar-winning film.”
Tag: 02.21.08
Dubailand – The Next Global Playground?
The world’s major entertainment companies are piling in to Dubai, which is building the massive Dubailand, a 3 billion sq. ft. development designed to help make Dubai a global tourist destination.
The Critic Who Now Runs The Barbican
Nicholas Kenyon has taken over one of Britain’s main cultural centers. “When I ran Radio 3, I think I sometimes moved too fast without securing an internal consensus, so I’m not in any hurry here, and I don’t need to be – the centre is clearly extremely well run and thriving artistically.”
Dissident Theatre Out In The Open
Worried about getting caught, “the Belarus Free Theatre uses private apartments and wooded areas around Minsk to which audiences are invited via furtive text messages and phone calls on the day. Yet this month the group is advertising openly and drawing full houses for two plays at London’s Soho Theatre.”
What’s Driving Growth In Online Video? Sports
Online sports video accounted for 35% of all online TV streams/downloads in the U.S. in 2007 and 46% in the U.K., the report said. And revenue from the sector is predicted to increase from $762 to $2.3 billion in the US in 2012.
Report: TV Commercials Losing Their Effectiveness
Traditional television advertising has become less effective in the past two years, according to 62% of marketers, and a majority are trying new ad formats and new video platforms
Greece Says Acropolis Museum Will Open This Fall
The opening of the new glass-and-concrete facility at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens has suffered myriad delays over the past few years.
The Best Booker Ever?
The Booker Prize wants to declare the best book out of the 40 that have won the prize. “Members of the public will be invited to vote for their favourite novel via the Man Booker website after the shortlist has been made public in May.”
Fisk: We Should Keep Art. We Don’t Need The Money
Last year, Fisk University was trying to sell off some of its art because its finances were so bad. Now the school wants to keep the art, and says that financial hardship has passed…
How Digital Is Transforming The Movie Biz
It’ already changed the way movies are made. Now movie theatres are converting to digital projection and distribution. Bottom line: the technical quality of what you see in the theatre is going up…