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LACMA sets opening date for highly anticipated David Geffen Galleries
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (813+ words) LACMA's David Geffen Galleries, the pinnacle of a two-decade campus transformation, will officially open April 19. That Sunday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off two weeks of priority member access to the galleries, with general admission beginning May 4, the museum said…...
More Darth Vader! Disneyland pivots to classic characters at Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
1+ week, 4+ day ago (510+ words) The last time I hosted my out-of-town family at Disneyland was in 2023. That year, two young cousins and their parents were excited to visit Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, which had opened a couple of years earlier. My cousins grew up…...
Welcome, Darth Vader: Disneyland's Galaxy Edge changes course to 'classic' 'Star Wars"
3+ week, 1+ day ago (137+ words) Welcome, Darth Vader: Disneyland's Galaxy Edge changes course to "classic' "Star Wars'Los Angeles Times Welcome, Darth Vader: Disneyland's Galaxy Edge changes course to "classic' "Star Wars' Todd Martens is a features columnist at the Los Angeles Times who writes about…...
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, licenses Mickey Mouse to Sora AI platform
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (624+ words) OpenAI said Thursday it reached a licensing deal with the Walt Disney Co. to use more than 200 popular Disney characters including Mickey Mouse, characters from "Frozen" and Yoda from "Star Wars" in OpenAI's text to video tool Sora. Disney has…...
The art of the movie poster: 3 of this year's most striking one-sheets, explained
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) Both an advertisement and a piece of art, the modern movie poster may be the industry's most succinct illustration of the merger of commerce and creativity, encapsulating a film's ambitions and themes in a single one-sheet. The Envelope spoke to…...
Lucas Museum shocker: Chief curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas is out in latest shakeup
2+ mon, 21+ hour ago (318+ words) Less than a month after announcing its opening date, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art told staff that chief curator Pilar Tompkins Rivas is leaving the museum this week. "There are no immediate plans to replace Pilar's role as Chief…...
4 Oscar-contending composers break down their films' scores
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (775+ words) It's hard to discern a unifying theme in the best film scores of 2025. This year's cinema certainly favored the bold and audaciously musical, in the literal sense " from the devilish fantasia of "Sinners," composed by Ludwig G'ransson, to the heavenly…...
The Lucas Museum sets its opening date
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master's degree in broadcast journalism. He has ... The Lucas Museum sets its opening…...
Lucas Museum sets opening date: Take an exclusive first look inside
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (357+ words) After nearly four years of delays, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Wednesday announced that it will open Sept. 22, 2026. "Stories are mythology, and when illustrated, they help humans understand the mysteries of life," Lucas said in a statement. "The…...
Oscar Isaac would return to 'Star Wars' if Disney does 'not succumb to fascism"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (371+ words) Don't expect to see Oscar Isaac reprise his role as hot-shot pilot Poe Dameron in the "Star Wars" franchise any time soon. The "Frankenstein" star admitted in a GQ interview released Monday that he's not interested in working for the…...