July 2010 – James Sims

Disney Hurts Hand-Drawn Animation with ‘Beauty and the Beast’ 3D

by James SimsBlog, Movies July 27, 2010April 26, 20209 Comments

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” a film that set the standard for not just animation, but for the art of musical storytelling, garnered such critical praise in its initial theatrical release that it received multiple Academy Award nominations. Had Walt …

Bringing Country Music to Lincoln Center

by James SimsBlog, Culture, Music July 13, 2010April 26, 20209 Comments

Remember those Pace Picante Sauce television commercials that ran throughout the 1980s. “This stuff is made in New York City,” a comical cowboy would say with horror after picking up a jar of salsa. A chorus of outraged cowboys would …