LACMA: Not Just an Art Museum

LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, has begun to explore new types of art and they are currently expanding their collections to not only include paintings and sculptures but also video art and performance art pieces as well. They have begun to screen certain films and have discussions after, giving the audience a chance to converse with one another. Below are my picks for the best screenings to attend:

Dec. 20th, 1 pm: Lawrence of Arabia
Jan. 3, 1 pm: His Girl Friday
Jan. 17, 1 pm: Experiment in Terror
Jan. 21, 3 pm: El Violin

All these films are apart of a new program called "Independent Film at LACMA". 

"Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, and LACMA celebrate the launch of the Film Independent at LACMA Film Series, presented by The New York Times. The inclusive series offers unique film experiences, bringing together Film Independent’s large community of filmmakers and wide spectrum of audiences, with LACMA’s commitment to presenting cinema in an artistic and historical context. The program presents classic and contemporary narrative and documentary films, artists and their influences, emerging auteurs, international showcases, special guest-curated programs, in addition to conversations with artists, curators and special guests. Film Independent at LACMA is under the curatorial leadership of esteemed film critic Elvis Mitchell in collaboration with LACMA Film Coordinator Bernardo Rondeau and Film Independent’s programming team."

For more information, check out LACMA's website: http://www.lacma.org.

If you can, be sure to check out the screening for "100 Years of Paramount Pictures" on Jan. 26th, 7:30 pm!!!