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...DIED. JEROME LINDON. 75, head of Les Editions de Minuit publishing house and the first to recognize the genius of Samuel Beckett, publishing nearly all his works and remaining a lifelong friend of the Nobel laureate; in Paris...
...acquisitions team of independent studio Artisan Entertainment also felt divided, but figured the cheapo horror flick had at least enough potential to justify an offer of $1.1 million for worldwide rights. With U.S. box office now climbing toward $100 million, it may have been the smartest deal since Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for a handful of trinkets...
Sing We Noel: Christmas Music from England & Early America (The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen director, Nonesuch). Charpentier: Messe de Minuit pour Noel; Senate a Six (The Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen director, Desmar). The album of folk-inspired Christmas music, a welcome change from today's homogenized carols, ranges from a 12th century Latin tune, Ad cantus leticie, to a rousing Gloucestershire Wassail from modern Britain. Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Mass, based on French Christmas carols, is a graceful work, and the voices of The Boston Camerata are perfectly balanced...
...least it is a halfway house between the rest of the world and the U.S. In another perspective, New York is the most uniquely American of U.S. cities, precisely because of its incredible diversity. It is one of the oldest American cities-dating to 1626, when Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Indians and established the first permanent settlement. But it is still a city of aliens-spiritual, cultural and legal...
...Story of Mankind is a 1957 Warner Bros. star vehicle that never is shown anymore, but the Welles borrowed it from Warner's library and it's clearly worth a look. Groucho Marx plays Peter Minuit and Harpo stars in a vignette about Isaac Newton. Dennis Hopper, Virginia Mayo and Peter Lorre are also featured. Weekend at midnight...