“This week, Netflix announced that it paid nearly $12 million for the worldwide distribution rights for [Beasts of No Nation]. The movie already has a lot of Oscar buzz, but to qualify for an Academy Award nomination, it has to be shown in theaters before or on the same day it plays on TV, online or other platforms.” But the big chains have already said no.
Tag: 03.07.15
Los Angeles Has A Newish Mural Ordinance, And Its Effects Are Slowly Starting To Show
“With the restoration of the Olympic artworks nearly completed — and enjoying newfound freedoms brought on by the city’s passing of a mural ordinance in 2013 that lifted a decade-long ban on public murals —- the mural conservancy is now preparing to embark on new projects.”
Can Smuggled Copies Of ‘Friends’ Help North Koreans Free Themselves?
“Kang likens the USB sticks to the red pill from The Matrix: a mind-altering treatment that has the power to shatter a world of illusions.”
Paul Taylor Is 84, And He’s Got Some New Ideas About Dance
“Paul Taylor’s American Modern Dance, an umbrella name for his organization — when the troupe tours it will remain the Paul Taylor Dance Company — opens on Tuesday at the David H. Koch Theater. Its mission is ambitious: to become a home for American modern dance.”
Translating ‘The Hobbit’ Into Hawai’ian
“The closest matches in Hawaiian mythology were forest-dwelling creatures called the mū, but they are unsophisticated creatures who make screechy noises in the mountains. NeSmith decided to adapt the mū, which are like the Eldar in the sense that they’re shy and sing in a haunting way, and added ‘wao,’ or ‘wilderness.’ Now elves are mūwao.”
‘The Letter That Encapsulates The Millennial Age’
“BuzzFeed is the hottest entertainment/news/advertising/whatever property on earth right now. Everyone is talking about it and everyone (even the celebrities) reads it. Even the fact that you might answer this is a testament to how popular they are. Would you answer this if I was having an existential breakdown over Mother Jones or the Washington Post? How can you feel good about yourself if you don’t work for such a massive, popular, successful company?”
Albert Maysles, 88, Dean Of Documentary Filmmakers
Often working with his late brother David, Maysles was known for such popular and influential nonfiction films as Gimme Shelter, Grey Gardens, Salesman, When We Were Kings, studies of Vladimir Horowitz and Mstislav Rostropovich (the latter on his return to Russia), and five films about the work of artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude.