06.25.17 – ArtsJournal Wayback

What Is A Gaffer And Why Is That Boy “Best”? A Guide To All The Credits At The End Of A Movie

“Have you ever sat through the end credits waiting for the post-credit teaser and wondered what exactly do all those people do? We’ll break down the positions in that sea of credits and explain who’s who on a major film production.” (video)

Herman Hesse’s Novel Demian Is Unbelievably Popular In Korea

The 1919 novel about a young German man rebelling and trying to find himself – and then going to war – resonates strongly. “In Korea it has attained such cultural importance that critic Lee Dong-jin, host of the Red Book Room podcast, can make this pronouncement: ‘There are two kinds of people: those who read Demian, and those who don’t.’ Given the enduring presence of the book on their country’s school curricula, most Koreans fall into the former category.”

The Writer Who Creates Romances For An American History That Actually Happened

Beverly Jenkins’ books teach the history between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement – almost all with romance as the focus. But she’s a little tired of the miscategorization of her books. She says, “African-American is not a genre! When they put us on a separate shelf, it cuts down on discoverability for people who may be white and looking for a good book. So when people say, ‘I don’t know if I can relate to that,’ I think, ‘But you relate to werewolves and vampires and shape-shifters and all kinds of other craziness. Why can’t you relate to people who are a different race?’”

Will Performers Go On Strike? SAG-AFTRA Membership Has Authorized One

They say that “the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers has pushed for ‘outrageous rollbacks'” during negotiations. The contract covers 160,000 performers in film and TV, so … that’s a lot.

Fans May Never Hear All Of The Music In Prince’s Vault

The artist’s estate is in what the judge overseeing it calls a state of “personal and corporate mayhem.”

The Writer Who Can Help Make A Show About Eating Disorders Both Good And Right

Marti Noxon won fame on Buffy the Vampire Slaver and Angel. Now she’s in the middle of promoting a movie for Netflix, filming a series with HBO, finishing a series with Bravo, and starting the first series of a three-year deal with Skydance Media. “I’m somebody’s Joss [Whedon] now!” she says.

New York Says Goodbye To A Lot Of Midsize Galleries

It’s not a pleasant trend, whether it’s in London, New York or Los Angeles. Indeed, as more small and mid-size galleries merge or close, “some see the solidifying of a class society.”

An Artist’s Design For An LGBT Memorial In New York Reflects Desire To Bond With The City

Artist Anthony Goicolea: “It feels like there are certain shapes and patterns that are encoded in our DNA as humans that transcend any particular culture and speak to how we are unified in the larger scheme,” he said. “I wanted to create a space that feels familiar, even though it is new.”

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