![]() Once thought to be lost, the sole surviving print of The Oath of the Sword was recently rediscovered at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York, by scholar Denise Khor of Northeastern University. Tickets are $5 ($4 for members of the Academy Museum or JANM) and are available at /calendar. “It’s incredibly important too,” she added, “that we’re working with people who have contributed to filmmaking in so many different areas, all areas of the craft.LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present the premiere screening of the recently restored 1914 silent film The Oath of the Sword at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Los Angeles, on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. “This is a moment when so many institutions are thinking through these questions.” It’s a particularly relevant time to address such topics, Stewart said in the Q&A. ![]() “And given that mandate - the mission that we have to celebrate and create moments of discovery around moviemaking - we can’t erase our past.” “We’re a museum about cinema, the art of films, our history, our future,” Kramer said in a question-and-answer session after the presentation. An animation exhibit will address racism and sexism in the field an exhibit on makeup will address the history of blackface and yellowface. An Impact/Reflection gallery will address how movies mirror and impact our world, touching on the Black Lives Matter and #MeToo movements as well as the topics of labor relations and climate change. The “Gone With the Wind” actress was the first African American to win an Oscar but was made to sit in the back of the room at the ceremony. A gallery about the history of the Oscars will address, among other things, the 1940 treatment of Hattie McDaniel. (wHY Architecture/Academy Museum Foundation)Īll of Hollywood’s narratives, including the industry’s problematic history regarding racism, diversity and lack of inclusion, will be addressed throughout the museum, Kramer said. After “Hayao Miyazaki,” the museum will present “Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971” in 2022. The museum’s fourth floor will be devoted to special exhibitions. The first three will be filmmakers Lee and Pedro Almodóvar and Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. The museum will refresh gallery content every eight to 12 months, Kramer said, and it will rotate in guest curators from the industry. Conceptual exhibits will focus on topics such as sci-fi/fantasy characters and worlds. When it opens, “Stories of Cinema” will address the evolution of filmmaking across three floors of the museum, with deep dives into different facets, including directing, screenwriting, cinematography, sound design, costume design, hair and makeup, and visual and special effects. Pritzker Prize-winning architect Renzo Piano, who designed the 300,000-square-foot, $482-million museum, participated in the preview as did Kulapat Yantrasast, whose Culver City-based wHY Architecture designed the gallery interiors. ![]() Prerecorded comments were from academy members including Guillermo del Toro, Spike Lee and Rita Moreno - all of whom are highlighted in the museum’s exhibitions - as well as museum board vice chair Miky Lee. Wednesday’s event included a virtual tour of the museum’s galleries, seen in renderings and led by museum trustee Laura Dern. ( Renzo Piano Building Workshop/Academy Museum Foundation.) “We will continue to monitor the health and safety components of opening in September,” he added, “but we’re feeling very good about it.” “We are prepared to open and fully ready to open,” Kramer said. 30 - Kramer said museum officials were confident it will open in September. 14, 2020, and the pandemic pushed the opening to April 30, 2021, then Sept. Drawing on the academy’s film archive and its Margaret Herrick Library of works on paper as well as participation from academy members across its branches, the museum will be “unparalleled in what it will offer,” Kramer said.Īfter several false starts - the museum originally planned to open Dec. “The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has long been a dream of the academy, the city of Los Angeles and the film industry,” Director Bill Kramer said in his welcome address Wednesday. The 93rd Oscars ceremony will spotlight the film industry on April 25, and the museum is rolling out the virtual red carpet a few days before with screenings, panel discussions, educational workshops and other online events. The museum is the public face of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The museum held an online media preview Wednesday, during which it announced that virtual programming will start on its website April 22. 30, but you can “visit” as soon as April. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures won’t open until Sept.
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