“For many observers the new wave of public murals represents another example of the way art and culture are playing a key role in reviving the city, attracting visitors and injecting bursts of optimism, energy and creativity into the city that run parallel to commercial development.”
Tag: 05.16.15
What Exactly Makes The Shower Scene In ‘Psycho’ So Effective?
“For what’s often considered the most memorable death in film history, Psycho‘s shower scene is strangely devoid of gore. … This ‘Art of the Scene’ video explores how the director and his collaborators crafted a moment of pure horror without showing too much of the murder itself.”
Two Virginia Shakespeare-Focused Theatres Merge
“This was so fraught with emotion. There was so much investment in all of the work that had gone into both companies. The name needed to reflect what was mutually fertile.”
Stop Condescending To Agatha Christie – She Was A Damn Genius
“Without plot, there is no reliable access to character; Christie understood this. Her characters are properly, realistically three-dimensional – which doesn’t mean what many seem to think.”
Are Women (Finally) Dominating The Box Office?
At Cannes, yes: “Historically, film markets have been a breeding ground for macho-infused action fare, but increasingly the other gender is the focus.”
Sylvie Guillem Has Been A Prima Ballerina For Decades, But Now She’s Stepping Away
“What others found difficult, she found easy, coming top in every exam. She was, quite simply, built to dance, in perfect proportion, with strong, arched feet, long legs, flexible ligaments, and great strength. But she also began to see dance differently, to feel that she was capable of expressing steps in new ways by extending the technique she was being taught.”
The New York Times Book Review Hires Friends Of Writers To Review Books Sometimes, But Is That OK?
“A personal connection with the author, or well-known strong feelings on the book’s subject, may actually be considered a positive, or at least not a disqualifier, Ms. Paul told me. … Landing an accomplished reviewer who will write a provocative, well-informed piece ‘is what gets us excited,’ she said.”
It Took Queen Latifah 20 Years – And HBO – To Bring A Movie About Bessie Smith To The Screen
Director Dee Rees: “This is a woman who is complicated, and even the way she’s talked about is complicated. And no two people necessarily agree on who she was or how she was. And if I couldn’t answer the ‘how,’ I wanted to answer the ‘why.’ I wanted to understand what’s inside her, so I started with her lyrics, with the songs she wrote, to try to really understand her as an artist.”
Silicon Valley Remakes Its Dream Of Life Without Politics
“Building a government, it turns out, is a more complex challenge than much of Silicon Valley would have you believe. Now, Thiel and other high-profile Silicon Valley investors are carefully taking stock of the anti-government view they helped popularize.”
So The Minnesota Orchestra Tour Of Cuba Is Selling Out And Earning Rave Reviews
“The tour was designed not only to highlight the thaw between the nations, but also the thaw within the orchestra: It resumed playing together only last year after a bitter labor dispute led to a lockout that silenced it for 16 months. Now the orchestra is working to recapture what was lost.”