Discovering “Daisies”
A film as beautiful as it is weird.
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Two Unforgettable Films about World War I
Two classics screen for the war’s centenary.
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Tokyo Stories
Three filmmakers have radically different takes on the city of Tokyo.
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Orpheus Goes to the Movies
Two cinematic retellings of the Orpheus myth are both controversial and compelling.
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Getty Curators Pick the Best Art Movies Ever Made (And a Few of the Worst)
Art on the silver screen, from beautifully rendered dramas to eyebrow-raising campfests.
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The Art of Search and Rescue
Rare documents and photographs in the Research Institute’s collections tell the real-life story of key Monuments Men (and Women).
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An Agnès Varda Moment for L.A.
Speaking at the Getty this weekend, the centerpiece of a new LACMA show, and guest artistic director at the AFI Fest—all at age 85.
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Getty Voices: Directing Landscape
Music and landscape combine to create a powerful "separate reality."
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Do Androids Dream of Electric L.A.?
As some parts of the world approach the dystopian, cyberpunk 2019 Los Angeles depicted in Blade Runner, the film’s relation to architecture and environment is worth another look.
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Neon Hitmen
Tokyo Drifter, screening this weekend, “smacks you in the face with a bucket of WTF paint.”
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Whispers and Shadows: Ray K. Metzker and “Street Noir”
“I imagine the people in Metzker’s photographs as supporting characters in a film noir—captured on an average day, precisely at the loneliest moment before the cruel twist of fate takes hold.”
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Christmas Adventures, from Silver Screen to Gilded Page
What do Hollywood movies and medieval manuscripts have in common?
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