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From moving pictures to an established industry, film and media have the power to capture our most powerful stories. Learn more about how it has evolved and helped tell diverse stories.

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10 Photos of Cool L.A. Diners Over the Years
These photos, ranging from 1921 all the way to 1988, depict hip and trendy Angelenos of yore in the restaurants that shaped the dining landscapes of their generations.
Kenneth Anger on the Resurrection of "Lucifer Rising"
Filmmaker Kenneth Anger discusses rediscovering a long lost version of his psychedelic film "Lucifer Rising."
10 Vintage Fruit Crate Labels That'd Make Anyone Move to SoCal
By 1893, California's citrus industry was so successful that growers formed a cooperative (today, we know it as Sunkist Growers) to promote and sell their fruit. Marketing, of course, was critical, and fruit crate labels contributed.
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A Little Riot: Matthew McMilon's Re-Presentation of Gender Identity
Matthew McMilon's body of work explores not only aspects specific to McMilon's own life experiences but re-examines queer identity entirely.
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Photos From the Santa Monica Farmers' Market
The Wednesday Santa Monica Farmers' Market is a jewel of Southern California. See what's good there this week!
10 Old-School L.A. Restaurant Exteriors
As these photos of old-school eateries reveal, L.A. has long been a great place to get good ol' American classics like burgers and sandwiches, but its roots are deep in cuisine imported from the rest of the world as well.
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Hacienda Heights Art + Film Lab: A Travelogue from the LACMA9 Outpost
The LACMA9 Art+Film Lab, a traveling film and video workshop, cinema, and oral history project, sets up shop in Hacienda Heights.
Artbound Special Episode 'The Machine Project Field Guide to L.A. Architecture'
Echo Park institute Machine Project recently invited and filmed more than 20 artists to create performances that respond to notable architectural sites throughout Los Angeles.
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Postcards From the Future: Utopian North, Dystopian South
Writers and filmmakers have been exploring the future of California for decades, approaching Northern and Southern California in utopian/dystopian contexts.
Artbound Machine Project Special Airs Thursday, March 6 at 9PM
The Artbound special episode, "The Machine Project Field Guide to L.A. Architecture," will air on Thursday, March 6 at 9PM PST on KCET-TV.
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Awards, But No Audience: What '12 Years a Slave' Tells Us About America Today
As "12 Years A Slave" demonstrates, the stories we celebrate on screen are not necessarily the ones we celebrate in real life.
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Poetics of the Everyday: The Photographic Practice of Masood Kamandy
In "M.O.O.P." (Matter Out of Place), Masood Kamandy's photographs reveal everyday items transformed and given strange new life through interventions of various kinds.
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