The BFI Player should be available to the public by the end of 2013, “and the BFI said it was committed to digitising 10,000 films by 2017, with experts and a public vote helping to decide which films should be included.”
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Yvonne Mounsey, 93, Balanchine Dancer & Eminent Ballet Teacher
As a principal in Balanchine’s New York City Ballet in its early years, Mounsey danced key roles in works by Tudor and Robbins as well as Mr. B.; she is best remembered as the Siren in Prodigal Son. After retiring from the stage, she first founded a ballet company in Johannesburg and later, in Los Angeles, the Westside School of Ballet, one of the West Coast’s top training grounds.
Quebec Nationalist Author Refuses To Be Considered For Governor General’s Prize
A rapper called Biz, “who sings for a band called Loco Locass, has been nominated in the French-language children’s text category for a novel called La chute de Sparte, … has withdrawn his book from consideration for a Governor General’s Literary Award because he is ‘not a subject of Her Majesty’.”
Major New Art Gallery For Whistler, BC
“Wanting to see a home for his extraordinary collection” – which includes works by the likes of Andy Warhol and Diego Rivera as well as such top British Columbia artists as Emily Carr and Jeff Wall – “built in his lifetime, … Michael Audain has with lightning speed entered into negotiations to build an art museum in Whistler, B.C.”
Ayn Rand Vs. The Pygmies: A Battle Over Human Nature (Guess Who Wins)
“By studying the archaeological record as well as modern-day hunter-gatherers, evolutionary scientists have been constructing a record of how our early human ancestors made this journey” – i.e., from “bonobo-like bipeds” to integrated, complex societies. “It is clear that John Galt was not present in our ancestral family tree.”
Figuring Out Who Gets Paid For What In Music Streaming
“The ongoing tug-of-war between musicians, record labels and digital content providers inched a little more towards artists this week with the introduction of an innovative paid-referral plan from streaming provider Rdio. The new program pays artists a flat $10 fee for every user they refer, a rare form of direct-to-artist revenue in the music streaming business. But it’s only the latest move to renegotiate the flow of money in the world of digital music – and now even Congress is weighing in.”
Want To Know How To Win A Genius Award?
“If you didn’t win one this year, never mind. Here’s how to improve your chances down the line.”
Canada’s Big Literary Prizes Disagree On This Year’s Best Books
“Taken together, the three committees have nominated a total of 12 different books – three short of the maximum possible disagreement.”
NY City Opera To Dispose Of Old Productions
“We’re looking at a number of different ways to get rid of, or find new homes for, productions,” including selling some. He left open the possibility that some sets would be thrown away, but declined to say how many productions would be disposed of, or which ones would be revived.
American TV Syndication Thriving (Report Says AppleTV Won’t Make Dent)
“The TV syndication business has doubled its value over the past decade to an estimated $20 billion this year.”