Two new books about and by Alistair Cooke. An interview with his biographer Nick Clarke. – The Idler
Tag: 12.12.99
LESSONS FROM VEGAS
“The latest extravaganzas are of a different order: pageants so rich and strange that they refresh our concept of what operatic stagecraft might be, potentially as influential as the ceremonies of Robert Wilson once upon a time (but a lot more fun).” New York Times
ONCE A COWARD
The Noel Coward centenary is upon us, and some wonder whether his work still speaks to us. Los Angeles Times
And: Happy birthday Noel. New York Times
PASSING THE MANTLE
It’s your moment – whatever you’re going to do, do it now. A new generation of directors comes of age in Hollywood. Los Angeles Times
JOHN IRVING’S NOT PARTICULARLY A MOVIE FAN –
– but he had some very particular ideas how he wanted his “Cider House” treated on the big screen. National Post (Canada)
- And: Interview with the director Seattle Times 12/12/99
ART IN EXILE
Kosovar artists say living in exile is killing their work. The Observer
NOW THAT WAS A PARTY
Paris’ celebration of the dawn of 1900 attracted 50 million people in seven months and helped shape the present day city. The Royal Academy’s new show will look again at the state of art 100 years ago, and to look at it in the same way that contemporaries saw it at the Exposition Universelle. That is, not yet sorted, winnowed and neatly docketed by generations of art historians. London Telegraph
“EXPLAINING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY”
It’s been two years since the Getty opened its hilltop acropolis. The crowds have thinned a bit, the museum has acquired some astonishing pieces, and all eyes are fixed on the future. Washington Post
HYPE GOETH BEFORE A FALL
The reviews are in: “Talk” magazine is Exhibit A. – Chicago Tribune
HEMMINGWAY AND FITZGERALD
A most improbable relationship, chronicled in new book. – Boston Globe