Twilight Saga: Bella’s Truck on display
Date: November 15 at 9pm
Location: Universal Citywalk Cinemas, 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, CA 91608
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Description: To pump up interest in the opening weekend of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2, Universal Citywalk Cinemas has Bella’s 1963 Chevy pick-up truck on display outside the theatre, near the “5 Towers” Outdoor Concert [...]
Stanley Kubrick Exhibition at LACMA
Dates: November 1 through June 30, 2012
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323) 857-6000
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Description: The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents an exhibition devoted to the work of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, including THE SHINING, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, and DR. [...]
The Mourning After Halloween 2012: Those Haunts That Remain…
It’s the morning after Halloween – but that’s no reason to be mourning. With October 31 having fallen in the middle of the week, a handful of Halloween events in Los Angeles are remaining open through the weekend. So if you feel yourself going through withdrawal pains, consider the following options. (Be careful: some of [...]
October Shadows IV
Location: Mountain View Mausoleum 2300 North Marengo Avenue Altadena, CA 91001
Dates & Hours: Saturdays from 11am to 5pm and Sunday from 11am to 3pm throughout October.
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Description: This year’s annual celebration of Halloween in art features contributions from Rick Baker, William Stout, Stephen Chiodo, Peter Von Sholly, and many, many others. Located within [...]
Tim Burton Exhibition
Dates: May 29th to October 31st, 2011
Location: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Dates: May 29 through October 31
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Description: This exhibition dedicated to the work of Tim Burton brings together more than 700 drawings, paintings, photographs, moving-image works, storyboards, puppets, concept artworks, maquettes, costumes, and cinematic [...]
Bob Peak: Creating the Modern Movie Poster
Location: Fourth Floor Gallery, Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA
Dates: January 20 through April 17, 2011
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Description: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presents an exhibition of movie posters by artist and designer Bob Peak (1927–1992) in the fourth floor gallery of their Samuel Goldwyn Theatre. Though not a [...]
Up From the Vaults: Classic Movie Images
Dates: September 16 through December 22
Location: Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA
Description: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presents 85 years worth of images culled from the photo lab at Warner Brothers Studios, including images from A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE EXORCIST, THE MATRIX, and BATMAN BEGINS,
Tim Burton gift cards available for LACMA
On May 29 of next year, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will open an exhibition of drawings, paintings, photographs, moving-image works, storyboards, puppets, concept artworks, maquettes, and costumes from the archives of Tim Burton. Preceding that big event, just in time for the holidays, LACMA is offering “Tim Burton Gift Memberships,” which come [...]
Monsters & Miracles: A Journey Through Jewish Picture Books
The Skirball Cultural Center presents this look at the historical and cultural roots of the Jewish picture book. Monsters and Miracles: A Journey through Jewish Picture Books features a colorful array of more than 100 original illustrations and texts from picture book classics and popular favorites. The exhibition guides audiences through the history of Jewish [...]
October Shadows – Halloween Art
OCTOBER SHADOWS – an exhibition of Halloween-themed artwork – returns for another round of tricks and treats from some of today’s most talented artists. Gallery Nucleus owner Ben Zhu and his crew have conjured a great group of artists, including several from previous shows, such as Rick Baker, William Stout, Gris Grimly, Adam Rex, William [...]
ANIME! High Art – Pop Culture at AMPAS
This exhibition of the Deutsches Filmmuseum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, presented in partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, offers stills, posters and other artwork from Japanese animated films and television shows – everything from POKEMON to DRAGONBALL Z, from SAILOR MOON to Katsuhiro Otomo’s groundbreaking 1988 science-fiction feature AKIRA.
From the official website:
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Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books at Skirball
The Skirball Cultural Center presents “ZAP! POW! BAM! The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950.” From their website:
“Through never-before exhibited art and objects culled from private and institutional collections, ZAP! POW! BAM! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 explores the genesis of cultural icons such as Superman, Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, [...]
A Trip Through the Hollywood Wax Museum’s Chamber of Horrors
It is often said that the majority of people living in New York City never bother to go to the top of the Empire State Building; apparently, local inhabitants are not as fascinated by tourist attractions as much as tourists are. I don’t know how true this is, in general, but in my case I [...]
