“Horror films, particularly those about masked men wielding blades and taking out unsuspecting innocents one by one, often have a roster of stereotypical female victims. … Reporting for Talking Movies, Nada Tawfik talks to several women film-makers who believe that a different approach to horror is possible.” (video)
Tag: 08.05.15
Why Do We Hate Tom Cruise, And Are We Just Deeply Wrong?
“From the beginning of his career, he’s been trying to get us to change our perception of him, but it never takes. How is the biggest movie star of the world hiding in plain sight? How do we all know his movies but we have no idea what’s happening in them? We picture them so wrong.”
Dramatists Guild Blasts Minnesota Theatre Fest For Disrespect Of Scripts
“In a letter to Daved Driscoll, artistic director of Words Players Theatre, Doug Wright, president of the Dramatists Guild, took issue with guidelines that said the theatre’s directors and casts reserved the right to change submitted playscripts in any way they chose, while offering the playwrights no money for the use of their plays.”
The Utopian Planned City (Possible?)
There have been numerous attempts to build planned cities that can be better places than cities that develop organically and haphazardly. Few have succeeded (and not for lack of trying)
India Lifts Ban On Internet Pornography After Nationwide Debate
“In the first large-scale crackdown on the internet in India, the world’s largest democracy, websites were blocked over the weekend as telecommunications companies began to implement government instructions. The Department of Communications said the aim was to prevent pornography becoming a social nuisance, but the move immediately prompted a nationwide debate about censorship and freedom.”
Italy’s Plan To Rebuild The Floor Of The Coliseum
“Foremost among the projects are an €18.5-million (~$20.1 million) plan to rebuild the floor of Rome’s Colosseum — which was removed during excavations toward the end of the 19th century — so that the ancient amphitheater might be used for reenactments of Roman spectacles and other events, and €18 million (~$19.6 million) for the so-called “Great Uffizi” project to renovate and expand the most-visited art museum in Italy.”
What I Learned About Journalism When The New Republic Fired Its “Old Journalism” Staff
“If we lament the decline of journalism, it is not because we want to remake magazines in the image of their forebears – pre-digital journalism was famously hostile to women, for one thing – it is because we want to inhabit a world where it is still possible to translate lived experience to the page with integrity. And if we didn’t find these acts of translation worthwhile, why would we bother to write articles – or plays – at all?”
How Morality Is Brokered By Attention On The Internet
“The mere act of choosing to look at something online generates real value for a company, materially helping to support its staff, its content, and the social interactions that a platform plays host to. This is why a website like Do Not Link exists: It promises a way to share a link from a website without boosting that site’s standing in search rankings.”
Universal Sets Global Box Office Record With $5.53 Billion Box Office Take
Universal’s blockbuster year consists of two movies that have crossed the billion-dollar mark: “Jurassic World” ($1.56 billion) and “Furious 7” ($1.51 billion). The “Despicable Me” prequel “Minions” has generated “$875 million in ticket sales.
How “Hamilton” Transcends Theatre To Become Great Theatre
The show breaks every rule of Broadway success. “There are no movie stars and it’s not a revival. It’s storytelling and an original piece of theater that has inspired all this excitement.”