I just wish I was wearing an appropriate Oscar dress instead of jeans for my moment. I have had a lot of fun sharing my “Oscar winning moments” with friends and family. It’s worth the few extra dollars if you can spring for it. We missed the open restaurant by minutes, but we’re not disappointed with our light lunch choices. We had a lot of fun at the exhibit about backdrops and made a point of taking a few fun pictures at the Mount Rushmore back drop used I the Hitchcock movie North by Northwest. The history of cinema exhibit including technical pieces on lighting and sound were well crafted and entertaining as well as informing. The piano played by Sam in Casablanca, the Godfather’s study, notes written by Alfred Hitchcock for The Birds, as well as informative displays of two women directors, the French Agnes Varda and Mexican American Louise Portillo, were eye opening and had me wanting to seek out their work. I knew all the movies except Boyz In The Hood ( gonna watch now! ) The exhibit of the Oscars timeline was well presented with video and archival pieces from almost every year of the Oscars. Even if you’re not a film buff or movie lover I think there is something for everyone to see and enjoy. We could have spent the entire day at this museum. If you’ve got a pretty penny to spend and some time and a love of movies and movie making I definitely recommend it! I did hold up from buying a $600 collection of Ralph McQuarrie’s proposal art for Star Wars but I thought about it! Same for the gift shop but that didn’t stop us. For a museum it’s a little pricey but it’s LA. But we also watched a couple of short documentary films, which was cool. There was a floor dedicated to Black filmmakers which was quite eye opening.įor me the best part was a room for effects, primarily sci-fi which I love. Tons of screens and exhibits, lots of classic references as well as modern. Not far, though if you try to validate parking by making a purchase (which we were going to do anyway) it’s only good for the auto museum. When we went there LACMA was closing early for a private event so we had to park at the auto museum across the street. Another confusing thing is that it’s the same building but not the same as LACMA, which isn’t clear by any signage. There is parking right behind it, but that’s for LACMA. Looking for something to do in LA and someone mentioned the new Academy Awards museum, so we went there.įirst thing is parking is kind of confusing. My family are big movie fans of many genres, as I would guess most people are. Not as extensive or as thorough as I would have liked. There were too many instances of screens in galleries showing movie clips which could easily be seen on YouTube. I would have like to have seen a gallery dedicated to the great directors such as John Ford, Stanley Kubrick and David Lean. The museum made no mention of early Hollywood, the era of silent movies and Charlie Chaplin. Most interesting gallery was the Academy Awards History Timeline, showcasing numerous Oscar winners. Great movies but why choose these films over Citizen Kane or Lawrence of Arabia? I got the impression this museum was designed by museum people rather than movie people. Movies highlighted were Casablanca and The Godfather. Only had about four galleries of exhibits, one of which was the Barbra streisand Bridge on the fourth floor, no exhibits, just an outlook over the Hollywood Hills. I was expecting to be blown away by this museum but it is ultimately disappointing and not worth a second visit. It's like a jigsaw puzzle with too many pieces missing. Museum opened to much hype but fails to tell the full story. But, I wish they showed even more interesting objects, which is what I really wanted to see. Which is why I did enjoy parts of the museum. I go to museums to see unique things and, in this case, watch unique film. It was lot to read, which I can do elsewhere. I thought the sections on the Academy Awards and the history of movies were all fine. I appreciate honoring them, but the curators just didn't create interesting museum exhibits. But other "special" exhibits, on Boyz in the Hood and Pedro Almodovar, were boring. When I was there, they also had exhibits on The Godfather and Casablanca, both of which I liked. It was unique and well worth the time it took to see the entire piece. I also loved watching a film montage about science fiction. I loved this part and - here's the criticism - they could show so much more! There's plenty of room, I wish they exhibited more of all of this. So, you get to see some scripts, actors' audition tapes, costumes, make-up face casts, props, etc. Although it could be so much better.Ībout half of the museum walks you through the various components of film making. As a movie fan, I had a lot of fun visiting this museum.
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