Anticipating the company’s Paris debut next month, some MCB members have made a playful video in which they all try practicing their français, with a native speaker on hand – complete with beret, Gauloise and sneer – to judge their efforts.
Tag: 06.23.11
How It Cost $54 Million To Produce “Spider-Man”
Financial statements submitted this month to New York State by the production detail how the show spent $9 million — a sum equal to the entire production cost for the hit musical “The Book of Mormon” — on sets, costumes and shoes. (Remember that dance number, now jettisoned, in which the six-legged spiderwomen flashed a lot of footwear?)
Spam’s Latest Beachhead: Books
“With Google clamping down on content farms, the attention of those looking to get rich quickly from churning out content is now turning to major ebook retailers – and to selling stolen and replicated content.”
Australian Study: Where’s The Meaningful OnlIne Arts Content?
“Research commissioned by the Australia Council for the Arts has identified a gap in supply and demand for meaningful online content. People want to use digital media at all stages of what the study calls the arts “attendance journey”: from learning about a show or exhibition, to buying tickets and sharing the experience at the event or afterwards.”
Release Raises Many Questions About Ai Weiwei Case
“Although Ai is once again being allowed to live at home, that does not mean he is free. A trial against him can be started at any time. Nevertheless, the legal farce raises the question of why the Beijing police suddenly released Ai after three months of treating him like a traitor.”
Kinda Creepy: Device Takes Control Of Your Hand, Plays Musical Instrument
“A device now under development can take control of your hand and teach you how to play a tune. No spirits of dead musicians are involved.”
Movie Made With Flip Cams Gets Theatrical Release
The 30-year-old Silver Lake resident made “A Love Affair of Sorts” with just two $300 Flip camcorders, an actor he barely knows and a budget of $1,600. He’s not just showing it in his living room, though: The movie, apparently the first Flip cam movie to get a U.S. theatrical release, will open Friday in cinemas in L.A. and New York.
Heiress Leaves $25 Million Monet To Corcoran Gallery
“The Monet was the only work separated from the heiress’s collection. Huguette Clark purchased the small 1907 canvas in 1930 from Monet’s gallery in Paris. The work was last publicly displayed in 1925.”
Ai Weiwei Not Allowed To Leave Beijing
“During this period, Ai Weiwei is still under investigation. Without permission… he is not allowed to leave his area of residence,” Hong Lei told reporters.
With $11M In Pledges, Philadelphia Orchestra Begins Climb Out Of Bankruptcy
“The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Wednesday announced an aid package worth a potential $45 million – a substantial start to its $160 million drive to help the orchestra emerge from bankruptcy and become stable. The funding includes only $11.2 million in outright gifts and pledges. The rest is being dangled.”