"We have no ministry of culture in this country, and I hope we never will. No matter how democratic a government may be, no matter how responsive to the wishes of its people, it can never be government’s role to define exactly what is good, or true or beautiful.” - The Art Newspaper
Charles Dolan was one of the cable TV industry’s most aggressive operators and marketers. He created the nation’s first urban cable television network, Manhattan Cable, in the 1960s. He introduced feature-length, commercial-free movies on cable with his Home Box Office, for subscribers who paid extra to receive it. - The New York Times
“Holocaust scholar Richard Plant said 'begins where Anne Frank’s diary ended.’ With its graphic account of privation, suffering and death in French and German concentration camps, Mr. Plant warned, it was ‘not meant for the squeamish.’” - The New York Times
And by that, the Nickel Boys actor means, “If I hadn’t been able to filter my insistence on justice, and the rage that I feel because of the lack of it, through , I would have had a more dangerous life.” - The Guardian (UK)
“I watch every night before I go to bed. I love Godard and Fellini and Herzog and Cassavetes. And Gena Rowlands — she’s my favorite actress.” - The New York Times
“Hussey won the best new actress Golden Globe for her part as Juliet, but decades later she sued Paramount Pictures for sexual abuse as she was aged just 15 when she filmed the movie's nude scene.” - BBC
Butler, who became fascinated by portraits of Rodin’s wife Rose, “was determined to tell not just Rose’s story but those of the muses and partners of Rodin’s contemporaries, the painters Paul Cézanne and Claude Monet.” - The New York Times
“She was one of the first to transcend the Danish repertoire, making her mark in ballets like Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty and touring abroad widely.” - The New York Times
"Known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, … (Benegal) left an indelible mark on the film industry, blending art with activism and bridging the gap between mainstream and (art) cinema. He was instrumental in shaping India’s New Wave cinema movement, also known as Parallel Cinema, in the 1970s." - Variety
In 1087, a group of three grain ships from Bari, the port on the heel of the Italian boot, decided to steal the relics of the patron saint of sailors and bring them back home. So off they went to the tomb in Myra in what's now Turkey. From there the story gets literally and figuratively messy (not to...
"Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to dismiss the (involuntary manslaughter) charge against Baldwin in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal on set for the movie Rust outside Santa Fe in October 2021." - AP
He has remained one of the most successful TV producers in entertainment history, specifically in the talk, news and variety programming genres, over a five-decade career. Most notably, he co-created The Mike Douglas Show in 1961 and ABC News's Good Morning America in 1975. - Variety
Some creative geniuses make the world richer because of their work. Others have used their cultural impact as an excuse not to treat others with basic respect. The latter group brings to mind a truly notorious kind of “art monster” - The Atlantic
The Ukrainian-born dancer, who has three tattoos of Putin (despite the Russian military's near-obliteration of his hometown, Kherson), now says "My time in Russia ran out a long time ago … I've fulfilled my mission here." Last week he posted a message calling for peace negotiations and promptly lost his job. - CBS News
She had always insisted that what she was reviewing was not a dance itself but an “afterimage” imprinted in her mind, something personal and partial to throw “out there” into the cultural conversation, whatever that might be. Which is why, even when I disagree with Croce intensely, I often find myself in conversation with her. - The New Yorker
