Feb 25 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a woman sues the Gagosian Gallery after an incident involving protesters and the police. Continue reading
Feb 24 Live Action Shorts Can Stand Tall at Oscars The Oscars take place Sunday evening, and there will be the usual glitz and glamour of Hollywood on display. But just as deserving of a place on the red carpet are films you probably haven't heard of: the live action… Continue reading
Feb 24 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, new media and technology for generating Oscar buzz. Continue reading
Feb 23 Conversation: Joe Lovano Takes On Parker By Molly Finnegan Joe Lovano is taking the music of Charlie Parker and putting his own spin on some of Bird's compositions, while making sure the original music remains clearly traceable to the great tenor saxophonist. Continue reading
Feb 23 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the fight in Michigan over the cost benefit of tax incentives for the film industry. Continue reading
Feb 22 Oscar Nominated Animated Films Are Not Short on Ideas To appreciate the complexity and craft of animated narratives, one need not look further than the 2011 Oscar animated shorts category. Continue reading
Feb 22 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra suspends its season. Continue reading
Feb 21 Weekly Poem: ‘Meditation at the County Landfill’ Eric Gudas":http://www.ericgudas.com/ was born in Annapolis, Md. His poems, book reviews and interviews with American poets have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, the Iowa Review, Poetry Flash, the Southern Review and other journals. His book, "Best Western and… Continue reading
Feb 18 Roger Rosenblatt Answers Your Questions Art Beat received hundreds of questions. Unable to answer them all, Roger Rosenblatt sought to address some of the most popular themes with this response. Continue reading
Feb 18 The Films Are Alive With the Art of Foley By Lauren Knapp In a movie, some elements are designed to stand out and take center stage. Yet Oscar-winning sound editor Richard King says he's done his job well when the sound works to enhance the picture and not draw attention to itself. Continue reading