Film
The New Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Hollywood’s Ugly Truths
The museum details the process of moviemaking, from its inception in storytelling all the way to its marketing. But interwoven into these exhibits are ugly truths.
Carman Tse
Carman Tse is a freelance writer who was previously the editor of LAist. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Art
An Early Peek Inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
As Tom Hanks announced at the Oscars, the museum opens December of this year, the result of a 90-year quest by the Academy to create a museum dedicated to their art and industry.
News
Los Angeles Public Library Offers 10K Reward for Sculpture Missing Since 1969
The bronze fountain once stood in the gardens of the Central Library. A section of the sculpture was recently returned, and now the library is searching for the rest of it.
Art
In Los Angeles, New Murals Crop Up to Commemorate Kobe Bryant
Bryant himself was the inspiration for a few murals even before his passing, but in the days since the crash, new ones have already popped up across the city, this time commemorating both Bryant and his daughter.
Art
Movies from Taiwan Show a Growing Divide with Mainland China
The UCLA Film & Television Archive looks at contemporary Taiwanese film through the lens of one of the most vibrant and progressive democracies in the region.