Category: Movies

It’s no secret that movies are a huge part of our culture. We go to the movies to escape reality, to laugh, to cry, to be entertained. And, of course, we love to talk about the movies we’ve seen. That’s why, in this blog post, we’re going to be talking about some of the most… Continue reading Trending Movies

My Oscar was in sight. A producer instructed me where to stand. Before me and the statuette was a curtain as I awaited my cue to rush to the stage. I didn’t write a speech — of course — but multiple options raced through my head. Do I keep it safe and boring and limited… Continue reading I’d like to thank the Academy Museum for my fantasy Oscar

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will finally, officially, open Sept. 30, and, honestly, it is about time. Logistically, architecturally and, more important, spiritually about time. It is definitely about time Los Angeles had a big, beautiful museum dedicated to the art form that has defined this city for more than a century. The Hollywood… Continue reading Why Academy Museum delays turned out to be a good thing

The box office success of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” the first entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to feature an Asian lead, is a welcome boost to theater owners still contending with the uncertainty the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the motion picture industry. Walt Disney Co. film’s $90-million four-day opening weekend… Continue reading ‘Shang-Chi’s’ box office success should surprise no one

Jacqueline Stewart was already one of the nation’s leading film scholars before she took the job of chief artistic and programming officer at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Now she’s helming the presentation of perhaps the most significant museum dedicated to movies in the country. While Stewart is on leave from the University… Continue reading Inside movie academy museum’s inclusive look at film history

Zachary Horwitz, an actor in low-budget horror and science-fiction movies, has agreed to plead guilty to running a massive Hollywood Ponzi scheme. Horwitz, 34, admitted in court papers that he duped investors into giving him more than $650 million for fictitious movie deals with HBO and Netflix. While Horwitz repaid much of the money in… Continue reading Actor Zachary Horwitz agrees to plead guilty in Ponzi scheme

Your bottom is in good hands at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Choosing seats for the museum’s two state-of-the-art theaters was a research-intensive, two-year process that included in-person testing at manufacturing sites in Italy as well as flying mockups back to Los Angeles, where they were again tested by Academy Museum executives. Tweaks were… Continue reading At the Academy Museum, a quest for the perfect theater seat

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Tyler Perry, Cate Blanchett, Himesh Patel, Kid Cudi, Jonah Hill and Meryl Streep. No, the Emmys, Oscars and Grammys have not joined forces to create a super awards show. That’s just the absurdly stacked cast of Netflix’s new movie “Don’t Look Up,” in select theaters Dec. 10… Continue reading See the absurdly random cast for Netflix’s ‘Don’t Look Up’

If the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures building were a band, its futuristic-looking glass sphere would be the electric guitar — up front, in your face, hogging the spotlight. Its 60-foot-high gold-leaf cylinder on the southwest corner might be the keyboard, adding sparkle and pop to the overall mix. Its base isolators? The bass guitar… Continue reading Academy Museum puts earthquake base isolators in plain view

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens Sept. 30 with Dorothy’s ruby slippers, Bruce the shark from “Jaws,” R2-D2, a deep dive into Spike Lee’s inspirations and so much more celebrating the art and craft of moviemaking. Join us for a sneak peek: Dozens of articles will preview L.A.’s newest landmark, which is shaping up… Continue reading The ultimate guide to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures