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| contact us at 734.730.1155 or by email | news NYT > Arts Oscar Nominee Luncheon Attracts Big Names The annual Oscar nominees? luncheon, where everyone roots for one another, was attended by 150 of the 188 in the running for awards, including 20 in the acting category. Music Review: Jay-Z Headlines a Concert at Carnegie Hall Fans of disposable income had much to cheer about on Monday night, as Jay-Z ran through his capitalist-themed catalog at the highest-profile hip-hop show ever at Carnegie Hall. New Music: Paul McCartney?s ?Kisses on the Bottom,? Featuring Standards ?Kisses on the Bottom,? an album of standards by Paul McCartney, is a jaunty tip of the hat to the pop music of his parents? generation. Eisenhower Family Raises Objections to Planned Memorial A planned memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower, with Frank Gehry as the architect, has raised hackles within the Eisenhower family. Dance Review: Ratmansky?s ?Don Quixote? Has Premiere in Seattle Alexei Ratmansky brings his interpretation of ?Don Quixote,? first performed in the Netherlands, to Seattle. Antoni Tąpies, Spanish Abstract Painter, Dies at 88 Mr. Tąpies grounded his work in the brute reality of the Spanish street and in the turbulent political dramas of his youth in Catalonia. Art Review: VIP Art Fair 2.0 Is Virtual, Modeled on the Traditional Art Fair 2.0 takes a second stab at the virtual exhibition (and the Web site runs more smoothly this year). ArtsBeat | London Theater Journal: Revenge Served Sticky, and Cleanly Staged ... The zippy new National Theater production of Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" is a clear reconception, while the Young Vic's hot-and-sticky new interpretation of "The Changeling," a Jacobean revenge tragedy, is mired in pudding. Theater Review : Pascale Armand in ?The Convert,? by Danai Gurira Danai Gurira?s ambitious new play, ?The Convert,? about the arrival of colonialism in 1895 southern Africa, is having its premiere at the McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, N.J. The Carpetbagger: Making a Play for Older Voters (and Moviegoers) AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards finally get some (limited) respect. The Carpetbagger: The Nominees' Lunch Applause-o-Meter The Oscar nominees' lunch yields interesting tidbits, like the level of applause for "The Help" stars. The Carpetbagger: ?Harry Potter? and the Continuity Question "Harry Potter's" production designer talks about the challenges of art direction over all eight films. (Hint: Hogwarts isn't exactly the same in every feature.) In an ?NCIS? Milestone, Mark Harmon?s Agent Gibbs Looks Back ?NCIS? celebrates its success as No. 1 and its unusual longevity with a special episode on Tuesday night. Television Review | 'The River': ?The River? on ABC - Review ?The River,? a new series on ABC, is about a rescue expedition in the Amazon basin. ArtsBeat: Chris Brown to Perform at the Grammys Grammy officials say he will appear in the same show with Rihanna, a former girlfriend who Mr. Brown admitted having assaulted at a party before the Grammy Awards three years ago. |
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