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In Brief
The new building will be smaller than the total area of the four current buildings which are fated to be torn down. No explanation for the shrinkage has been provided as of yet.
Film
Alison Klayman's The Brink is stuck between the idea of Bannon as the Great Manipulator and Bannon as just another hateful fascist agitator.
Art
For this month's roundup of streaming recommendations, we've highlighted rare movies that are streaming online, at least for the time being.
Film
Rarely seen and essentially inaccessible to those based in the US, 1947's Les jeux sont faits is getting a not-to-be-missed screening in Los Angeles.
Film
The movie barely feels invested in Mapplethorpe's art, much less in trying to replicate its sensibility.
Film
Tonight's episode, "Waiting for the Artist," is the perfect introduction to this odd and wonderful show.
Film
The astonishing documentary Apollo 11 cobbles together forgotten footage shot by NASA employees and uncatalogued audio recordings from personnel who worked on the Apollo program.
Art
The UCLA Film & Television Archive is giving people in Los Angeles a rare chance to see this tradition in person.
Art
Here are 10 movies to stream that complement or are vastly preferable to this year's Oscar darlings.
Film
The 15 films nominated for the Academy Awards tackle racism, aging, parenthood, and more.
Film
That writer and director Dan Gilroy tackles a subject so incredibly ripe for mockery but goes for the easiest, most tired clichés is quite disappointing.
Film
It is easy to see why this movie would rankle Richter, who has said the director "managed to abuse and grossly distort" his biography.