Hollywood Gothique

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is hosting an exhibition of material from the films of Alfred Hitchcock this month. The basic premise seems to be to “prove” that Hitchock was not an auteur but a collaborative artist; of course, the two terms are not mutually exclusive, but the exhibition sounds interesting anyway. [...]

October Shadows is a fantastic exhibition of Halloween-themed art, on display at Oscar-winning makeup artist Rick Baker’s Cinovation studio in Glendale. We attended the opening night reception on Friday, October 13. Check out our video report below.

The exhibit last through Halloween, but you better hurry - several of the works on display in the video [...]

Our old friends at Drkrm, the gallery that hosted horror-themed showings such as Haunted Hacienda and Nevermore, are at it again, with an exhibition scheduled for this month that will feature allegedly authentic photographs from a haunted house. There will be an opening night reception from 7:00pm to midnight on Saturday, October 27, with the [...]

Just a reminder: Tonight is your last chance to see the Deluby/Deluge exhibt of fantastic art by Louis Cordero at GIANT ROBOT - 2062 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles. (310) 445-9276.
According to the press release:
Cordero’s first solo show in Los Angeles is titled Delubyo (Deluge). Four 4-by-4-foot paintings on canvas as well as smaller pieces [...]

I made a trip to check out Movies of the Mind at the Motion Picture Academy this weekend. This is a traveling presentation that was orgnaized last year to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Sigmund Freud’s birthday. Using posters, photographs, staged environments, and film clips, it traces the connection between psychology and cinema, as portrayed [...]

I wrote about the opening night reception for the “Performance” exhibition at Drkrm Gallery last month - a collection of rare and seldom scene photographs from PERFORMANCE, starring Mick Jaffer, and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, starring David Bowie. Now, at long last, here’s a video of the event, which shows off some of [...]

Location: Drkrom Gallery - 2121 San Fernando Road, Suite 3

I’ve been meanint to mention that I attended the opening night reception of PERFORMANCE: A PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION at Drkrm Gallery last weekend.
This is a collection of photographs from two movies: PERFORMANCE, co-directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, and THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH, directed [...]

Event Date & Time: artwork exhibition
Location: Skirball Cultural Center - 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles

I made it out to the Skirball Cultural Center for an afternoon screening of VERTIGO. This was part of an exhibit called “Saul Bass: The Hollywood Connection,” dedicated to the graphic designer who provided poster art work and opening title [...]