So Tenet is scheduled to come out July 17, which seemed like a long time ago when the lockdown began, but … wow, that’s soon. “The equation being pored over in Hollywood is whether pent-up demand from people stuck at home means they’ll be willing to pack into theaters, even with heavy restrictions, by the summer. When three theaters opened in San Antonio opened last week, around 3,000 people showed up in total, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s enough to make some executives feel confident.” – The Verge
Tag: 05.08.20
In The UK, Equity Calls For Much More Support For Self-Employed Creatives
Most theatres won’t reopen until 2021 (if they can even open then), says the leader of Equity. “While it may be possible for some sections of the audiovisual industry to go back to work in the coming months, health and safety issues such as social distancing provide complex challenges to a sector where audiences are an integral part of the experience. We anticipate that the majority of theatres, pubs, comedy clubs and other live entertainment venues across the country will not start to open their doors until early next year – if indeed they manage to survive until then.” – The Stage (UK)
When You Come To The End Of Your Books
Nana Ruby reads almost her weight in books every week, but the libraries are closed. Where to turn? – The New York Times
Sneaking In A Terrible Private Development Idea Under Cover Of The Pandemic
Does any of this seem like a good idea right now? “The scheme is set to bring a 12,500-seat arena, 300-room hotel and three vast exhibition halls to the 10-acre waterside site, along with shops and restaurants, all packed inside a crumpled mishmash of competing structures. It looks like the compromised result of design-by-committee, employing a plethora of materials and awkward angles in a vain attempt to break up the lumpen mass. Public reaction has been caustic.” – The Guardian (UK)
Satish Gujral, Indian Painter, Sculptor, And Architect, 94
Gujral studied with Diego Rivera and David Siquieros, recorded the pain of 1947’s Partition, and designed the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi – among his many, many, many other accomplishments. – The New York Times
Starring The Mothers Of Movies In A 14-Hour Showpiece
The herstory is real: “This is not about slamming the patriarchy, but a joyous trip through women’s work on screen, puckishly curated into 40 chapters on different themes including openings, interiority, meet cutes, sci-fi, tone, love, death, editing and musicals. The clips cover six continents, 13 decades and 183 directors.” – The Guardian (UK)
The Theatre Is Empty, But On Its Abandoned Set, A New Show Is Going On
An art installation called Caretaker will run on the Royal Court’s stage until the theatre reopens. The show “is a livestream of the theatre’s uninhabited main stage, with intermittently broadcast ‘witty, playful and supportive audio messages’ accompanying the Shoe Lady set.” – The Guardian (UK)
Golden Globes Make More Temporary Changes To Accommodate The Worldwide Lockdown
The new changes are for the foreign language motion picture category to match similar changes for all other categories – making pictures eligible that would have been released in their home country if the virus hadn’t gotten in the way; and making sure that the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have to arrange for official screeners instead of seeing films in theatres. – Variety
Chinese Cinemas May Now Truly Reopen, If They Follow Distancing And Other Guidelines
“‘Finally, there’s a glimmer of hope!’ wrote one enthusiastic cinephile.” – Variety
Living In Fear Of Dying With A Book Unfinished
Australian writer Mem Fox knows what it’s like to worry about being well enough, surviving long enough, to finish a book. “She feels the terror in her body – something like cold sweats and slight panic attacks. She wonders sometimes whether she will survive the coming winter. But within that terror – and boredom, as she lay in her hospital bed unable even to queue up podcasts – she began to write a story in her head.” – The Guardian (UK)