Nora Twomey: The factory “was an incredible training for my imagination. The machinery was very loud so I had to wear earplugs and then headphones on top of the earplugs and I couldn’t talk to anybody. And I’d just make up stories and entertain myself with beginnings, middles and ends in my head for those 12 hours.”
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Oh My Gosh, Cannes, You *Can* Have A Future, But Quit With The Snooty Rulemaking
And it’s not just the rejection of Netflix and streaming that’s the problem, but the truth – in hard numbers – that “non-English-language film culture has experienced a serious slippage in currency. … For half a century or more, starting after World War II, what we referred to in America as ‘foreign films’ (a parochial term, to be sure, since they’re not foreign in other places) found a way to be part of the conversation. They were movies that periodically produced lines around the block. With rare exceptions, that’s no longer the case.”
Problematic Trade Talks Stall China-U.S.Film Discussions
Negotiations are at a standstill, but that doesn’t mean everything’s bad. “The shift from earlier talks is a double-edged sword for U.S. producers looking at China’s $8.6 billion cinema market. It could be bad news if broader talks go sour, but it could offer a potential path forward if the two countries find common ground.”
Top AJBlogs From The Weekend 05.20.18
Tribute to John Bryan from Cold Turkey Press
Cover and back page of four-page folio being published in a limited edition by Cold Turkey Press.John Bryan published so many underground papers and magazines over three decades — beginning in 1962 with renaissance, a … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2018-05-20
Cover and back page of four-page folio being published in a limited edition by Cold Turkey Press.John Bryan published so many underground papers and magazines over three decades — beginning in 1962 with renaissance, a … read more
AJBlog: Straight|UpPublished 2018-05-20
Losing its meaning
I don’t want to say anything bad about the royal wedding, which was lovely and inspiring. Or about Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the cellist who played so gorgeously. But one of the pieces he played was crazily … read more
AJBlog: SandowPublished 2018-05-20
I don’t want to say anything bad about the royal wedding, which was lovely and inspiring. Or about Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the cellist who played so gorgeously. But one of the pieces he played was crazily … read more
AJBlog: SandowPublished 2018-05-20
Almanac: E.M. Forster on modesty and art
“To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.” E.M. Forster, “A Book That Influenced Me” … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2018-05-18
“To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.” E.M. Forster, “A Book That Influenced Me” … read more
AJBlog: About Last NightPublished 2018-05-18
Preminger And Garcia Play Chopin
Noah Preminger, Rob Garcia Dead Composers Club Chopin Project (Connection Works Records) If I were going to be in New York City tomorrow evening—alas, I won’t be—I would be at the Cornelia … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2018-05-17
Noah Preminger, Rob Garcia Dead Composers Club Chopin Project (Connection Works Records) If I were going to be in New York City tomorrow evening—alas, I won’t be—I would be at the Cornelia … read more
AJBlog: RiffTidesPublished 2018-05-17
Picasso Fiasco: CultureGrrl Q&A with Mike Kosnitzky, Lawyer for Steve Wynn’s New Company
In my previous post about the astonishing news that unspecified damage was done at Christie’s on Friday to Picasso‘s “Le Marin,” 1943 (which had been estimated to bring around $70 million in tonight’s Contemporary Art … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2018-05-17
In my previous post about the astonishing news that unspecified damage was done at Christie’s on Friday to Picasso‘s “Le Marin,” 1943 (which had been estimated to bring around $70 million in tonight’s Contemporary Art … read more
AJBlog: CultureGrrlPublished 2018-05-17
My Art Encounter With Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe, who died this week, was not exactly a favorite person in the art world (or the literary world,
for that matter). In a modern era, he was a throwback, a man who preferred … read more
Tom Wolfe, who died this week, was not exactly a favorite person in the art world (or the literary world,
for that matter). In a modern era, he was a throwback, a man who preferred … read more
Jane Campion Is Still The Only Woman To Have Won Cannes’ Palme D’Or, And She Says Time’s Very, Very Up For The Festival
The director of The Piano and The Top of the Lake says that women should see more success in the industry. “Hero stories are wearing thin. We have lived a male life, we have lived within the patriarchy. It’s something else to take ownership of your own story.”