“The remake rights to the lion’s share of his movies and unproduced screenplays have been granted by the Akira Kurosawa 100 Project to the Los Angeles-based company Splendent … [The] last time Hollywood directors paid sustained attention to his films, they helped revolutionise Hollywood film-making.”
Tag: 09.01.11
Growing Up In Public: Architect Evolves With His 9/11 Memorial
The 9/11 memorial building required hard work from thousands of people, but the NYT says its background is “at least partly the story of Mr. Arad’s evolution from a hot-headed 34-year-old novice whose design bested some 5,200 others to the more sanguine and battle-tested — if still perfectionist — architect he is today.”
Needed: Code Of Ethics For “Reality” TV Shows?
“It would be more expensive and it would close a few doors, and yes, some potential for exploitation drama would be sacrificed. But it would also prevent the baby of a perfectly good game show or documentary show from being thrown out with the bathwater of The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.”
We Love Creativity?… Er, Maybe Not…
“Because creative ideas are also new, they seem to give rise to uncertainty or even discomfort for others who depend on the tried-and-true way of doing things. To reduce uncertainty, subconsciously rejecting a creative idea may be easier than accepting it.”
How Do You Account For Different Kinds Of Museum Visitors?
“One of the biggest challenges, Bonnie Pitman says, remains how to present artworks for enthusiasts who like to learn everything — without frustrating the independents who may find all that extra information distracting.”
Has Welsh-Language Theatre Found Its Voice?
“Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, the Welsh-language national theatre, brilliantly dramatises Wales’s tussle of languages and identities – and its ambitions stretch far beyond its own borders.”
L.A. Police Refuse To Return Stolen Rembrandt (Because It Might Be Forged)
“Investigators are refusing to return a purported Rembrandt drawing that was stolen from an auction at an upscale hotel and then recovered last month, citing questions about [both] the authenticity and ownership of the piece.”
Expensive New Finnish Concert Hall Opens
“Finland will officially open the Helsinki Music Centre concert hall Wednesday, a state-of-the-art building which has taken more than a decade to complete and costs 188 million euros ($271 million).”
European Film Producers Hope They Can Leave Hollywood Behind
European producers hope they now “can get big, international movies off the ground without looking to the Hollywood studios. The belief is that the European market is large enough for them to recoup their costs regardless of what happens to the films in the US.”
Reference Books Are Dying
“Bluntly put, dictionaries are in trouble, and have been for years. The big, dusty, 2,000-page family dictionary has become surplus to requirements, as potential users have turned to the internet for their definitions. The figures for 2010 show that spending on dictionaries fell for the seventh consecutive year.”