“Women have been on the cinematic front lines from the start. While men took most of the credit for building the movie industry, women — on camera and off, in the executives suites and far from Hollywood — were busily, thrillingly, building it, too. That’s the reason for our list of Movie Women You Should Know, which is not a canon or a pantheon but a celebration and an invitation to further discovery. Here are some of the art’s other pioneers — its independents and entrepreneurs, auteurs and artisans.”
Tag: 09.14.18
What’s The Job Of A Reference Librarian In The Age Of Google? Community Service
Sari Feldman, chief of the Cuyahoga County Public Library in Cleveland: “Where is reference headed, and how is it being practiced in 2018? I asked some of my colleagues, and I heard a fairly consistent message: with so much information available online today, the value librarians add comes through their connection to the community,” helping patrons with, for example, applying for government social programs, obtaining health information, or navigating immigration and naturalization issues.
Pennsylvania Wants To Ban Free Book Donations To Prisoners
Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections is planning to ban free book donations to inmates by mail, claiming that this is a “primary avenue for drugs” to enter prisons. But the move coincides with a renewed push to get prisoners buying into a pricey prison eBook system that offers low-end tablets for $150 and eBooks no cheaper than $3 a read.
Sony Claims It “Owns” Music By JS Bach
Last week, James Rhodes recorded a short video of himself playing a portion of Bach’s first Partita and posted it to Facebook. Bach died in 1750, so the music is obviously in the public domain. But that didn’t stop Sony from claiming the rights to the audio in Partita’s video. “Your video matches 47 seconds of audio owned by Sony Music Entertainment,” said a notice Rhodes received on Facebook. Facebook responded by muting the audio in Rhodes’ video.
American Orchestras Discover Women Composers
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, and a growing consensus that the creators of the 21st century’s cultural artifacts cannot exclusively be white males, some of America’s most prominent ensembles are programming more works by women than ever before.
How Maya Rudolph Became A Master Of Impressions
The comedian and actor, whose turn with Tiffany Haddish in the 2018 Oscars was one of the beset moments of the night, can even imitate SNL (and now Amazon) co-worker Fred Armisen imitating her. Part of her skill comes from a tragic – and highly public – childhood.
For High Schools That Experience Natural Disasters, Samuel French Launches A ‘Script Bank’
From hurricanes to fires to tornadoes, high school theatres have been asking Samuel French to help them rebuild their lost play libraries. That was catch as catch can for years – but now it’s official (and those in the path of Hurricane Florence are likely to need it).
British Musician Lily Allen Details Assault By Record Industry Executive, And Says It’s ‘Rife’ In The Music Industry
Allen is frustrated “that she did not confront or report the man’s behaviour, and carried on working with him, explaining that she felt silenced because he had more power and money than her, and that she feared being labelled ‘hysterical’ and a ‘difficult woman.'” And she says she’s far from alone.
The British Equity President Says Rooting Out Sexual Harassment In The Theatre Can’t Be Left Up To ‘The Usual Suspects’
Maureen Beattie: “We must not give up because when the media has moved on and it’s not famous people [being accused] anymore, that’s when the bastards are going to crawl out from under their slimy stones and go, ‘I’m here again, nobody’s going to be watching us.'”
We All Know The Oscar Race Is On, Right?
Winter is coming, and with it, the inevitable awards buildup. Now that three of the major fall film festivals have ended, The New York Times explains who’s on top right now.