In the 1990s, as studios stockpiled scripts “they were buying so much material that they didn’t make that they began to think, why are we doing this?” By the mid-2000s, the spec market was in decline — with studios rolling the dice less often on screenplay purchases, relying instead on relatively safer projects.
Tag: 03.31.14
Illusion Of Truth: The Internet Has Made It A Relative Thing (Illusion?)
“The thing is, the very idea of knowing the truth is now elastic. While we think that the digital age has moved us forward in terms of communication, it has, in fact, driven us back to something closer to medieval culture.”
Report Blasts Former American Academy President on Pay and Résumé
“The American Academy of Arts and Sciences issued a report on Monday condemning its former president, Leslie Cohen Berlowitz, for inflating her résumé and influencing the academy’s procedures in order to increase her pay far beyond that of leaders of similarly sized organizations.”
Spike Lee Goes After A.O. Scott For Piece About Brooklyn
“Since you are a New York Times Film Critic this should be very easy for you. According to your logic I should not have Written and Directed JUNGLE FEVER because I have never lived in HARLEM and BENSONHURST. I should not have Directed CLOCKERS because I have never lived in Boerum Hill and the Gowanus Projects. I should have not Written and Directed HE GOT GAME because I have never lived in CONEY ISLAND.”
Humans Have 20 Different Ways to Make Faces
“For years, scientists studying facial expressions have focused their research on six primary emotions: happiness, surprise, anger, sadness, fear, and disgust.” But Ohio State University researchers “suspected that there’s more to the human condition than these six simplest states of being.”
Top Posts From AJBlogs 03.31.14
Music funding announced for fellow-primates
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-31
Want to hear some achingly beautiful ringtones?
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-31
Definitions: Two Experts Opine On What Museums/Directors Should Do
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts | Published 2014-03-31
‘Women conductors? It’s not getting any better, only worse’
AJBlog: Slipped Disc | Published 2014-03-31
Help, I’m Breaking Up!
AJBlog: Dancebeat | Published 2014-03-30
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Music As Unique Object: Band Will Release Only One Copy Of Its New Album
The band is Wu-Tang Clan. “Like the work of a master Impressionist, it will truly be one-of-a-kind—in lieu of a traditional major label or independent launch, the iconic hip-hop collective will make and sell just one copy of the album. And similar to a Monet or a Degas, the price tag will be a multimillion-dollar figure.”
The Perplexing Events That Led To Shutting Down San Diego Opera
“The vote took some board members by surprise. In past meetings, plenty of discussions about fundraising troubles and shrinking audiences occurred, but no talk of an immediate shutdown. Just two weeks before the vote, Ian Campbell attended a regular board meeting to talk up the 50th anniversary season in 2015.”
Why Hire One Music Director When You Can Hire Two?
The Westchester Philharmonic: “While the leadership arrangement is unusual, its contours have become clearer in recent weeks as next season’s programming takes shape. Mr. Laredo and Mr. Sperling will each conduct two concerts — a fifth conducting slot will be filled by a guest — and both will have substantial sway over the choice of material and soloists.”
Dancer Wendy Whelen To Leave NY City Ballet After 30 Years
“It’s exactly like a 30-year circle,” said Ms. Whelan, 46, who joined City Ballet as an apprentice in 1984 and went on to become a prima ballerina and to create roles in new ballets by choreographers including Christopher Wheeldon, Twyla Tharp and Alexei Ratmansky, among others.