Free entrance to museums may become a thing of the past as the recession and funding cuts bite, according to the head of The Art Fund.
Tag: 05.23.09
Broadway Jumps Deep Into Social Media
“With social networks such as Facebook and MySpace seemingly well past the pop-culture tipping point, Broadway producers and marketers — like anyone else with a product to advertise — are getting in on the game.”
All About The Screen Size – Imax Faces A Crisis
“In the midst of an expansion that has made Imax an important premium venue — in the first two weeks of “Star Trek,” it claimed more than $22 million in gross on less than 2% of screens — the company that built its reputation as the ultimate way to see a movie is being accused of failing to deliver on its own promises.”
Remembering Martha Graham As Her Work Was
“Especially in the years following the choreographer’s death in 1991, the fires set during the 65 years Graham headed her company have largely faded to embers. The diminution of Graham’s once-forceful presence in modern dance, at its peak during her heyday as performer and creator in the 1930s and ’40s, has come from a combination of factors.”
Utah Symphony And Opera In Financial Mess
“This year’s anticipated $1.3 million shortfall is devastating considering the controversial merger of the orchestra and opera company in 2002 created annual deficits, and the organization didn’t see its first surplus until the 2006-07 season. But then, by the next season the company had lost $2 million.”
When Machines Are Smarter Than Humans
“Artificial intelligence is already used to automate and replace some human functions with computer-driven machines. These machines can see and hear, respond to questions, learn, draw inferences and solve problems. But for the Singulatarians, A.I. refers to machines that will be both self-aware and superhuman in their intelligence, and capable of designing better computers and robots faster than humans can today.”
What Cannes Tells Us About The State Of The Film Business
“Even though business at this year’s market isn’t exactly booming, and overall prices for movies have remained low, industry experts suggest that the worst has passed for the global film industry.”
It’s A Cultural Thing – Why Germany LOVES Donald Duck
“Germany, the land of Goethe, Thomas Mann and Beethoven, has an unlikely pop culture hero: Donald Duck. Just as the French are obsessed with Jerry Lewis, the Germans see a richness and complexity to the Disney comic that isn’t always immediately evident to people in the cartoon duck’s homeland.”