Film
Licorice Pizza, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Ode to the San Fernando Valley of the 1970s
Stoner jokes, unexpected pop culture references, and an unlikely love story jangle against each other like charms on a bracelet.
Hollywood
Art
Step Into the Tender World of a Hollywood Cameraman
A history of the Golden Age of Hollywood from the perspective of someone who worked behind the scenes.
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.
News
A Photo Album Featuring a Woman Posing With Dozens of Celebrities Surfaces at a Thrift Store
The Belgian store caused a viral sensation by showing pictures of the woman, later revealed to be an entertainment journalist, with the likes of Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington, and Keanu Reeves in the '90s.
News
2020 Oscar Nominations Brought Some Nice Surprises and a Lot of Eye-Rolling
Joker, The Irishman, 1917, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Parasite are some of the most decorated films among the nominations.
Art
New LA Museum Spotlights Hollywood Costumes, From Dracula Cape to Spider Woman Dress
Ahead of its opening, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is highlighting one major aspect of its holdings: costume design.
In Brief
A Hollywood Executive Sues Dealer for $10M Over Alleged Mark Rothko Forgery
Ron Meyer bought the work for $900,000 in 2001 from Susan Seidel. It hung in his home for nearly two decades, when he began to suspect the work was a fake.
Film
Film Studios Left Hollywood in the 1950s and Changed the Business Forever
After World War II, movie studios like MGM and Paramount found themselves at a crossroads as they adapted to changes brought on by both the war and the advancement of filmmaking technology.
Film
The Dark Nostalgia of Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
The movie makes its world of 1969 Los Angeles feel incredibly lived-in, not merely a look back but a transporting experience.
Art
Hard-to-Find Movies Currently Streaming for a Limited Time
For this month's roundup of streaming recommendations, we've highlighted rare movies that are streaming online, at least for the time being.
Art
A History of Protest and Activism at the Oscars
While we wait for what the Academy Awards might hold on Sunday, it's worth revisiting the ceremony's history of protest, beginning with Marlon Brando's rejection of his award in 1973.
Books
The Desolate Spanish Province Where Hollywood Westerns Were Filmed
Mark Parascandola's photos tell the strange, melancholy story of the erection, disintegration, and repurposing of the 1960s film sets.