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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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The lyrical documentary portraits of undersea creatures made by French filmmaker Jean Painlevé are now available as a 3-disc set from the Criterion Collection.
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Deborah Stratman presents her new essayistic documentary at REDCAT, offering an intriguing meditation on the quotidian patriotism observed in everyday activities.
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At the onset of the Industrial Revolution a person could put their head down and hope that it passes them by quickly.
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A parking lot a block from MacArthur Park used to be the Vagabond Theater. As a teenager in the late 1960s painter John Valadez spent a lot of time there watching art house films.
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An interview from SoCal's first season with Jeff Davi, California's Real Estate Commissioner, about the rise in foreclosure fraud. Davi offers ways homeowners in trouble can protect themselves.
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As he released the critters he calmly informed them that "I brought some [mosquitoes]. Here I'll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected."
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Can the iPhone be a platform for artists? LA artist Erik Loyer thinks so...
Filmforum's schedule is busier than ever this season as the organization unites with other curators across the city.
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Two friends joined me recently to catch Steven Soderbergh's film about Ernesto "Che" Guevara at the Nuart.
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I first met John Carrozza and Doug Prinzivalli at our mutual friend Peleg's house.
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Susan Mogul brings her acclaimed new project Driving Men to Filmforum this week, and with it demonstrates the power of first person video.
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Automata will present two live storytelling performances at the Velaslavasay Panorama this Saturday night...
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