At once prolific and profound, at times unnerving and uneven, Woody Allen's films lead to lots of interesting conversation and agreement on one point: no other filmmaker has spun so much cinematic gold from his own neuroses. Join this four-session program (10 a.m-1 p.m. on March 23, 30, April 6, and 13th at the Gershman Y (401 S. Broad St., Philadelphia) with Andrew Douglas, Education Director at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute. The course will take you on a journey through Allen's forty-year career, with stops to view his paradigm-shifting Annie Hall (1977) to a look at his "comeback" film, Match Point (2005.) $125. To register, call (610) 527-4008 x107 or click here.
As the money flows, so goes TV programming. For decades, the TV industry has created shows that appeal to 18 to 49-year-olds, the age group advertisers traditionally consider most likely to buy new products. But, as boomers continue to age out of the coveted demographic, networks want to charge advertisers more to reach this group. After all, 50+ers still watch a disproportionate amount of TV, and control half of all U.S. consumer spending. So, 66-year-old Tom Selleck and 62-year-old Kathy Bates now have leading roles in hot, new programs, and American Idol's ageless Steve Tyler, still excites boomer fans.
The financial heft of boomers...and the overwhelming numbers that access the Internet and watch TV... have convinced public broadcasting executives that the 45 to 65 year-old crowd is one to be wooed and won over. The core of the project, called Next Avenue, will be a website with original and aggregated content from public and nonprofit partners organized around health and wellness; money and financial security; and a category called living and learning.
