The waning of what Mr. Rylance refers to as the “English style” of Shakespearean acting — formal, rhetorical, presentational — has helped to erode the long-ingrained (if not necessarily acknowledged) sense that, when it comes to Shakespeare, it helps if you’re British, and particularly if you train at one of the great London acting academies like the Royal Academy or the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Tag: 11.14.13
The US Pushes Another Odious Copyright Law Proposal (Thanks WikiLeaks)
“The WikiLeaks text features Hollywood and recording industry-inspired proposals – think about the SOPA debacle – to limit internet freedom and access to educational materials, to force internet providers to act as copyright enforcers and to cut off people’s internet access.”
Outrageous Prices For Art? Get Real! It’s All Relative
“Of course, all these collectors could have pooled their money and bought the Houston Astros franchise, which sold for $615 million in 2011. Makes sense, because most people who watched the 2013 Astros characterized their play as abstract art.”
Has The Autry Museum Lived Up To Its Promised For $10.5 Million In State And Federal Grants?
Not in the eyes of about two dozen protesters who gathered on the Southwest’s doorstep Tuesday morning, chanting “Open these doors!” and holding signs with slogans such as “Where’s our millions?” and “Autry: Stop Starving the Southwest Museum!”
Record $104 Million For Warhol
“It was the second consecutive night that a classic painting from the 1960s broke the $100 million mark.”