Bryan Tyree Henry’s Breakout Year

Though he was already a star in the TV show Atlanta, not to mention a turn in the movie Widows, Henry is finding acclaim in Moonlight director Barry Jenkins’ new movie, If Beale Street Could Talk. “He can be agile and profound, menacing and open, composed and undone. Put more plainly, Brian Tyree Henry has the range.”  – The Atlantic

Spain’s Lost Decade Of The Arts

Since the economic crash, the arts in Spain have suffered massive hits – and then there’s the internet. “Between 2007 and 2017, one out of every three musical performances and a quarter of the film showings have disappeared, according to the SGAE 2018 report. There is no cultural activity that does not register a decrease in performances (from 17% of classical music to 57% of the dance) and tickets sold (between 7% and 47%).” – El País (Spain)

Is Netflix Going To Work As A Movie Studio?

It’s like Lifetime! Or Hallmark! But wait, it’s got prestige movies! And hey, there are documentaries! And animated movie! And … whoa, Netflix, what are you even doing? A lot. “The number of annual Netflix film releases climbs to about 90. To compare, Universal, one of Hollywood’s most prolific traditional studios, releases roughly 30 movies a year.” – The New York Times

How Did Peter Jackson Make 100-Year-Old Black And White WWI Footage Look New?

The director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy was given about 100 hours of film from the time period – some of it sped up, some of it in terrible disrepair, all of it black and white. First, he and his team restored all of the footage. Then, they “retimed the footage, speeding up the frame rate, adding extra frames digitally and smoothing out the movement.” – The New York Times

Vijay Gupta To Leave LA Phil And Concentrate On Street Symphony

The violinist, who won a MacArthur “genius” grant this year, has decided to leave his seat as one of the orchestra’s first violins. He said, “The L.A. Phil saved my life when I was a 19-year-old kid. It was the way that I was able to continue being a musician and to continue growing as an artist. … And I’m really excited to take that artistry beyond Los Angeles and beyond the work of being in an orchestra.” – Los Angeles Times