In a new book that practices “radical transparency,” Byrne details everything from his advance on a record to what he takes home at the end of the day – information he says his business managers don’t want him to reveal.
Tag: 09.30.12
Rural Theatre: Really?
Yes. And theatre in rural and other underserved areas is good for democracy, too.
Strike Ends At CinecittÃ
“A three-month strike at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios ended Friday, just in time to accommodate the shoot of helmer Paul Haggis’ romantic drama Third Person.”
What’s Happening to Veterans’ Halls In The U.S.?
They’re going away, which is weird: “In December 1997, Fortune magazine ranked the VFW 16th–just behind the United States Chamber of Commerce–on its list of the ‘mightiest lobbying groups’ in the land.” But that’s all over.
Lockout Expected In Minneapolis
Afternoon talks between musicians and the Minnesota Orchestra failed – and the next step may be a lockout of the 81 musicians.
Stop Picking On J.K. Rowling Just Because She’s Angry At Hypocrisy
“As the notion of an ‘underclass’ – a socially chaotic replacement for the old, more tightly-knit working class – has taken root in Britain, attitudes have hardened.” Rowling wants to cut through those attitudes – so chill out, reviewers.
Arts And Condo Project May Mean Curtains For Toronto Theatre
But hey! The project will be designed by Frank Gehry, so it’s all good. (Patrons of The Princess of Wales Theatre may disagree.)
William Faulker Tells His Boss To Stick It
October, 1924: “As long as I live under the capitalistic system, I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people.” (Two more sentences, and it’s done.)
Cleaned-Up Lawrence of Arabia Is Even Better Than Blu-Ray Can Handle
“When a machine called the Imagica EX scans across each frame of a film’s negative, it creates a digitally encoded replica that consists of 4,000 (actually, 4,096) pixels on each horizontal line. Multiplied by the 2,160 pixels on each vertical line, this makes for a total of 8.8 million pixels per frame.” That’s four times as much detail as on an HD broadcast or Blu-ray disc.
That Arts-Granting Agency, The USDA (Whuh?)
“A little semiprofessional theater amid the farmland of Hammonton, N.J., has become the beneficiary of more than a half-million dollars in grants and low-interest loans from a most unlikely arts angel: the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Eagle Theatre, in the center of what’s known as the blueberry capital of the world, is wasting no time spending that money.”