Monster Mash: Dance film to open Venice Film Festival; 'Animal Farm' musical; Carreras at La Scala

--Big premiere: Darren Aronofsky's ballet thriller "Black Swan," starring Natalie Portman as an on-the-rise dancer dealing with a new rival, played by Mila Kunis, will open the Venice Film Festival. (Huffington Post)

--Speaking of Aronofsky: Takashi Murakami, Shirin Neshat, Animal Collective, Laurie Anderson and  Aronofsky are among the just-announced jury members for the Guggenheim's YouTube competition. (Guggenheim)

--Long-awaited comeback: Jose Carreras is to perform at La Scala for the first time in 14 years. (BBC)

--New project: Elton John and Lee Hall, who teamed on the musical "Billy Elliot," will reunite to create a musical based on George Orwell's "Animal Farm." (Daily Mail)

--Not a dream: Did Dom Cobb's (Leonardo DiCaprio) house in "Inception" look familiar to you? That could be because it's the USC-owned Freeman A. Ford House, completed by Greene & Greene in 1908. (Curbed LA)

--But will it happen?: "Anchorman" costar Steve Carell says he backs plans for a Broadway stage version of the Will Ferrell comedy. (Digitalspy)

--First viewing: The Vatican prepares to open a room devoted to large-scale drawings by Matisse. (The Art Newspaper)

--For sale: Dennis Hopper's Venice home, designed by architect Brian Murphy, is on the market for $6.245 million.The actor died in May, just before an exhibition of his art opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art. (Reuters)

--New role: Opera singer Deborah Voight takes on the title role in "Annie Get Your Gun" in a Glimmerglass Opera Festival production. (New York Times)

--Nudity for art's sake: Painter Will Cotton's album cover for singer Katy Perry's new album is unveiled. (New York Daily News)

--For betting readers: Odds-makers favor Zaha Hadid to win the Stirling Prize for architecture. (Guardian)

--Helping one of their own: Broadway rallies to raise money for young "Lion King" actress with leukemia. (Playbill)

-- Lisa Fung

Photo: Natalie Portman. Credit: Fox Searchlight

Comments

[Donald Frazell]

Here is the link for the Glendale Studio Tour tomorrow. Hope there wont be any back stabbing, puny biting wannabe street artists there(literally), or too hot, should be interesting. Have fun!
http://www.glendaleartsandculture.org/
ACDE!