But House of the Dragon? “There are more than a dozen dragons running around the Seven Kingdoms, and every one, Fairfield says, is ‘bespoke’ — a combination of layers, pitch changes, and audio manipulation that gives each a distinct personality.” - Vulture
“The Spellow Library and Community Hub library, a 'one stop shop for one of the most deprived', was set alight with flames visible inside the building within minutes. As firefighters arrived rioters attempted to stop them tackling the blaze, throwing a missile at the fire engine.” - Manchester Evening News (Yahoo)
Now, on the 25th anniversary of the iconic horror film, Burkittsville, Maryland, the new mayor “thinks the town deserves to see some benefit from the landmark movie’s success.” - Washington Post
What if the sport, and its judges, actually valued dance? “That would involve thinking of each floor routine as a miniature choreographic work: an organic whole that deserves to be enjoyed fully by every audience, live or on TV.” - The New York Times
“Beginning with Mr. Waugh’s great-grandfather Arthur, the family has produced nearly 200 books and thousands of pieces of journalism; all four of Auberon Waugh’s children, including Alexander, became writers.” - The New York Times
“His statue joins that of another Arkansas native, Daisy Bates, a civil rights leader who headed the state’s NAACP chapter and mentored the Black students who came to be known as the Little Rock Nine.” - ARTnews
Movies that shift "feminist shifting “the struggle of feminism into the past strip it of its political essence and allow it to be viewed in terms of battles won without having to confront those still to be fought, or those within feminism itself.” And Italy loved that. - The New York Times
Domingo wanted someone rooted in stagecraft to help as he made the film. Specifically, he “wanted his best friend, his San Francisco theatrical co-conspirator Sean San José, a San Mateo resident who co-founded Campo Santo ... and is currently director of San Francisco’s Magic Theatre.” - San Francisco Chronicle (MSN)
“People living in regional Australia recognise the positive impact of the arts on wellbeing, social cohesion and the economic opportunities created through tourism. However, artists based in regional and remote areas are still adversely impacted by their location.” - ArtsHub
The actor who made his name in raunchy movies like Swingers and Wedding Crashers says that Hollywood execs are too concerned with IP now. "The people in charge don’t want to get fired more so than they’re looking to do something great,” he claims. - Variety
Ashley Park is now in-demand on Netflix - but says the theatre’s the thing, even if it’s not Broadway. “I love community theater and high school theater youth groups — really any time I get to witness storytelling in its most pure and honest form.” - The New York Times
