Wednesday May 23 | Materialicious
Just think how cinema history would've been different had Roy Scheider told Robert Shaw in Jaws "You're gonna need a foldable boat." Actually, besides totally puzzling the F out of the audience, I guess it might not have had much of an impact, other than leading to a much quicker debut of Foldboat .
Princeton Pro Musica artistic director Frances Fowler Slade ends tenure on high note
Princeton Pro Musica founder Frances Fowler Slade will step down after 33 years as artistic director following Sunday's performance of Bach's Mass in B minor.
Christopher Plummer and Hamlet at Elsinore. In one word: Stunning
Hamlet is the Everest for all actors.A The role has 1,422 lines, making it the longest in Shakespeare, and each generation has its own handful---some great, some not so good.A With a veritable infinite variety of interpretations, and an equally infinite variety of opinions as to the best or the worst melancholy Great Dane, Hamlet is a topic sure to ... (more)
Classic films get centennial redo
Take, for example, the 1973 Oscar-winning best film "The Sting," which had chemical stains over several frames in the original negative.
Classic Hollywood: Luster restored
Universal Studios digitally restores 13 classic movies, including 'The Sting,' 'Jaws,' 'Dracula' and 'Frankenstein,' as part of its 100th birthday celebration.
Classic Hollywood: Luster restored
Film can be an unstable environment - and not just in the executive suites. Take for example the 1973 Oscar-winning best film "The Sting," which had chemical stains over several frames in the original negative.
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