In the six years since it opened, Seattle’s Columbia City Cinema, has endeared itself to moviegoers weary of trekking downtown. The cinema has been hit by serious economic headwinds, a result of the nagging recession. Now, faced with a need to generate about $50,000 by January 1, the movie house has embarked on a novel plan to raise much-needed capital, offering the public lots of $1 shares in the business. This "crowdfunding" approach has a populist punch that’s worked successfully before. It's a chance to buy an equity stake in a fixture of one of Seattle's emerging neighborhoods. More in Movies>>>
Warner Bros. and Disney on Wednesday won a legal victory in their ongoing fight against online piracy when a judge signed a consent judgment against a company that referred ads to sites streaming pirated movies and TV shows. The decision may make other studios bolder about pursuing other anti-piracy initiatives. Jon Healey of the Los Angeles Times reports. More in Movies>>>
Tony Award winner James Earl Jones always hoped to tackle Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, despite the popularity of the Oscar-winning film. For Uhry, the story of an elderly Jewish woman (played by Vanessa Redgrave) coming to love and trust a black man in the bigoted South resonates in 2010. More in Stage >>>
Layoffs at its parent nonprofit and talk of split weekends have aroused concerns over the future of Bumbershoot, a staple of the Pacific Northwest music and arts scene, and a fixture on the U.S. touring calendars of bands from indie to established. As a result of declining attendance (down significantly compared to previous years), changes are being contemplated — some of them central to the groundbreaker ethos of the region’s biggest music and arts festival, a barometer of national trends and talent. Chris Kornelis of Seattle Weekly breaks it down. More in Music >>>
J.D. Salinger made as much a career of hiding from the public as he made doing the writing that made his being a recluse necessary in the first place. His celebrated novel The Catcher in the Rye, captured the imagination of postwar America; reading the exploits of Holden Caulfield became a signpost, a literary rite of passage for generations. Salinger died in January, steadfast in his withdrawal from public life. On Jan. 25, 2011, Random House drags him into the light with Salinger: A Life, a biography of the author by Salinger scholar Kenneth Slawenski, according to the book-publishing Web site Galleycat. (The book’s already out in the U.K.) And when it rains it pours: Galleycat reported previously on a mammoth (800-page) bio also in the works by director Shane Salerno and author David Shields.
Slawenski’s Dead Caulfields research Web site recently posted this undated video of Salinger late in life — a brief but tantalizing look at the man of mystery.
For years he’s been considered the profane enfant terrible of American theater, but at 62, David Mamet — playwright, screenwriter, director and father of four — finds his enfant sensibilities facing down the shadows and realities of late middle age. A new Broadway production of A Life in the Theatre (which he wrote while in his 20’s) has given him a whole new perspective on his art and his life. The Wall Street Journal checks in. More in Stage>>>
Prince gets set 2 hit the road With his new album 20Ten set for release soon, Prince on Thursday night announced plans for a limited U.S. concert tour starting on “a Purple Day in December in the year 2010.” The “Welcome 2 America” tour — his first big tour since 2004 — will feature a host of players on stages in the New York metro area. His Purpleness speaks below:
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In the six years since it opened, Seattle’s Columbia City Cinema, has endeared itself to moviegoers weary of trekking downtown. The cinema has been hit by serious economic headwinds, a result of the nagging recession. Now, faced with a need to generate about $50,000 by January 1, the movie house has embarked on a novel plan to raise much-needed capital, offering the public lots of $1 shares in the business. This "crowdfunding" approach has a populist punch that’s worked successfully before. It's a chance to buy an equity stake in a fixture of one of Seattle's emerging neighborhoods. 
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