George's iPad, with which she can capture and create thousands of images in an hour, seems to Francesco born of a time when pictures were painstakingly created for those who could pay, "a holy votive tablet".
The other composers she played — Aaron Jay Kernis, Victoria Bond, Ned Rorem, William Bolcom and Scott Wheeler — have the luxury of working in a time when painting vivid tone pictures and wrapping hummable themes in comfortably plush harmonies are accepted as legitimate options, with no apologies necessary (although Mr. Rorem, in his early days, faced some of the same criticism as Barber).
Indication from social media, both from reports and the time when pictures and footage began emerging from the scene in east Damascus - suggest that the attack took place at around 4am. Whatever the cause, the death toll from this incident looks like it is in the dozens and scores.
The press association's approach to animation — voters are banned from nominating animated films in best-picture categories — has also rendered the Globes more party than prognosticator at a time when such pictures (like "Toy Story 3") are serious Oscar contenders.
DARGIS There was a time when motion pictures were considered disreputable too, bad for the moral and psychological health of not just (vulnerable) children but also (weak) women.
At a time when moving pictures were still treated largely as a sideshow novelty, Dickens added ticket sales as well as a sheen of cultural prestige.
Coming at a time when motion pictures were making the transition from silent to talking, producers were interested in hiring actors and directors with experience with dialogue.
These crisp, fluid black-and-white photographs appeared most prominently in Life magazine at a time when general-interest picture magazines remained such a powerful force that critics now speak of it as the "golden age of photojournalism".
This was a time when taking a picture of hardship, like people waiting in line for bread, was seen as a "denigration of the socialist reality" and could land you six years in prison.
LOS ANGELES — Ava DuVernay, the filmmaker and publicist, imagines a time when black-theme pictures will flourish in places where African-American film festivals have already found eager viewers.
