Media Arts Preview, October 15, 2010
Halloween is already in the air with workshops, screenings and events that look for ghosts and create scary effects...
Saturday, October 16
Pundits still argue over whether or not John Stahl's dazzling Technicolor portrait of obsession, Leave Her to Heaven, exemplifies film noir or melodrama. Either way, it's a delicious concoction of opposites as the glorious Gene Tierney violenty pursues her object of affection. It screens at LACMA at 5:00 p.m. as part of the museum's tribute to The Film Foundation.Sunday, October 17
Sunday's a great day for getting into the Halloween spirit early. Check out Machine Project's glimpse behind the scenes of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion. Chris Weisbart,
who develops multimedia for the Natural History Museum, will talk about the techniques used to create the scary experiences in the mansion, and show participants some DIY techniques for making their own eerie Halloween effects.
The workshop is from 2:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m. Information here.Later that night, at 7:30 p.m., follow the Echo Park Film Center's Filmmobile to a special ghostly location for a free outdoor screening of House on Haunted Hill. Presented in collaboration with GHOULA, the screening's location will be revealed 24 hours prior to the event. Check the GHOULA site.
Monday, October 18
Filmmaker Lucy Walker's Waste Land follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he works with a group of people who spend their days picking through the garbage in the massive Jardim Gramacho landfill outside Rio de Janeiro, while Devil's Playground chronicles the lives of Amish teens. Walker has been described as a "rising star of documentary filmmaking," and she will talk about her work as part of the IDA's Doc U series, which goes behind the scenes with documentary filmmakers. The event starts at 7:30 p.m., and takes place at Cinefamily.
Tuesday, October 19
Tuesday may be a good day to go and visit the video projects by Chinese artists Zhang Peili and Zhu Jia, who use the medium to explore the political and personal implications of a culture in transition, and, in the curator's words, "for provocation, reflection and resonance." The show, titled "Not Only Time," is at the REDCAT gallery and is open between Tuesday - Sunday, noon - 6:00 p.m.