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Film and Media Arts

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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Man with a Movie Camera
Sex, singing and Soviet filmmaking figure prominently in this week's media art scene.
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A short trip to the Los Angeles River can soothe a week's worth of stress. Grab a cup of coffee and visit Frogtown's West Bank.
Abacus
L.A. media art reimagines the past this week with several events designed to rethink earlier films and genres, and it looks to the future with large-scale multimedia projects filled with bombast and intrigue.
Skyward Kevin Cooley
Projects this week recall and remake the past, from John Cage to Lou Reed.
If you still haven't been to Yosemite National Park, might this be your tipping point?
Metropolis II
One of this week's highlights in art is the opening of what LACMA director Michael Govan dubs "a portrait of LA," namely to Chris Burden's exhilarating freeway sculpture, "Metropolis II."
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This Sunday, KCET brings you the second of a three-Sunday run of great films that have been memorably remade. But unlike last week's Arthur, whose recent…
Mill and the Cross
This week's media art scene is political, conceptual, beautiful and provocative, a perfect way to start a new year.
Theater director Rachel Rosenthal arrives in Los Angeles at a time of incredible artistic energy emanating from places like the Ferus Gallery.
Cormans World
Don't miss the one-week run of "Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel" at the Nuart Theater.
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Josh Schaedel's father lives in a hotel that charges by the week. He is an artist, carpenter, painter and journeyman. He also suffers depression and has an ongoing struggle with alcoholism.
Archie Gips
Film and television writer, director and producer Archie Gips shares his arrival story.
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