Suzan Filipek · March 3, 2025
Watch the Oscars live from the comfort of a world-class theater, see new works by emerging and established artists and immerse yourself in car culture, all from the comfort of our neighborhood on Museum Row. The 97th Oscars will be streamed live on Hulu and ABC, as well as on the big screen in the […]
Guest · July 25, 2024
With climate change making the Los Angeles heat more unbearable than ever, a new activity to fill these long summer days has risen in prominence: seeing movies in revival theaters. Dotted all across the city, revival theaters are exactly what they sound like: they screen classic, under-appreciated or forgotten films, essentially “reviving” them. As large […]
Talia Abrahamson · September 1, 2022
A rich celebration of the history of Black American filmmaking opened last month at the Academy Museum of Motion pictures. “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971,” the museum’s second major temporary exhibition, tells the often-overlooked narrative across seven galleries, drawing together newly restored film excerpts, never-before-shown costume drawings and old and rediscovered gems from the world’s archives. […]
Helene Seifer · January 27, 2022
It’s been said that art feeds the soul, and indeed, entering an exhibit to find a wall full of playful Yayoi Kusama polka-dots or a row of color-saturated David Hockney paintings can make one’s heart leap. More and more often, museums also aim to feed the stomach with excellent menus in a beautiful space. This […]
Billy Taylor · September 30, 2021
Following a week of Oscar Ceremony-worthy press previews, a glamorous Donor Gala (Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Kidman, Lady Gaga!), and member preview days, the long-awaited Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened to the public — at the corner of Fairfax and Wilshire — on September 30. The Sidney Poitier Grand Lobby on […]
Suzan Filipek · September 2, 2021
When the curtain rises at the new six-story Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Thurs., Sept. 30, a classic film with live music will herald its opening. The first three months will feature special programming, and visitors will be able to dine at a restaurant inspired by Hollywood’s glory days. Two screenings of the 1939 […]
