Inside Thirteen blogger: Neal Shapiro, President
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June 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Walter Mirisch has produced over 100 films, including Some Like it Hot, The Apartment, and The Magnificent Seven.
June 19th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Asa Ames is a mysterious and tragic figure. He died from consumption when he was 27 years, 7 months, and 7 days old. Though his own life was short, he immortalized family members and neighbors in a legacy of twelve three-dimensional portraits now displayed at the American Folk Art Museum through 9/14/2008. Watch a video about Ames….
June 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
The New York Asian Film Festival kicks off its sprawling, 18-day schedule on Friday, June 20th. The fest plays host to a diverse range of films, from an Indonesian …
June 18th, 2008 at 11:29 am
His fiery performances of Shostakovich, Mahler, and Beethoven with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela have gotten people excited the way they used to get over Bernstein. Read more…
June 18th, 2008 at 11:28 am
For more than 30 years, poet and professor Richard Shelton has traveled to a high security prison in Arizona to run a program that encourages prisoners to write and read poetry. Watch the video…
June 17th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Strouse, so far, has written the score to over 30 musicals, including Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, and just published his memoir, Put On A Happy Face. He talks about his work and life in this profile. He’s even joined by Andrea McArdle (original Broadway Annie) for a number.Watch the video.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:48 am
For some reason effects are fine in movies, but to many theater fans, technology still feels like a new gimmick. Read more…
June 16th, 2008 at 9:20 am
On Sunday, June 15th, the American Theater Wing handed out the 2008 Tony Awards. Below, Thirteen takes a closer look at some of the winners.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:39 am
This week, Reel 13 featured films about a million-dollar wager, a suspicious wife, and a dysfunctional robot. You voted. Now find out which film won.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Mitton’s train creations started on Shining Time Station on PBS in 1989, but his experience in creating models for film and tv went back to the 60s, as he worked on British cult favorite Thunderbirds. He had retired from working on Thomas a few years ago. Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, produced for British Television, still runs Sunday mornings at 8am on Thirteen.
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Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
