PANEL AIMS TO NAME TOP ARTISTS, ENTERTAINERS.Byline: Fred Shuster Daily News Staff Writer Who are the century's most influential artists and entertainers? Don't worry, a Time/CBS News panel hosted by PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, personality Charlie Rose at the Getty Center Getty Center, art museum complex in Brentwood, Calif. operated by the J. Paul Getty Trust. It consists of six buildings on 124 acres (50 hectares) located on a spectacular promontory overlooking Los Angeles. couldn't come up with many definitive answers either. The panel - which included film director Rob Reiner Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1945) is an American actor, director, producer, writer, children's advocate and political activist. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Archie Bunker's and Edith Baines-Bunker's son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, on , pop musician Sheryl Crow, actor-playwright-teacher Anna Deavere Smith For other persons of the same name, see Anna Smith. Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African American actress, playwright, and professor in the Department of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. , art critic Noun 1. art critic - a critic of paintings critic - a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art Robert Hughes Robert Hughes may refer to:
In the end, they didn't agree on much except for Picasso, who changed the very nature of art. According to many on the panel, Picasso had more influence on modern times than just about anyone else. ``He changed so much about this century,'' Hughes said as Smith and Reiner agreed. ``People of the Century: The Time 100'' is a joint two-year, end-of-the-century project with CBS News that includes six prime-time television broadcasts and magazine issues celebrating the lives and legacies of 100 people who shaped the past 100 years. The Rose-moderated symposium that took place last Monday at the Getty will air on his show in late May. The panel had a fast, often funny repartee rep·ar·tee n. 1. A swift, witty reply. 2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See Synonyms at wit1. . When Hughes apologized for appearing ``pseudo-intellectual,'' Rose snapped: ``Robert, nobody would accuse you of being a pseudo-intellectual.'' Later, when Hughes was chided for possibly not even owning a television set, the dry-witted art critic and historian responded: ``To me, TV is something not to watch but to appear on occasionally.'' In discussing movers and shakers in film, Reiner offered a quick history of the art form, pointing out that directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Luis Bunuel impacted culture, while Steven Spielberg and George Lucas changed how films were marketed. The panel disagreed on the topic of TV, throwing out such diverse names as Sid Caesar, Lucille Ball, Norman Lear and Oprah Winfrey among the most influential. ``If (Oprah) ever wanted to do a magazine, we'd do it in a minute,'' Pearlstine said. On theater, the group rounded up some usual suspects - Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Samuel Beckett and Bertolt Brecht. Crow pushed for the powerful influence of Bob Dylan as the century's most important name. ``He added poetry to rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. ,'' Reiner agreed, while others threw out the names Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson and Miles Davis. When it came to comedy, some said Lenny Bruce was an important if underrated influence while others agreed Woody Allen might have had the most lasting effect on our times. But in acting, the panel battled over Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Marlon Brando. ``He had a handful of great roles, but his influence was pervasive,'' Reiner said of Brando. To find out how it all shakes down, see Time's June 1 issue, when the magazine will name the century's top 20 most influential artists and entertainers. In conjunction with that issue, CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. will air a one-hour prime-time special anchored by Mike Wallace. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) At the Getty Center, Norman Pearlstine, left, Rob Reiner, Anna Deavere Smith, Charlie Rose, Sheryl Crow and Robert Hughes discuss the century's most influential artists and entertainers. (2) Time Inc. executive editor Pearlstine, left, and filmmaker Reiner during the discussion, part of a Time/CBS News project. Terri Thuente/Daily News |
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