“The summer movie machine is in full swing, and, once again, it’s almost impossible to find a studio film with a woman at the helm during the season that provides more than 40% of the year’s box-office revenue. According to Media by Numbers, all 30 of the 30 top-grossing films from last summer were directed by men. According to my informal survey of major studio films from this summer, only two — “Mamma Mia!” and “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2” — are directed by women.”
Tag: 05.20.08
Bowie Says He Hasn’t Approved Ballet
“David Bowie has denied reports he has given permission for his songs to be used in a stage show inspired by his 1976 film The Man Who Fell To Earth. His statement follows claims in the Sun newspaper he was collaborating with the Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss.”
Columbus Symphony Musicians To Come Up With Their Own Survival Plan
Musicians with the Columbus Symphony today will put forward a financial plan “within the budget limitations established by the board and corporate leadership” of Columbus.
Met Museum Chief To Teach At NYU
Philippe de Montebello’s “new job is to be announced Tuesday night at a dinner celebrating the institute’s 75th anniversary. In addition to teaching at N.Y.U., he will advise the university on its plan for a new overseas campus at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.”
Random House Gets A New CEO
Markus Dohle, “head of a printing unit at Bertelsmann’s Arvato division, replaces Peter W. Olson, who has had the job since 1998, but was hampered by losses at the unit amid a wider slowdown in sales of books. New York-based Random House’s imprints include Alfred A. Knopf and Doubleday, and its authors include John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella and Jonathan Kellerman.”
Study: 16 Percent Of US Science Teachers Are Creationists
“The researchers polled a random sample of nearly 2000 high-school science teachers across the US in 2007. Of the 939 who responded, 2% said they did not cover evolution at all, with the majority spending between 3 and 10 classroom hours on the subject. However, a quarter of the teachers also reported spending at least some time teaching about creationism or intelligent design.”