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The Associated Press New York | New York’s entertain- ment industry moved closer to full throttle Monday, as a new week and largely restored downtown power meant something of a return to nor- malcy for the city’s upended cultur- al landscape. While Broadway theaters and mid- town TV studios were back in busi- ness within about two days of Su- perstorm Sandy, much of downtown New York—its off-Broadway the- aters, independent movie theaters, Lower East Side concert halls and Chelsea galleries—only got power back late Saturday. For the first time, the Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting be- gan issuing permits on a case-by- case basis for film shoots in exterior locations, meaning the city streets would again be providing back- ground for the two dozen TV series shooting in New York and the doz- en-plus movies in production. “We’re getting back on track and back into business,” said Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “There was minimal damage to stag- es last week—a little bit of water damage here and there. Not yet clear was the overall eco- nomic impact the storm had on the city’s film and TV industries, which last year employed 130,000 people and generated $7.1 billion in reve- nue, according to the mayor’s office. Oliver said an estimate for the cost of impacted film and TV production wasn’t yet possible. The reporting of weekly grosses of Broadway theaters was delayed from Monday until Tuesday because of the storm. Many downtown off- Broadway theaters—which were dark for days longer than Broadway theaters—are offering discounted tickets with the code “SANDY” to lure back audiences. Uptown, Carnegie Hall was forced to continue to cancel performanc- es. Having been shuttered for a week because of the storm-damaged hanging crane on West 57th Street, which caused the closure of streets in the neighborhood, Carnegie Hall announced that Tuesday’s concerts, too, would be postponed while work continued to restore utilities in the building. For many downtown destina- tions, losing nearly a week’s busi- ness was a significant hit. The non- profit Film Forum, one of the city’s most beloved movie art houses, was essentially closed for six days as it waited to get power back. “That’s a big loss of business. For us, that hurts. For any theater, that hurts,” said Karen Cooper, president and director of the Film Forum, la- menting not only the loss of box of- fice, but the lesser attention to its currently playing films. “My assumption is that movies are always open,” said Cooper, who only closed for two days following Sept. 11, 2001. “They’re open on Christ- mas. They’re open on Thanksgiv- ing. They’re open 365 days a year. They’re a public trust, OK? You can quote me.” Though several productions were delayed, Hollywood was weathering the storm quite well. Though at one point, some 300 movie theaters had been forced to close, most were on- line by the weekend. Ticket sales for the weekend box office were brisk, even on the East Coast, where many sought escapism in warm theaters. Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph earned $49 million and Par- amount’s Flight took in $24.9 mil- lion—both surpassing expecta- tions. “If there was a theater that wasn’t running, the theater around it was doing almost as much business to completely make up for those that weren’t operating,” said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney. “It may have taken a little more driv- ing, a little more work, but it seems as though people were willing to make the effort to find the show.” “ My assumption is that mov- ies are always open. They’re open on Christmas. They’re open on Thanksgiving. They’re open 365 days a year. They’re a public trust, OK? You can quote me.” Karen Cooper President and director of the Film Forum 7 Scene Scene Editor: Jessica Cabe H 815-753-9639 NorthernStar.info H Tuesday, November 6, 2012 Jay-Z backs Obama with altered lyrics Columbus, Ohio | Jay-Z has a fix for his lyrics that meets parental guidance require- ments—and President Barack Obama’s approval. The rapper and producer per- formed his hit 99 Problems as he and Bruce Springsteen opened for an Obama rally in Columbus, Ohio. He replaced with word “bitch” with one a little more appropriate for his political en- dorsement. He sang: “I got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one.” Springsteen performed first, as he did earlier Monday in Madison, Wis. Jay-Z said Obama asked him if he would join him and Springs- teen at a rally. He said he replied: “Michelle is coming?” The first lady didn’t join her husband until later Monday in Des Moines, Iowa. Obama assured the crowd that both performers are on his iPod. No Doubt removes offensive video New York | No Doubt has pulled its new cowboys-and- Indians-themed music video and is apologizing to Native Americans and others offended by the clip. In a posting on its website, the band said the video for Looking Hot was “never to of- fend, hurt or trivialize Native American people.” The video features Gwen Ste- fani and bandmate Tony Kanal dressed in traditional Native American clothes, while Adrian Young and Tom Dumont are in cowboy get-ups with guns. Du- mont and Young tie up Stefani, while Kanal is behind bars. The clip includes Stefani riding a horse and singing in a tepee, and a fire-burning dance scene with others dressed in Native American clothes. The band said it consulted with Native American friends and experts but realize people have been offended and “sin- cerely apologize.” MTV airs fundraiser for Jersey Shoreline New York | MTV, home of the Jersey Shore reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey’s devastated shoreline. The one-hour program will air Nov. 15 from MTV’s Times Square studio in New York City. It will feature the cast of Jersey Shore along with other guests. The Associated Press In Brief East Coast entertainment recovers from superstorm The Associated Press Malik Fluellen, 29, of the Bronx, clears soaked carpeting from a building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan Monday as cleanup from damages caused by Superstorm Sandy continues. The island of Manhattan has begun to return to normal following a week of power outages that shuttered businesses and left many downtown residents in the dark. Gaga, NBC websites mysteriously hacked The Associated Press Washington | Several NBC websites were hacked on Sunday by a person or group calling itself “pyknic” and suggesting a possible link to the cyber-attack group Anonymous. It appeared that the “defacement” of the af- fected sub-sites was cleaned up in a couple hours. NBC and its various websites appeared to be functioning normally as of Sunday eve- ning. However, older versions maintained by search engines like Google and Bing still bore the message “hacked by pyknic”—a possible reference to an obscure hacker or “hacktivist” group. The message said “Remember, remember the fifth of November.” That reference suggested a link to Anony- mous, a movement of cyber rebels which has appropriated much of the symbolism around Britain’s Guy Fawkes Day, a holiday meant to mark the failed plot to blow up the country’s parliament in 1605. However, conclusively determining respon- sibility for such attacks can be nearly impos- sible. Also defaced by “pyknic” Sunday was a Lady Gaga fan site, Gaga Daily, an act which drew a sympathetic message from the pop star on Twitter. “My little angels! help is on the way,” the message read, adding that “haus of gaga te- chies will be on it...to the rescue. calling them now.” The site was soon restored. Anonymous and its offshoot Lulz Security have been linked to a number of high-profile computer attacks and crimes, including many that were meant to embarrass governments, federal agencies and corporate giants. Spokesmen for NBC Universal declined to comment.
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The Associated PressNew York | New York’s entertain-
ment industry moved closer to full throttle Monday, as a new week and largely restored downtown power meant something of a return to nor-malcy for the city’s upended cultur-al landscape.
While Broadway theaters and mid-town TV studios were back in busi-ness within about two days of Su-perstorm Sandy, much of downtown New York—its off-Broadway the-aters, independent movie theaters, Lower East Side concert halls and Chelsea galleries—only got power back late Saturday.
For the first time, the Office of Film Theatre and Broadcasting be-gan issuing permits on a case-by-case basis for film shoots in exterior locations, meaning the city streets would again be providing back-ground for the two dozen TV series shooting in New York and the doz-en-plus movies in production.
“We’re getting back on track and back into business,” said Katherine Oliver, commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. “There was minimal damage to stag-es last week—a little bit of water damage here and there.
Not yet clear was the overall eco-nomic impact the storm had on the city’s film and TV industries, which
last year employed 130,000 people and generated $7.1 billion in reve-nue, according to the mayor’s office. Oliver said an estimate for the cost of impacted film and TV production wasn’t yet possible.
The reporting of weekly grosses of Broadway theaters was delayed from Monday until Tuesday because of the storm. Many downtown off-Broadway theaters—which were dark for days longer than Broadway theaters—are offering discounted tickets with the code “SANDY” to lure back audiences.
Uptown, Carnegie Hall was forced to continue to cancel performanc-es. Having been shuttered for a week because of the storm-damaged hanging crane on West 57th Street, which caused the closure of streets in the neighborhood, Carnegie Hall announced that Tuesday’s concerts, too, would be postponed while work
continued to restore utilities in the building.
For many downtown destina-tions, losing nearly a week’s busi-ness was a significant hit. The non-profit Film Forum, one of the city’s most beloved movie art houses, was essentially closed for six days as it waited to get power back.
“That’s a big loss of business. For us, that hurts. For any theater, that hurts,” said Karen Cooper, president and director of the Film Forum, la-menting not only the loss of box of-fice, but the lesser attention to its currently playing films.
“My assumption is that movies are always open,” said Cooper, who only closed for two days following Sept. 11, 2001. “They’re open on Christ-mas. They’re open on Thanksgiv-ing. They’re open 365 days a year. They’re a public trust, OK? You can quote me.”
Though several productions were delayed, Hollywood was weathering the storm quite well. Though at one point, some 300 movie theaters had been forced to close, most were on-line by the weekend.
Ticket sales for the weekend box office were brisk, even on the East Coast, where many sought escapism in warm theaters. Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph earned $49 million and Par-amount’s Flight took in $24.9 mil-lion—both surpassing expecta-tions.
“If there was a theater that wasn’t running, the theater around it was doing almost as much business to completely make up for those that weren’t operating,” said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney. “It may have taken a little more driv-ing, a little more work, but it seems as though people were willing to make the effort to find the show.”
“My assumption is that mov-ies are always open. They’re open on Christmas. They’re open on Thanksgiving. They’re open 365 days a year. They’re a public trust, OK? You can quote me.”
Karen CooperPresident and director of the Film Forum
7Scene Scene Editor: Jessica Cabe H 815-753-9639 NorthernStar.info H Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Submit news items at www.northernstar.info or email them to [email protected].
Jay-Z backs Obama with altered lyrics
Columbus, Ohio | Jay-Z has a fix for his lyrics that meets parental guidance require-ments—and President Barack Obama’s approval.
The rapper and producer per-formed his hit 99 Problems as he and Bruce Springsteen opened for an Obama rally in Columbus, Ohio. He replaced with word “bitch” with one a little more appropriate for his political en-dorsement. He sang: “I got 99 problems but Mitt ain’t one.”
Springsteen performed first, as he did earlier Monday in Madison, Wis.
Jay-Z said Obama asked him if he would join him and Springs-teen at a rally.
He said he replied: “Michelle is coming?” The first lady didn’t join her husband until later Monday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Obama assured the crowd that both performers are on his iPod.
No Doubt removes offensive video
New York | No Doubt has pulled its new cowboys-and-Indians-themed music video and is apologizing to Native Americans and others offended by the clip.
In a posting on its website, the band said the video for Looking Hot was “never to of-fend, hurt or trivialize Native American people.”
The video features Gwen Ste-fani and bandmate Tony Kanal dressed in traditional Native American clothes, while Adrian Young and Tom Dumont are in cowboy get-ups with guns. Du-mont and Young tie up Stefani, while Kanal is behind bars.
The clip includes Stefani riding a horse and singing in a tepee, and a fire-burning dance scene with others dressed in Native American clothes.
The band said it consulted with Native American friends and experts but realize people have been offended and “sin-cerely apologize.”
MTV airs fundraiser for Jersey Shoreline
New York | MTV, home of the Jersey Shore reality show, plans to air a fundraising special to help rebuild New Jersey’s devastated shoreline.
The one-hour program will air Nov. 15 from MTV’s Times Square studio in New York City. It will feature the cast of Jersey Shore along with other guests.
The Associated Press
In BriefEast Coast entertainment recovers from superstorm
The Associated PressMalik Fluellen, 29, of the Bronx, clears soaked carpeting from a building in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan Monday as cleanup from damages caused by Superstorm Sandy continues. The island of Manhattan has begun to return to normal following a week of power outages that shuttered businesses and left many downtown residents in the dark.
Gaga, NBC websites mysteriously hackedThe Associated Press
Washington | Several NBC websites were hacked on Sunday by a person or group calling itself “pyknic” and suggesting a possible link to the cyber-attack group Anonymous.
It appeared that the “defacement” of the af-fected sub-sites was cleaned up in a couple hours. NBC and its various websites appeared to be functioning normally as of Sunday eve-ning.
However, older versions maintained by search engines like Google and Bing still bore the message “hacked by pyknic”—a possible reference to an obscure hacker or “hacktivist”
group.The message said “Remember, remember the
fifth of November.”That reference suggested a link to Anony-
mous, a movement of cyber rebels which has appropriated much of the symbolism around Britain’s Guy Fawkes Day, a holiday meant to mark the failed plot to blow up the country’s parliament in 1605.
However, conclusively determining respon-sibility for such attacks can be nearly impos-sible.
Also defaced by “pyknic” Sunday was a Lady Gaga fan site, Gaga Daily, an act which drew
a sympathetic message from the pop star on Twitter.
“My little angels! help is on the way,” the message read, adding that “haus of gaga te-chies will be on it...to the rescue. calling them now.”
The site was soon restored.Anonymous and its offshoot Lulz Security
have been linked to a number of high-profile computer attacks and crimes, including many that were meant to embarrass governments, federal agencies and corporate giants.
Spokesmen for NBC Universal declined to comment.
