But beneath its seeming modesty lies a daring attempt to cross the boundary between opera and operetta, and behind its escapist plot lurks the terror of World War I. Siegmund Eibenschütz, the enterprising director of the commercial Carltheater, reasoned that Puccini, the most popular composer in opera, could write a Viennese operetta that would achieve both critical and popular success.
In "Harlem: A Century in Images," Thelma Golden, the enterprising director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, has, along with members of her staff — Thomas J, Lax, Lauren Haynes, and Elizabeth Gwinn — compiled a handsome and rich photographic collection that amounts as much to a study of a place as it is a study of black style.
An enterprising director somewhere finds the perfect role for the fallen angel, and then the media buzz starts, the heartwarming comeback stories get churned out, and then comes the poignant 60 Minutes television interview where the star ruefully admits that mistakes were made, that if he had to do it all over again, he might have done things differently.
I had the fortune to meet Afghanistan's most distinguished classical musicians, who have been brought together by the enterprising director of music for Afghan television, Aziz Ghaznavi, himself a popular singer of the premujahedeen period who has toured in the United States.
By Hilton Als December 8, 2010 In "Harlem: A Century in Images," Thelma Golden, the enterprising director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, has, along with members of her staff — Thomas J, Lax, Lauren Haynes, and Elizabeth Gwinn — compiled a handsome and rich photographic collection that amounts as much to a study of a place as it is a study of black style.
But an enterprising director of the company called John Blunt saw another way to make money.
For the past few years, enterprising directors have been using drones to shoot aerial footage manned aircraft could never hope to catch.
As it happens, each is a repeat collaboration with one of downtown theater's more enterprising directors.
If not for a booming career as one of this year's most enterprising directors, the former mortuary worker insists that if Hollywood didn't pan out, "maybe I'd be living in Paris-sitting in a bar or something".
The downcast but enterprising artistic director would take advantage of the last few minutes to offer satisfied viewers the delicacies in his basket or suitcase: whiskey served in paper cups, joints rolled by expert hands, and turtle eggs he'd open with his enormous thumbnail, and which he'd sprinkle with lemon and chili when they were in the glass.
Godard had the inspiration to put Belmondo's gifts to work in a personal take on American film noir — which made me wonder which enterprising American director would have the foresight to recruit Paul Rudd for the lead role in a meaty drama.
