Especially notable? “Olive Kitteredge” won a lot of awards; “Game of Thrones” broke a 15-year-old record for most wins; Viola Davis shattered a much more shameful record from the Emmys’ 67-year run.
Tag: 09.20.15
A New Vinyl Pressing Plant Marks Another Tick In The Revitalization Of Record Albums
“For all the buzz about vinyl, sales are still small potatoes compared to digital downloads and CDs, making up only 3.6% of all albums sold in the US last year. But since 2009, their sales have increased by 260%.”
Big New Hollywood/China Deal To Produce Huge Chinese-Language Action Movies
“The new entity will develop, distribute and produce a slate of Chinese-language films, including global tent poles, for distribution in China and around the world. The first titles from the imprint could be released as soon as 2016.”
Maybe Theatres That Mess Up Diversity Are Simply Scared Of Getting It Wrong
“Even the most art-forward of theatre’s institutional leaders are beholden to demanding boards, disapproving patrons, an often hostile press, and a dwindling pool of single ticket buyers. We live in a tough moment to produce theatre—a moment which has maybe lasted about four hundred years, but still. The desire to produce a bulletproof season is, in that context, understandable. And the fear of doing otherwise is significant.”
As The Broad Museum Opens, Teachers Gather To Protest Eli Broad
“Protesters are expected to gather outside Eli Broad’s new $140 million museum that houses his 2,000-piece contemporary art collection Sunday, to call on the billionaire to halt plans to back a charter school plan that could enroll half of the students in the Los Angeles Unified School District.”
What Will, Or Maybe Should, Happen At The Emmys, After A Rule Change
“I’m prepared to be exasperated Sunday night when the Emmys are awarded. That said, here are my ironclad predictions.”
The Sculptor Who Wrote A Graphic Novel Exposing The London Tourists Never See
“Pokryszka, 38, is a poet, painter, cartoonist and ceramicist. She also has a degree in sculpting. At home in Poland, she ran her own gallery, taught art and her work sold well. In 2008, aged 31, she moved to London, she says, to broaden her horizons and develop her art. But she also needed to earn a living. She had no relevant references, no English, ‘Just “hi” and “bye”,’ she smiles. ‘I was very happy I found a job.'”