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Is Free TV on Its Deathbed?
By Richard Amada on Dec 29, 2009 | In Cinema, TV, Radio | 1 feedback »
An Associated Press story suggests that the days of free broadcast television may be numbered. According to the AP, revenues for broadcast TV have been dropping while cable TV revenues remain strong. The result is that the American broadcast networks —… more »
Copyright? It’s Elementary, My Dear Watson.
By Richard Amada on Dec 22, 2009 | In Literary, Cinema, TV, Radio | 1 feedback »
Considering the plethora of commercials hyping it, you’ve probably heard that there’s a new Sherlock Holmes movie (appropriately titled Sherlock Holmes) coming out on Christmas day. Toss this one into the huge collection of film versions of the noted fi… more »
A Desire Named "Streetcar"
By Richard Amada on Dec 16, 2009 | In Performing Arts | Send feedback »
Apparently, there's talk around Broadway about taking the current Brooklyn Academy of Music production of Tennessee Williams' classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, featuring Cate Blanchett in the role of Blanche DuBois, and moving it across the East River t… more »
A New Warning...Photoshop Could Be Dangerous to Your Self Esteme?
By Richard Amada on Dec 8, 2009 | In Visual Arts | 1 feedback »
With all the ruckus that's been made over the years about the so-called impossible-to-duplicate-in-real-life images of women that grace the magazines and billboards, I'm surprised this proposal didn't originate on this side of "the Pond."
There are le… more »
How Suite It Is for Some Artists
By Richard Amada on Dec 1, 2009 | In Visual Arts | Send feedback »
A friend brought up a topic the other day. She said she heard about some law where an artist who sells a work for a relatively small amount of money early in her career can be entitled to a small percentage of the profits if that work is later sold agai… more »
