News
A Highly Anticipated Los Angeles Museum of Film Promises Thought-Provoking Exhibitions
The soon-to-open Academy Museum of Motion Pictures commits to telling the full and diverse stories of film.
Dan Schindel
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Art
A Delectable Collection of Illustrated Gastronomy Books
The Willan & Cherniavsky Gastronomy Collection — consisting of hundreds of historical books, drawings, and paintings all about food — will soon be available to the public at the Getty Research Institute.
Film
In Roma, Alfonso Cuarón Reimagines His Childhood Through the Eyes of His Maid
The acclaimed director's new black-and-white drama, Roma, is a moving chronicle of family strife and class struggles in 1970s Mexico City.
Art
Best of 2018: A Year in Film
Ten very different movies from this year grapple with a disjointed world.
Art
Best of 2018: The Top 10 Graphic Novels
Here are some of the most innovative graphic novels this year, selected by Dan Schindel and other Hyperallergic reviewers.
Art
LA’s Venerated New Beverly Cinema Returns with Classic Programming
This month the theater officially announced it would resume operation in December, and its schedule ably shows off its programming sensibility.
History
Tracing the Lives of 10 Jewish Children Who Escaped Nazi-occupied Territories
My family's lore holds that my great-uncle was one of the 10,000 children who were sent to Britain to be fostered wherever they could.
Books
A New Collection of Saul Steinberg’s Influential Cartoons
The Labyrinth, originally published in 1960 and long out of print, is the perfect introduction or reintroduction to Steinberg's incomparable style.
Art
An Artist’s Tribute to First African American Astronaut Launches into Space
Tavares Strachan is sending Robert Henry Lawrence Jr.'s "soul" into space — fulfilling the astronaut's dream that was cut off by his death in a trading accident in 1967.
Interview
A Former Webcam Model Writes a Horror Movie Based on Her Experiences
When Isa Mazzei set out to write the screenplay for Cam, she wanted to "create a film where an audience would empathize with a sex worker."
Film
Björk’s Movie Debut, The Juniper Tree, Is Restored and Revisited
The movie was the first feature from Nietzchka Keene, who worked on microscopic budgets, often incorporating mythological or supernatural elements.
Film
In Cam, a Webcam Model’s Persona Takes on a Mind of Its Own
Former sex worker Isa Mazzei's much-hyped new horror film asks what you would do if the self you presented online became its own independent being.