Archive for April, 2011
Keeping the Streets Safe From Art
by Adam Leipzig
MOCA’s opening of Art in the Streets on Friday night, its well-curated show about street art, was jam-packed. The self-consciously hip, micro-skirted and designer eyeglass-framed listened to hip-hop outdoors, then crammed inside with other arts aficionados and many of the artists themselves to anoint street art with museum legitimacy.
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Devil’s Advocate
Guest column by Donald Freed
The project that was to become the play Devil’s Advocate began with a telephone call from the legendary American director Robert Altman. Bob’s aim was to introduce me to the Academy Award-winning film producer Barry Spikings. They had been riveted by the United States invasion of Panama on Christmas Eve 1989. More...
Crowdsourcing at Cultural Weekly
By Adam Leipzig
What do you want from Cultural Weekly? I want more.
Behind the scenes, we have been building a new site. We plan to re-launch in about a month. Our new site will feature about more articles on the home page, links to like-minded sites, and better social networking features.
Since beginning Cultural Weekly nine months More...
7 Reasons Why Indie Movies Matter
By Adam Leipzig
It’s time to ask the big question: So what?
Indie movies apparently take up such a small portion of the movie marketplace, would it really matter if they didn’t get made? I’ve written before about how many are made and how few are seen, and the crisis in independent film distribution.
Why should we care if indie More...
