It was reported yesterday that Academy Award-Winner Nicole Kidman will be joined by Academy Award-Stealer-From-Cate-Blanchett Gwyneth Paltrow in The Danish Girl, a new movie about the first post-operative transsexual, Einar Wegener, directed by the man who brought us our favorite kiddie-vampire movie not starring Robert Pattinson, Let The Right One In.
We know you love us, but it’s impossible that you’ve read everything that we’ve posted this week — unless you’ve got a really boring temp job, subscribe to our RSS feed, or have internet access in a low-security prison. To that end, here are links to ten of our most popular stories of the past week. Enjoy these links, and have a happy holiday weekend!
1. What Do You Think of Sean Lennon’s Recreation His Parents’ Famous Rolling Stone Photo? 2. Miru Kim: Exploring Urban Environments, Nude 3. Crossover Artists: Branching Out with Lynch, Byrne, and Atwood 4. Video of the Day: Ikea Heights 5. Pic of the Day: Modernism for the Down-and-Out 6. Five Reasons We Love Cate Blanchett 7. Daily Dose Pick: Jeni Spota 8. From Great Jones Street to Garden State: Six Essential Rock Fiction Reads 9. Exclusive: Mini Interview with Lorrie Moore, Patron Saint of Our Bookshelf
1. Arts Beat reports that Cate Blanchett — currently playing Blanche DuBois in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire for the the Sydney Theater Company — continued to act in a scene after a prop radio fell on her head during a a fight scene with Joel Edgerton, who is playing Stanley Kowalski. Blood poured down her head and neck, the house lights went up, and the audience was asked to leave. She is expected back for tonight’s performance.
Streetcar opens at BAM in late November. Read More »
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Design: Archinect’s 20 Predictions for ’09
Film: Cate Blanchett: A Hollywood Elusive
Music: Woody Allen, Polish Rock Star
Television: The year the small screen fell flat
Theatre: Thee-a-tuh or Thee-ter? Try Both
Visual Arts: MOCA’s Jeremy Strick, the interview
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