“Over its opening weekend at the beginning of March, only around a dozen people went to see Motherhood, a semi-autobiographical account of parenting in New York written and directed by Katherine Dieckmann. The film took just £88 at the British box office on its opening weekend.”
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Wizard Of Oz Casting Show Hits Big In The Ratings
“Nearly 30 per cent of the total television audience were watching BBC One on Saturday evening as 20 young hopefuls auditioned for the part of Dorothy in a new production of The Wizard Of Oz.”
Rethinking BBC Radio
“Commercial radio must live by its income. But nobody makes money by forgetting what they’re selling and to whom, especially in the iPod age. The BBC is a nimble adversary. Back in the Thatcher era, when Radio 1 was last in danger, it was rapidly reorganised to make it less popular.”
DC Arts Groups Sense Economic Turnaround?
“Responding to the recession’s blows, many of the regional groups cut their staffs, reduced their seasons, did not import as many traveling shows and trimmed the nonbasic expenses, such as travel to conferences. Gradually, some arts groups are seeing signs of a turnaround.”
Wiiii – Let’s Dance!
“Music games are about to come full circle, with the next stage of the struggling genre coming from the familiar category of dance music, driven by new motion-capture controllers expected to hit the market this fall.”
How Will The Arts Survive In Detroit?
“Detroit arts groups have always struggled to make ends meet. But the depth of today’s economic crisis — compounded by real estate debt, labor issues and precipitous declines in state funding — have led to chronic multimillion-dollar shortfalls and brought the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan Opera Theatre and Detroit Institute of Arts to true turning points.”
Pierre Boulez At 85
“Having just turned 85 on Friday, he is no longer feared but feted as one of the great men of music, present and past, in a town that knows what that means. Boulez celebrated his birthday by conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in its ornate, historic home, the Austrian capital’s Musikverein. Future musicologists will no doubt mark the splendid occasion.”
Needed: Fresh Thinking For LA’s Theatres
“Let’s begin by acknowledging that in the last few seasons Southern California’s nonprofit theaters haven’t been firing on all cylinders. If they were elderly patients, their boomer children might be forgiven for wondering every now and again about nursing homes.”
Is It Time For Healthier Snacks At The Movies?
Seems sacrilegious doesn’t it? But a study says “that two-thirds of moviegoers and three-quarters of parents would buy more healthful options at prices similar to what’s being sold now.”
Australian Museum Rejects $400,000 Bequest
“The National Gallery of Victoria has rejected a $400,000 bequest from the estate of two committed communists, Len and Mona Fox. The gallery told the NSW Supreme Court on Friday it ‘does not wish to accept the gift’ and may seek legal costs from the estate.”