Young Directors at LACMA Share Spotlight With the Rock
A sold-out crowd at LACMA’s Bing Theater was on hand for the 11th annual Muse Young Directors Night to view a diverse slate of short films and then pick the winning director. There was laughter, there were some shrieks and possibly even some tears as the movies unspooled during the two-hour program “A Sushi Love Story” from director Mike Blaney was an homage to George Melies and the early days of cinema, a symbolic...
Rocking the House of Burton With a New Concert Series
More music on the Miracle Mile! You probably know about LACMA’s free Friday night jazz series on it outdoor plaza. But now there’s a new concert series in town that showcases the Los Angeles independent rock scene. It was the brainchild of LACMA Muse director Jason Gaulton, who oversees a series of events, like Young Director’s Night, for the younger crowd of art enthusiasts that belong to Muse, one of the museum’s...
Lights, Cameras and Action: LACMA Muse’s 10th Annual Young Directors Night
There can never be enough support for emerging artists, but for film directors, LACMA pulls out a lot of stops with its Young Directors Night program. For the tenth year running, the museum showcases—and then celebrates– the emerging talent of LA’s film community in a night that provides cinema, audience participation and a late-night afterparty to mix and mingle with the filmmakers. A sold out crowd at the Bing Theater...