“On Thursday, the film was withdrawn from the Toronto International Film Festival just one day before it was set to enjoy its world premiere after news emerged that the film’s director, Matthew Cullen, has moved to sue the producers for fraud. It’s a turnabout almost worthy of the novel’s unpredictable comic suspense.”
Tag: 09.16.15
New Galleries Flock To LA’s Art District Attracted By Lots Of Space
Of roughly two dozen galleries now in the district and its environs, half have opened in the last year, drawn in part by a glut of cheap space. A fistful came from New York or Europe, all vying for talent and clientele. And there will be more, like the blue-chip Hauser Wirth & Schimmel’s 100,000-square-foot complex coming next spring. Within a few minutes’ drive of one another, the galleries are beginning to give the area the urban cultural density that Los Angeles mostly lacks.
Urbexing – The Art Of Recording Unique Places Before They Disappear
Places are hot one day and gone the next while others stand the test of time as they resist the developers and the demolition men. But however long the window of opportunity, the urbexers steal through it. They leave nothing but footprints, take nothing away except photographs.
Remake Of LA Car Museum Is Gaudy, Retro (Not In A Good Way), And…
According to the architects, the façade is meant to “evoke the imagery of speed and the organic curves of a coach-built automobile.” And this will no doubt attract attention from passing motorists. But we’re getting a Vegas-esque distillation of every bad architectural trend. Corrugated aluminum? Check. Steel cladding? Check. There is an old axiom in design, “If you can’t make it good, make it big. And if you can’t make it big, make it red.” The redesign seems to have taken this dictum literally.
A Glut Of Indie Films (Why?)
The super-abundance of TV programming can be traced to the basic laws of supply and demand — the network appetite keeps growing. The increase in indie film production is more idiosyncratic.
Battle Between Carnegie Hall’s New Chairman And Longtime CEO Over ‘Transparency’
In an email sent to other board members, Ronald O. Perelman, the famously combative finance executive who became Carnegie’s chairman in February, said there was “a troubling lack of transparency and openness in the way [executive director] Clive Gillinson was interacting with me and the Board.”
Why Singapore Censored An All-Male ‘Importance Of Being Earnest’
The company W!ld Rice was by no means the first to cast a man as Lady Bracknell, but Gwendolyn and Cicely were played by men, too – and not in drag. “The play was transformed into a homoromantic comedy – a love letter to same-sex marriage.” This fell afoul of section 377A of Singapore’s penal code – the same “gross indecency” law under which Oscar Wilde himself was sent to prison.
Instead Of Arrests, Subway Dancers Are Getting A Stage Above Ground
“As part of a pilot program aimed at curbing illicit performances on the rails, the de Blasio administration is urging dancers to take their act above ground, setting aside outdoor space for performances that can allow dancers to earn tips legally.”
Why Are Boston Accents So Wicked Awful In Movies?
“Boston native Seth Stevenson demonstrates the do’s and don’ts of non-rhoticity, the intrusive r, and the broad a. Soon enough, you’ll be pahking cahs, sawring wood, and taking a bahth.” (video)
Melvin Bernhardt, 84, Tony-Winning Director
“Known for his astute casting and skillful work with actors,” Bernhard directed two Pultizer-winning plays – Paul Zindel’s The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1970) and Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart (1980) – and picked up a Tony for his 1978 production of Hugh Leonard’s Da.