Movies are getting longer in the belief that longer is weightier. It’s a sign of the growing clout of directors. USA Today
Tag: 12.23.99
THE DOSTOEVSKY OF FRENCH FILM
“Robert Bresson made films that stood apart from the mainstream even in their day, but now seem even more distinct because of their Spartan look, spiritual content, largely nonprofessional casts and utter obliviousness to fashion.” – Boston Herald
MY FAIR ROYALTIES
A 27-year dispute over George Bernard Shaw’s estate is settled over who gets royalties generated from “My Fair Lady,” based on the playwright’s “Pygmalion.” CBC
A CAUTIONARY TALE
The lessons of Boston’s up-and-down century of theater. Boston Herald
BRUSH UP YOUR SHAKESPEARE
Economic role model and inspiration for the 21st Century. New York Observer
TROUBLED TURNAROUND
When Malcolm Rogers became director of Boston’s Museum of Fine Art five years ago he inherited a $4 million operating deficit. Last year the MFA had a $437,000 surplus. He helped the museum complete a $137 million capital campaign. Last year’s 1.7 million visitors set an attendance record, and membership has nearly doubled in five years. Even so, his detractors are legion: “his acquisitions, his exhibition policies, everything that has to do with art is a disaster.” New York Times
KEMPER O’KEEFFES FAKED
Twenty-eight paintings attributed to Georgia O’Keeffe in Kansas City’s Kemper Museum are declared fake by a panel of experts. CBC
SMITHSONIAN SITUATION
Behind a $60 million renovation, a battle for turf between the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American Art. Washington Post
- Nasty business between two old friends Chicago Tribune 12/23/99
TWO FACES OF CHRISTMAS
Tale of two DC Christmas trees says a lot in decoration. Washington Post
HARDLY A VINTAGE YEAR
1999 wasn’t a great year for new architecture. But from New York to London it wasn’t a stinker either. Financial Times