Amid a very busy week of Oscar events, Sean Penn’s relief organization Core took a moment to shift the focus from toasting this year’s top films to raising money for ongoing crises around the world.
At Core’s Pre-Oscars Benefit on Tuesday — sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and Dodge — $1.4 million was raised to finance the group’s humanitarian work, with support from a star-studded group of attendees. Penn, Core CEO Ann Lee and CAA’s Bryan Lourd (who is both Penn’s agent and a Core board member) co-hosted the event, held at a private residence in Laurel Canyon, while Bill Burr served as the night’s emcee.
“This is such a wonderful organization — I’ve done so many benefits in my stand-up career where the charity was B.S., like 10 percent of 10 percent went to something,” Burr told guests at the beginning of the night. “This is actually...
At Core’s Pre-Oscars Benefit on Tuesday — sponsored by The Hollywood Reporter and Dodge — $1.4 million was raised to finance the group’s humanitarian work, with support from a star-studded group of attendees. Penn, Core CEO Ann Lee and CAA’s Bryan Lourd (who is both Penn’s agent and a Core board member) co-hosted the event, held at a private residence in Laurel Canyon, while Bill Burr served as the night’s emcee.
“This is such a wonderful organization — I’ve done so many benefits in my stand-up career where the charity was B.S., like 10 percent of 10 percent went to something,” Burr told guests at the beginning of the night. “This is actually...
- 3/6/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated with trailer below. Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling, Jennifer Lane’s documentary about the legendary installation artist Robert Irwin, who has been called “one of the most pivotal figures in recent American art.”
Greenwich plans to release the film simultaneously in select theaters and on VOD on October 20. Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling premiered at Doc NYC last fall and went on to screen at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Irwin’s “decade-spanning career has profoundly influenced generations of artists and is best known for his landscape work at LA’s Getty Center and his dazzling experiential installation in Marfa, Texas,” notes a release about the film. “New interviews with the artist and his colleagues are supplemented by archival materials, including photographs and archival recordings, as well as new, immersive footage of Irwin’s artworks.”
Director Jennifer...
Greenwich plans to release the film simultaneously in select theaters and on VOD on October 20. Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling premiered at Doc NYC last fall and went on to screen at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Irwin’s “decade-spanning career has profoundly influenced generations of artists and is best known for his landscape work at LA’s Getty Center and his dazzling experiential installation in Marfa, Texas,” notes a release about the film. “New interviews with the artist and his colleagues are supplemented by archival materials, including photographs and archival recordings, as well as new, immersive footage of Irwin’s artworks.”
Director Jennifer...
- 9/6/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Before philanthropist and real-estate developer Eli Broad and his wife Edythe opened The Broad museum in downtown Los Angeles in 2015, the couple housed their Broad Art Foundation in a 1927 brick building in Santa Monica, about a block from the beach. Early works in their collection included pieces by such artists as Barbara Kruger, Christopher Wool, Jeff Koons, Ed Ruscha, Cy Twombly and Glenn Ligon, and the space became a must-visit for collectors and curators during visits to Los Angeles.
But after the museum opened, the Broads sold the building in 2015 to a limited-liability company, according to the Wall Street Journal, tied to the family of designer Diane von Furstenberg. The sale price eight years ago: $16.5 million.
Now, the building known for its connection to the art world has a new owner who comes from the music world: Scooter Braun.
The entrepreneur and talent manager has purchased the building — located near...
But after the museum opened, the Broads sold the building in 2015 to a limited-liability company, according to the Wall Street Journal, tied to the family of designer Diane von Furstenberg. The sale price eight years ago: $16.5 million.
Now, the building known for its connection to the art world has a new owner who comes from the music world: Scooter Braun.
The entrepreneur and talent manager has purchased the building — located near...
- 3/7/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The busiest week in Los Angeles’ art world takes place this coming week as collectors from around the world descend upon the city. No less than five art fairs will unspool across L.A. this coming week, with the two biggest being, Frieze Los Angeles (now in Santa Monica) and the LA Art Show (now coinciding with Frieze). A host of art gallery openings, museum events, artist talks and parties will be happening too. Read on for the ultimate guide to what’s happening around town.
The Art Fairs
Frieze Los Angeles
The Frieze Los Angeles — which has moved to a new location at Santa Monica Airport — runs Feb. 16 to 19, inside the Barker Hanger as well as in a massive tent specially designed by Why Architecture. The airport spot, says Christine Messineo, fair director of Frieze, Americas, “allows us to expand both our physical imprint but also our ambition.” This year,...
The Art Fairs
Frieze Los Angeles
The Frieze Los Angeles — which has moved to a new location at Santa Monica Airport — runs Feb. 16 to 19, inside the Barker Hanger as well as in a massive tent specially designed by Why Architecture. The airport spot, says Christine Messineo, fair director of Frieze, Americas, “allows us to expand both our physical imprint but also our ambition.” This year,...
- 2/13/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Project Angel Food’s AngelPhoto auction this year will include a portrait of the late Chadwick Boseman.
The photo, shot by Kwaku Alston at Comic Con in 2017 before the release of “Black Panther,” opens at 1,000, but is expected to fetch about 5,000.
The fine art photography auction will be held at Milk Studios Los Angeles on Dec. 8. All proceeds benefit Project Angel Food’s work providing daily medically tailored meals to more than 2,500 Angelenos living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses.
Other auction highlights include a photo of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe taken by Norman Seeff in New York City in 1969 and Greg Gorman’s 1994 portrait of Sophia Loren for Detour magazine that coincided with the release of Robert Altman’s “Prêt-à-Porter.”
“This year, the auction is featuring over 70 masters of art photography including icons such as Ed Ruscha, Herb Ritts, Norman Seeff, Antonio Lopez and Brad Elterman...
The photo, shot by Kwaku Alston at Comic Con in 2017 before the release of “Black Panther,” opens at 1,000, but is expected to fetch about 5,000.
The fine art photography auction will be held at Milk Studios Los Angeles on Dec. 8. All proceeds benefit Project Angel Food’s work providing daily medically tailored meals to more than 2,500 Angelenos living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses.
Other auction highlights include a photo of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe taken by Norman Seeff in New York City in 1969 and Greg Gorman’s 1994 portrait of Sophia Loren for Detour magazine that coincided with the release of Robert Altman’s “Prêt-à-Porter.”
“This year, the auction is featuring over 70 masters of art photography including icons such as Ed Ruscha, Herb Ritts, Norman Seeff, Antonio Lopez and Brad Elterman...
- 12/5/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Two just-opened art exhibits showcase the work of powerfully influential women who trained their keen focus on L.A. and the film industry, while a retrospective look at the oeuvre of South African artist William Kentridge opens Nov. 12 at The Broad.
Joan Didion: What She Means Hammer Museum, Westwood
Like Joan Didion herself, this new show paying homage to the famed Slouching Towards Bethlehem writer is the perfect blend of East and West coasts. Curated by her friend and mentee, New Yorker writer and critic Hilton Als, to reflect her interests and inspirations, the show tracks the places Didion lived and visited (Berkeley, Hawaii, Miami, El Salvador). Works such as Betye Saar’s 1966 assemblage View From the Palmist Window and Ed Ruscha’s 1966 photo series Every Building on the Sunset Strip join photos and archival materials, including a film poster for 1976’s A Star Is Born,...
Two just-opened art exhibits showcase the work of powerfully influential women who trained their keen focus on L.A. and the film industry, while a retrospective look at the oeuvre of South African artist William Kentridge opens Nov. 12 at The Broad.
Joan Didion: What She Means Hammer Museum, Westwood
Like Joan Didion herself, this new show paying homage to the famed Slouching Towards Bethlehem writer is the perfect blend of East and West coasts. Curated by her friend and mentee, New Yorker writer and critic Hilton Als, to reflect her interests and inspirations, the show tracks the places Didion lived and visited (Berkeley, Hawaii, Miami, El Salvador). Works such as Betye Saar’s 1966 assemblage View From the Palmist Window and Ed Ruscha’s 1966 photo series Every Building on the Sunset Strip join photos and archival materials, including a film poster for 1976’s A Star Is Born,...
- 11/6/2022
- by Jordan Riefe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Curt Beech is a first-time Emmy nominee for his production design on “Only Murders in the Building,” which arguably is the ideal show for which to receive your maiden bid. “The Arconia and its environs are definitely a major character in the show because it is a contained environment. It kind of makes it a bit like theater that way, which is why this show is unique and special,” Beech tells Gold Derby (watch above). “It’s all taking place in one very important place.”
Beech and his team created a visually rich fictional New York City building, where one glance at the apartments of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) told you everything you needed to know about them. Charles’ is meticulously curated, neat and orderly like the cautious former TV star he is; Oliver’s is ostentatious and theatrical like the over-the-top theater director...
Beech and his team created a visually rich fictional New York City building, where one glance at the apartments of Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short) and Mabel (Selena Gomez) told you everything you needed to know about them. Charles’ is meticulously curated, neat and orderly like the cautious former TV star he is; Oliver’s is ostentatious and theatrical like the over-the-top theater director...
- 8/9/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Telluride Film Festival has revealed its annual poster for the 2022 event, happening over the Labor Day weekend September 2 – 5. This year’s one-sheet is designed by artist Leanne Shapton, who is also the art editor at the New York Review of Books. Swaths of eye-popping green usher in a breath of fresh air — and excitement for the movies to come over one of the most anticipated weekends of the season.
Telluride is always a treat because the event gathers tastemaking audiences at the start, rather than the middle or end, of the awards season, where the spirit of discovery is still in the air and folks aren’t beaten down by the oversaturation of awards campaigns that last the course of six months. Instead, the event, while it does push many of the awards contenders to come out of the gate, is about the pure love of the movies.
So...
Telluride is always a treat because the event gathers tastemaking audiences at the start, rather than the middle or end, of the awards season, where the spirit of discovery is still in the air and folks aren’t beaten down by the oversaturation of awards campaigns that last the course of six months. Instead, the event, while it does push many of the awards contenders to come out of the gate, is about the pure love of the movies.
So...
- 7/14/2022
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Dennis Hopper on Kenny Scharf, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat in Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s documentary, produced with David Koh: “They brought a vitality and an energy to art that just hadn’t been there. The importance of those three artists, they just seemed to bring the eighties alive really.” Photo: Tseng Kwong Chi / Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.
Two of the 2020 Doc NYC highlights are on artists. The world premiere of Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz brings back to life the committed activist/artist/poet/performer David Wojnarowicz who died from AIDS in 1992 at age 37.
Malia Scharf on Kenny Scharf with Keith Haring: "He was and still is such an important part of Kenny and our lives."
And there is Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (produced with David Koh), which features remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring,...
Two of the 2020 Doc NYC highlights are on artists. The world premiere of Chris McKim’s hard-edged Wojnarowicz brings back to life the committed activist/artist/poet/performer David Wojnarowicz who died from AIDS in 1992 at age 37.
Malia Scharf on Kenny Scharf with Keith Haring: "He was and still is such an important part of Kenny and our lives."
And there is Malia Scharf and Max Basch’s intimate portrait, Kenny Scharf: When Worlds Collide (produced with David Koh), which features remembrances from Kenny of Keith Haring,...
- 11/4/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Doug Nichol's California Typewriter brilliantly captures the percussion of the keys at Lincoln Plaza Cinemas Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Antiquarian typewriter collector Martin Howard over brunch in the garden of Narcissa, next door to the Standard Hotel, joined me for a conversation on California Typewriter, Doug Nichol's documentary featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Jeremy Mayer, Pulitzer Prize winners David McCullough and Sam Shepard, and a reenactment of Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution. Martin is the glue of the film as we are taken on an historical journey for his search to purchase a Sholes & Glidden typewriter.
Martin Howard on typewriter Betty Grable: "She uses a Sholes & Glidden in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Wrong Box (John Mills, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore), Royal Flash (Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan, Oliver Reed), Waterloo (Rod Steiger,...
Antiquarian typewriter collector Martin Howard over brunch in the garden of Narcissa, next door to the Standard Hotel, joined me for a conversation on California Typewriter, Doug Nichol's documentary featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Jeremy Mayer, Pulitzer Prize winners David McCullough and Sam Shepard, and a reenactment of Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution. Martin is the glue of the film as we are taken on an historical journey for his search to purchase a Sholes & Glidden typewriter.
Martin Howard on typewriter Betty Grable: "She uses a Sholes & Glidden in The Shocking Miss Pilgrim." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Wrong Box (John Mills, Michael Caine, Ralph Richardson, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore), Royal Flash (Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan, Oliver Reed), Waterloo (Rod Steiger,...
- 8/27/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
California Typewriter director Doug Nichol on Tom Hanks: "He was great. We spent a day with him, shooting him." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The afternoon before the theatrical première of California Typewriter in New York, director/writer/cinematographer Doug Nichol met with me for coffee and conversation on his passion project, which hauntingly captures the fleeting nature of time and propels us into the tactile world beyond the screens. Structured around the story of the California Typewriter repair shop in Berkeley, we are taken on an energetic journey with collector Martin Howard, explore the work of sculptor Jeremy Mayer, and experience the reenactment of Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution.
Sam Shepard, David McCullough, John Mayer, Tom Hanks, and typewriter poet Silvi Alcivar all have their own take on what makes the typewriter the machine of choice for them.
Anne-Katrin Titze: Tell me about the timeline,...
The afternoon before the theatrical première of California Typewriter in New York, director/writer/cinematographer Doug Nichol met with me for coffee and conversation on his passion project, which hauntingly captures the fleeting nature of time and propels us into the tactile world beyond the screens. Structured around the story of the California Typewriter repair shop in Berkeley, we are taken on an energetic journey with collector Martin Howard, explore the work of sculptor Jeremy Mayer, and experience the reenactment of Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution.
Sam Shepard, David McCullough, John Mayer, Tom Hanks, and typewriter poet Silvi Alcivar all have their own take on what makes the typewriter the machine of choice for them.
Anne-Katrin Titze: Tell me about the timeline,...
- 8/18/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tom Hanks in California Typewriter: "I probably have 250 plus typewriters in my collection."
What do Pulitzer Prize winners Sam Shepard (Buried Child, 1979) and David McCullough (Truman, 1992 and John Adams, 2001), two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, 1994 and Forrest Gump, 1995), and seven-time Grammy Award winner John Mayer have in common?
Doc NYC highlight California Typewriter, directed by Doug Nichol, brilliantly captures the percussion of the keys by bringing together the aforementioned artists who share their personal thoughts on the one machine they won't do without.
Structured around the story of the California Typewriter repair shop in Berkeley, Nichol takes us on an energetic journey with collector Martin Howard, explores the work of sculptor Jeremy Mayer, and reenacts the Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution.
Following the opening night theatrical 7:30pm premiere on this Friday, August 18 at Metrograph in New York there will be a discussion and Q&A with the.
What do Pulitzer Prize winners Sam Shepard (Buried Child, 1979) and David McCullough (Truman, 1992 and John Adams, 2001), two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Philadelphia, 1994 and Forrest Gump, 1995), and seven-time Grammy Award winner John Mayer have in common?
Doc NYC highlight California Typewriter, directed by Doug Nichol, brilliantly captures the percussion of the keys by bringing together the aforementioned artists who share their personal thoughts on the one machine they won't do without.
Structured around the story of the California Typewriter repair shop in Berkeley, Nichol takes us on an energetic journey with collector Martin Howard, explores the work of sculptor Jeremy Mayer, and reenacts the Ed Ruscha and Mason Williams' Royal Road Test execution.
Following the opening night theatrical 7:30pm premiere on this Friday, August 18 at Metrograph in New York there will be a discussion and Q&A with the.
- 8/14/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
In my new short, Whiskey Fist — premiering Friday, September 10 at SXSW — the characters work in front of a sign that reads “Brands’ Lives Matter.” The font is ripped off from Ed Ruscha and the fluorescent ombre background is purloined from posters of the kind stapled to telephone poles advertising local reggae or salsa concerts. Such an insidious combination of high and low appropriation characterizes the vanguard of marketing today, that joking/not joking tone that one would find flourishing in the branding firm where Whiskey Fist takes place. Branding’s sophistication is more seductive than ever, and even more […]...
- 3/10/2017
- by Gillian Wallace Horvat
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Leonardo DiCaprio is spending big for a good cause. The “Before the Flood” star bid $125,000 on custom artwork by Ed Ruscha at a the Haiti Rising gala charity auction for Sean Penn’s J/P Hro Haitian Relief Organization in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday night. Watch: ‘Romeo + Juliet’ 20 Years Later: Leonardo DiCaprio + […]...
- 1/9/2017
- by Will Reid
- ET Canada
Leonardo DiCaprio is spending big for a good cause.
The Before the Flood star bid $125,000 on custom artwork by Ed Ruscha at a the Haiti Rising gala charity auction for Sean Penn's J/P Hro Haitian Relief Organization in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday night.
Watch: ‘Romeo + Juliet’ 20 Years Later: Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes on the Cusp of Worldwide Stardom
The event, which was also attended by stars such as Lily Collins, Pamela Anderson, Jason Segel, Connie Britton, Diane Kruger, Jeffrey Tambor, Emile Hirsch, Edward Norton and Nick Jonas, raised a record $37 million – including contributions from the Government of France, The Parker Foundation and World Bank, in addition to proceeds from the live auction – for J/P Hro's efforts in Haiti.
To learn more about the organization, and how you can help, visit jphro.org
Watch: Leonardo DiCaprio Pens Touching Message to 'Role Model' Alan Thicke...
The Before the Flood star bid $125,000 on custom artwork by Ed Ruscha at a the Haiti Rising gala charity auction for Sean Penn's J/P Hro Haitian Relief Organization in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday night.
Watch: ‘Romeo + Juliet’ 20 Years Later: Leonardo DiCaprio + Claire Danes on the Cusp of Worldwide Stardom
The event, which was also attended by stars such as Lily Collins, Pamela Anderson, Jason Segel, Connie Britton, Diane Kruger, Jeffrey Tambor, Emile Hirsch, Edward Norton and Nick Jonas, raised a record $37 million – including contributions from the Government of France, The Parker Foundation and World Bank, in addition to proceeds from the live auction – for J/P Hro's efforts in Haiti.
To learn more about the organization, and how you can help, visit jphro.org
Watch: Leonardo DiCaprio Pens Touching Message to 'Role Model' Alan Thicke...
- 1/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Just one day before the Golden Globes, celebrities turned out to support Sean Penn‘s Haiti Rising Gala at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday night.
Leonardo DiCaprio made it to the event after red carpet arrivals, and bid on several items, including Julia Roberts and Danny Moder’s personal 1967 white Land Cruiser. Though he was outbid (it sold for $100,000 to businessman Vivi Nevo), the 42-year-old actor took home a commission from artist Ed Ruscha for a cool $125,000. DiCaprio also donated a piece by Harmony Korine from his personal art collection for the charity auction.
Other celebrity...
Leonardo DiCaprio made it to the event after red carpet arrivals, and bid on several items, including Julia Roberts and Danny Moder’s personal 1967 white Land Cruiser. Though he was outbid (it sold for $100,000 to businessman Vivi Nevo), the 42-year-old actor took home a commission from artist Ed Ruscha for a cool $125,000. DiCaprio also donated a piece by Harmony Korine from his personal art collection for the charity auction.
Other celebrity...
- 1/8/2017
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
It was around the time Pierre Bismuth won his Oscar as an original story creator on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that he stumbled upon an unknown work by Edward Ruscha via a BBC documentary. This tape captured the artist as he created a fake rock dubbed “Rocky II,” a fiberglass/resin creation that ultimately replaced “Rocky I” once it was proven unsuitable for longevity in the desert (having been manufactured from wheat paste). It’s a fascinating discovery—a piece by a renowned figure that nobody’s seen or even knows exists because it’s missing from his resume of work. So, posing as a journalist in 2009 to enter a Ruscha retrospective, Bismuth confronts the pop artist with the titular question of his feature debut: Where Is Rocky II?
Ruscha admits its existence, bidding Bismuth “good luck” in finding it. So of course he drops everything to do exactly that.
Ruscha admits its existence, bidding Bismuth “good luck” in finding it. So of course he drops everything to do exactly that.
- 8/10/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Charlotte Mickie and her Toronto-based team have acquired international sales rights to The Ink Connection’s ‘fake fiction’ feature ahead of its European festival premiere in Switzerland.
Pierre Bismuth directed and Gregoire Gensollen produced Where Is Rocky II?, which will screen in Locarno’s Fuori Concorso section.
The film follows the efforts of Bismuth, who wrote the story to Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, in tracking down a fabled and undocumented work of art by Ed Ruscha.
When Bismuth heard that the renowned artist had created a rock out of resin, named it Rocky II and deposited it somewhere in California’s Mojave Desert in 1976, he hired a private investigator and two Hollywood screenwriters to find it and construct their own theories about the mystery.
The film debuted at Hot Docs in Toronto earlier this year and opened Art Basel’s film programme last month with an exclusive screening.
It features...
Pierre Bismuth directed and Gregoire Gensollen produced Where Is Rocky II?, which will screen in Locarno’s Fuori Concorso section.
The film follows the efforts of Bismuth, who wrote the story to Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, in tracking down a fabled and undocumented work of art by Ed Ruscha.
When Bismuth heard that the renowned artist had created a rock out of resin, named it Rocky II and deposited it somewhere in California’s Mojave Desert in 1976, he hired a private investigator and two Hollywood screenwriters to find it and construct their own theories about the mystery.
The film debuted at Hot Docs in Toronto earlier this year and opened Art Basel’s film programme last month with an exclusive screening.
It features...
- 7/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
For UK audiences, Mubi is now playing Doug Aitken's Station to Station, a revolutionary feature comprised of 62 one-minute films featuring performances from an exciting and eclectic mix of artists, musicians, writers, places, and perspectives.In the summer of 2013, a train designed as a kinetic light sculpture by artist Doug Aitken traveled from New York City to San Francisco over 24 days. Rolling into ten stations on the route, the train set in motion a series of happenings, each unique to its location and mix of creative participants. The film includes profiles, intimate moments on the train, conversations, and performances at the happenings: Ed Ruscha describing the discoveries to be made in the great American landscape; Beck performing with a gospel choir in the Mojave desert; Jackson Browne reflecting on the influence of the railroad on his music, and many more.Following its premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, Mubi is...
- 6/29/2015
- by Notebook
- MUBI
Next summer, Route 66 leads to San Francisco—not on maps, but in art. That highway, which really ends in southern California, is a famous inspiration for the contemporary artist Ed Ruscha, whose work fills with roadside landscapes—auto-repair shops, billboards and vast stretches of open space. This week, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced its plans for “Ed Ruscha and the Great American West,” an exhibit at the de Young Museum set to open in July, 2016. The...
- 6/10/2015
- by Ellen Gamerman
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Can the High Line get away with critiquing the High Line (or at least the gentrification it put into hyperdrive) on the High Line itself? In the six years since the first phase of the abandoned industrial railroad reopened as a tourist promenade, empty lots have become multi-million-dollar condos seemingly overnight. The park has also spawned more and more of its own kind, sprouting minimalist urban platforms like those outside the new Whitney. The High Line’s curator and director of art, Cecilia Alemani, can barely keep up.“We used to have a big billboard that we used for four years — we can’t use it anymore,” said Alemani, who has made a habit of installing works by the likes of Ed Ruscha, Rashid Johnson, and El Anatsui within and in view of the park, over the phone (she’s in Venice, naturally). “The city changes so radically around the...
- 5/5/2015
- by Kyle Chayka
- Vulture
The New York-based distributor has acquired Us theatrical and museum rights to Doug Aitken’s Sundance premiere.
Submarine Deluxe will release Station To Station theatrically in late summer and through its new museum distribution label, Submarine 360.
In the words of Aitken the film “takes a journey across the modern creative landscape through a diverse range of perspectives and voices.”
The film features Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Ed Ruscha, Beck and Giorgio Moroder among others. Chris Totushek produced with Alex Waite, while Aitken served as executive producer with Arts & Sciences.
Station To Station recently sold to Films We Like label in Canada, NonStop Entertainment in Scandinavia, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Nfp Submarine Doks in Germany and Austria and Feltrinelli in Italy.
“We are excited and honoured to work with Doug on finding an innovative way to distribute his unique and visually stunning film,” said David Koh and Dan Braun of Submarine Deluxe.
“He has curated...
Submarine Deluxe will release Station To Station theatrically in late summer and through its new museum distribution label, Submarine 360.
In the words of Aitken the film “takes a journey across the modern creative landscape through a diverse range of perspectives and voices.”
The film features Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Ed Ruscha, Beck and Giorgio Moroder among others. Chris Totushek produced with Alex Waite, while Aitken served as executive producer with Arts & Sciences.
Station To Station recently sold to Films We Like label in Canada, NonStop Entertainment in Scandinavia, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Nfp Submarine Doks in Germany and Austria and Feltrinelli in Italy.
“We are excited and honoured to work with Doug on finding an innovative way to distribute his unique and visually stunning film,” said David Koh and Dan Braun of Submarine Deluxe.
“He has curated...
- 3/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The New York-based distributor has acquired Us theatrical and museum rights to Doug Aitken’s Sundance premiere.
Submarine Deluxe will release Station To Station theatrically in late summer and through its new museum distribution label, Submarine 360.
In the words of Aitken the film “takes a journey across the modern creative landscape through a diverse range of perspectives and voices.”
The film features Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Ed Ruscha, Beck and Giorgio Moroder among others. Chris Totushek produced with Alex Waite, while Aitken served as executive producer with Arts & Sciences.
Station To Station recently sold to Films We Like label in Canada, NonStop Entertainment in Scandinavia, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Nfp Submarine Doks in Germany and Austria and Feltrinelli in Italy.
“We are excited and honoured to work with Doug on finding an innovative way to distribute his unique and visually stunning film,” said David Koh and Dan Braun of Submarine Deluxe.
“He has curated...
Submarine Deluxe will release Station To Station theatrically in late summer and through its new museum distribution label, Submarine 360.
In the words of Aitken the film “takes a journey across the modern creative landscape through a diverse range of perspectives and voices.”
The film features Jackson Browne, Patti Smith, Ed Ruscha, Beck and Giorgio Moroder among others. Chris Totushek produced with Alex Waite, while Aitken served as executive producer with Arts & Sciences.
Station To Station recently sold to Films We Like label in Canada, NonStop Entertainment in Scandinavia, Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand, Nfp Submarine Doks in Germany and Austria and Feltrinelli in Italy.
“We are excited and honoured to work with Doug on finding an innovative way to distribute his unique and visually stunning film,” said David Koh and Dan Braun of Submarine Deluxe.
“He has curated...
- 3/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The term ‘hybrid’ has become increasingly debatable when discussing the divide between fiction and nonfiction, though it’s a rather apt description of the French artist Pierre Bismuth’s cinematic inquiry, Where is Rocky II? Perhaps best known for his Oscar winning collaboration with Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry on the script for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bismuth became obsessed with a fake rock, called Rocky II, that Ed Ruscha placed amongst its geological counterparts in the Mojave Desert around the release of the eponymous Stallone film in 1979. The pitch of Where is Rocky II?, Bismuth explained in an email, “is that a […]...
- 2/2/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The term ‘hybrid’ has become increasingly debatable when discussing the divide between fiction and nonfiction, though it’s a rather apt description of the French artist Pierre Bismuth’s cinematic inquiry, Where is Rocky II? Perhaps best known for his Oscar winning collaboration with Charlie Kaufman and Michel Gondry on the script for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bismuth became obsessed with a fake rock, called Rocky II, that Ed Ruscha placed amongst its geological counterparts in the Mojave Desert around the release of the eponymous Stallone film in 1979. The pitch of Where is Rocky II?, Bismuth explained in an email, “is that a […]...
- 2/2/2015
- by Sarah Salovaara
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The National Film Preservation Foundation has announced their annual Avant-Garde Masters Grants winners — their list of organizations that have been awarded funds to preserve classic and important avant-garde, experimental and underground films.
This year, five organizations — Anthology Film Archives, Bard College, New York University, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research — have been awarded grants to preserve 10 films made by five different filmmakers.
The films include several made by significant figures in the ’60s underground film movement, such as Globe (1971) by Ken Jacobs and two by Shirley Clarke, Butterfly (1967) and 24 Frames Per Second (1977). Also from the ’60s is a rare film by artist Ed Ruscha, who is primarily known for his painting and photography, but did make some films, such as the to-be-preserved The Books of Ed Ruscha (ca. 1969).
Several more modern films will be preserved, such as four by pop culture remixer...
This year, five organizations — Anthology Film Archives, Bard College, New York University, the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research — have been awarded grants to preserve 10 films made by five different filmmakers.
The films include several made by significant figures in the ’60s underground film movement, such as Globe (1971) by Ken Jacobs and two by Shirley Clarke, Butterfly (1967) and 24 Frames Per Second (1977). Also from the ’60s is a rare film by artist Ed Ruscha, who is primarily known for his painting and photography, but did make some films, such as the to-be-preserved The Books of Ed Ruscha (ca. 1969).
Several more modern films will be preserved, such as four by pop culture remixer...
- 10/16/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Steve Wynn is no sailor man, and the casino magnate doesn’t live in a garbage can—but he wanted Jeff Koons’s shiny, mirrored sculpture of the cartoon “Popeye” to the tune of $28.2 million at a Sotheby’s sale on Wednesday. Mr. Wynn, bidding by telephone, was the lone-bid winner for “Popeye,” spinach included, at Sotheby’s $364.4 million sale of contemporary art in New York—an auction that saw half of its pieces sell for more than their high...
- 5/15/2014
- by Kelly Crow
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Event's director hopes initiative will revive La as a go-to location and result in a new clutch of classic movies
When Hollywood reigned supreme in the film industry, movie buffs were frequently able to spot characteristic landmarks of Los Angeles on the big screen.
From the distinctive boulevard palms in Beverly Hills Cop to the Green Harbour bridge for the bungee jump in To Live and Die in La and the compelling backdrop for Chinatown, the city made its mark on the movies. Now, with the industry shrinking and studios moving to countries with bigger subsidies and incentives for film-making, Hollywood's attention is returning home.
The Los Angeles film festival celebrates the city's movie culture with a new section devoted to movies made in and about La. The local industry reached its peak in 1996, the year Tom Cruise starred in Jerry Maguire, when the number of feature film location shooting...
When Hollywood reigned supreme in the film industry, movie buffs were frequently able to spot characteristic landmarks of Los Angeles on the big screen.
From the distinctive boulevard palms in Beverly Hills Cop to the Green Harbour bridge for the bungee jump in To Live and Die in La and the compelling backdrop for Chinatown, the city made its mark on the movies. Now, with the industry shrinking and studios moving to countries with bigger subsidies and incentives for film-making, Hollywood's attention is returning home.
The Los Angeles film festival celebrates the city's movie culture with a new section devoted to movies made in and about La. The local industry reached its peak in 1996, the year Tom Cruise starred in Jerry Maguire, when the number of feature film location shooting...
- 3/9/2014
- by Lin Jenkins
- The Guardian - Film News
The Los Angeles Film Festival has a celebratory new poster for its 20th anniversary, and it probably looks familiar. Iconic American artist Ed Ruscha designed the new piece based on one of his earlier renown works. "Large Trademark With Eight Spotlights" is a 1962 painting featuring the name of 20th Century Fox. The feel and form of the piece was borrowed to commemorate the milestone anniversary for the festival. “I'm pleased to have designed the poster in support of the 20th La Film Festival and Film Independent, and I hope the image reaches as many people as possible,” said Ruscha. His work is collected by museums worldwide, including The Getty Center, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. The festival runs June 11th to June 19th, and passes are available beginning April 22nd. Posters will be sold at a later date.
- 2/18/2014
- by Taylor Lindsay
- Indiewire
The Los Angeles Film Festival (June 11-19) has unveiled a new poster by contemporary artist Ed Ruscha to commemorate the fest's 20th edition kicking off this summer. Inspired by the classic art deco 20th Century Fox logo, which Ruscha riffed on in the 1960s, it's a bold and gorgeous work. Check it out in full below.The festival will include world premieres of American and international features, documentaries and short subject films as well as conversations, master classes, Music in Film Nights at the Grammy Museum, Hollywood studio premieres, and other signature events. In celebration of the Los Angeles Film Festival’s 20th Anniversary, Festival Director Stephanie Allain and Film Independent at Lacma curator Elvis Mitchell along with artist/scholar Roya Rastegar will program a special section of films and events that celebrates the cultural wealth of Los Angeles.
- 2/18/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Famed artist Ed Ruscha has designed the poster for the 20th Los Angeles Film Festival, which will run June 11-19. The work is based on Ruscha's 1962 painting Large Trademark With Eight Spotlights. "I'm pleased to have designed the poster in support of the 20th L.A. Film Festival and Film Independent, and I hope the image reaches as many people as possible," Ruscha said. "We're honored that Ed Ruscha created the artwork for the 20th anniversary poster," Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, which presents the festival, commented. "Ruscha's body of work represents the creative spirit
read more...
read more...
- 2/18/2014
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Irving Blum was one of L.A.’s first successful contemporary art dealers. In 1962, Blum’s Ferus Gallery was the first commercial gallery to show Andy Warhol and went on to promote Ed Ruscha, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, Larry Bell, Ed Moses -- all from La -- as well as New York artists Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Dan Flavin and Donald Judd. No gallery or art dealer was more influential in bridging the work of East and West coast pop artists. In this exclusive interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Blum talks about the vibrant art scene in 1960s L.
read more...
read more...
- 11/4/2013
- by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This story first appeared in the Nov. 8 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. When Owen Wilson was in his 20s and in Los Angeles to film scenes for his breakout 1996 movie Bottle Rocket, he went to The Ivy at the Shore and saw a painting by Ed Ruscha, famed for his landscape and text-based works that cast a deadpan eye on Southern California's man-made environment. "Me and my brothers and Wes [Anderson] would go to The Ivy at the Shore when my parents came to visit," recalls Wilson, "and they had a great big painting that
read more...
read more...
- 10/31/2013
- by Maxwell Williams
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has tapped Sting to perform at its Art + Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 2. The annual event, now in its third year, supports the museum's initiative to make film a more central part of its exhibitions. Last year's fundraiser, honoring artist Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick, raised $3.5 million. Story: Lacma Art+Film Gala To Honor Martin Scorsese, David Hockney Co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and museum trustee Eva Chow, this year's Art + Film Gala will honor artist David Hockney and Martin Scorsese. The museum will present a new film installation of
read more...
read more...
- 9/12/2013
- by Brandon Kirby
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dean Tavoularis was the production designer on the one and only film I worked on, Farewell My Lovely. Aside from Dean, the entire crew from The Godfather was on this film, produced by Elliott Kastner (stepfather of Cassian Elwes and his illustrious brothers), associate produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, with a cameo of the new upcoming heartthrob Sylvester Stallone, and starring truly stellar actors Charlotte Rampling and Robert Mitchum. It's hard to believe that 1975 was 37 years ago!
And now, the 40th Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 2, 2013), presented by National Film Preserve Ltd., proudly announces Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis as its 2013 poster artist. Tavoularis will attend the 40th Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend to present his poster design to the public and hold a poster signing for festival guests.
As a student, Dean Tavoularis studied painting and architecture at different art schools and went on to work at Disney Studios as an in-betweener in the animation department where he worked on the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp. He then transitioned to the live-action department where he worked on the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. His career as a production designer began in 1967 when filmmaker Arthur Penn asked him to lead the artistic direction for Bonny And Clyde. Three years later, he and Penn teamed up again on Little Big Man. He began working with Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 on The Godfather, which was the beginning of much collaboration including the latter two films in The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now.
Tavoularis has spent the last ten years focusing on his work as a painter. His return to film came in 2012 when he was the production designer on Roman Polanski’s Carnage. He has worked on over thirty films spanning four decades, landing five Academy-Award nominations and one win for The Godfather Part II. Tavoularis lives in Paris and Los Angeles with his wife, actress Aurore Clément.
“We are thrilled Dean agreed to do the poster art for the 40th anniversary,” said Executive Director Julie Huntsinger. “The 40th edition will be a remarkable celebration of Tff’s past and present, and Dean’s work with Telluride is a wonderful parallel. He was a part of Telluride in its very early years when he designed a poster for a Tff celebration called the ‘Spirit of Zoetrope.’ We are excited to have him back and to present his vision for this special year. ”
Tavoularis remarks, “When I was asked by Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger if I would design the poster for the 40th Telluride Film Festival, I was first flattered and then thoughtful of being part of the Telluride film history. In my own way I pondered Telluride’s past and in fact all film festivals. Like the word implies, a festival is a fair; people gathering to show their films. It just as well could be their tomatoes. It’s an exchange. I wanted a poster that was simple and joyful, that looked homemade with pure colors in shapes that symbolize a 1:85 screen and an audience. One cannot exist without the other. I am very happy to be a small part of Telluride’s history.”
Dean Tavoularis joins a prestigious list of artists who have shared their talents with Telluride Film Festival. Past poster artists include Ed Ruscha, John Mansfield, Julian Schnabel, Dottie Attie, Doug and Mike Starn, David Lance Goines, Chuck Jones, David Salle, Alexis Smith, Jim Dine, Seymour Chwast, Frederic Amat, Francesco Clemente, Dave McKean, Gary Larson, Chip Kidd, John Canemaker, Mark Stock, Laurie Anderson, William Wegman, Ralph Eggleston, Maira Kalman and Dave Eggers.
To view and download the 40th Telluride Film Festival poster art, visit: here.
40th Telluride Film Festival posters will be available for purchase throughout the five-day Festival or by visiting the Tff website at www.telluridefilmfestival.org.
40th Telluride Film Festival passes are now available here.
40th Anniversary of the Telluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival is celebrating its 40th Anniversary August 29 – September 2, 2013. To commemorate this special occasion an additional day has been added to the usual four-day Festival, making room for a five-day bounty of special programming and festivities. Passes are now available for purchase here.
About Telluride Film Festival
The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and critics. Tff is considered a major launching ground for the fall season’s most talked-about films. Founded in 1974, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing commitment is to join filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until Opening Day, consists of over two dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, three major Tributes to guest artists, special events and remarkable treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.
About Our Sponsors
Telluride Film Festival is supported by Land Rover North America, Turner Classic Movies, Ernst & Young, Film Finances, Audible.com, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Universal Studios, Meyer Sound, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bombardier Business Aircraft, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Américas Film Conservancy, Telluride Foundation, Pine Ridge Vineyards, The London Hotel Group, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Dolby, Telluride Alpine Lodging, Crumpler, ShopKeep Pos, The Hollywood Reporter, Boston Light and Sound, among others.
And now, the 40th Telluride Film Festival (August 29 – September 2, 2013), presented by National Film Preserve Ltd., proudly announces Oscar-winning production designer Dean Tavoularis as its 2013 poster artist. Tavoularis will attend the 40th Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend to present his poster design to the public and hold a poster signing for festival guests.
As a student, Dean Tavoularis studied painting and architecture at different art schools and went on to work at Disney Studios as an in-betweener in the animation department where he worked on the 1955 film Lady and the Tramp. He then transitioned to the live-action department where he worked on the 1954 film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. His career as a production designer began in 1967 when filmmaker Arthur Penn asked him to lead the artistic direction for Bonny And Clyde. Three years later, he and Penn teamed up again on Little Big Man. He began working with Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 on The Godfather, which was the beginning of much collaboration including the latter two films in The Godfather trilogy and Apocalypse Now.
Tavoularis has spent the last ten years focusing on his work as a painter. His return to film came in 2012 when he was the production designer on Roman Polanski’s Carnage. He has worked on over thirty films spanning four decades, landing five Academy-Award nominations and one win for The Godfather Part II. Tavoularis lives in Paris and Los Angeles with his wife, actress Aurore Clément.
“We are thrilled Dean agreed to do the poster art for the 40th anniversary,” said Executive Director Julie Huntsinger. “The 40th edition will be a remarkable celebration of Tff’s past and present, and Dean’s work with Telluride is a wonderful parallel. He was a part of Telluride in its very early years when he designed a poster for a Tff celebration called the ‘Spirit of Zoetrope.’ We are excited to have him back and to present his vision for this special year. ”
Tavoularis remarks, “When I was asked by Tom Luddy and Julie Huntsinger if I would design the poster for the 40th Telluride Film Festival, I was first flattered and then thoughtful of being part of the Telluride film history. In my own way I pondered Telluride’s past and in fact all film festivals. Like the word implies, a festival is a fair; people gathering to show their films. It just as well could be their tomatoes. It’s an exchange. I wanted a poster that was simple and joyful, that looked homemade with pure colors in shapes that symbolize a 1:85 screen and an audience. One cannot exist without the other. I am very happy to be a small part of Telluride’s history.”
Dean Tavoularis joins a prestigious list of artists who have shared their talents with Telluride Film Festival. Past poster artists include Ed Ruscha, John Mansfield, Julian Schnabel, Dottie Attie, Doug and Mike Starn, David Lance Goines, Chuck Jones, David Salle, Alexis Smith, Jim Dine, Seymour Chwast, Frederic Amat, Francesco Clemente, Dave McKean, Gary Larson, Chip Kidd, John Canemaker, Mark Stock, Laurie Anderson, William Wegman, Ralph Eggleston, Maira Kalman and Dave Eggers.
To view and download the 40th Telluride Film Festival poster art, visit: here.
40th Telluride Film Festival posters will be available for purchase throughout the five-day Festival or by visiting the Tff website at www.telluridefilmfestival.org.
40th Telluride Film Festival passes are now available here.
40th Anniversary of the Telluride Film Festival
Telluride Film Festival is celebrating its 40th Anniversary August 29 – September 2, 2013. To commemorate this special occasion an additional day has been added to the usual four-day Festival, making room for a five-day bounty of special programming and festivities. Passes are now available for purchase here.
About Telluride Film Festival
The prestigious Telluride Film Festival ranks among the world’s best film festivals and is an annual gathering for film industry insiders, cinema enthusiasts, filmmakers and critics. Tff is considered a major launching ground for the fall season’s most talked-about films. Founded in 1974, Telluride Film Festival, presented in the beautiful mountain town of Telluride, Colorado, is a four-day international educational event celebrating the art of film. Telluride Film Festival’s long-standing commitment is to join filmmakers and film connoisseurs together to experience great cinema. The exciting schedule, kept secret until Opening Day, consists of over two dozen filmmakers presenting their newest works, special Guest Director programs, three major Tributes to guest artists, special events and remarkable treasures from the past. Telluride Film Festival is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational program. Festival headquarters are in Berkeley, CA.
About Our Sponsors
Telluride Film Festival is supported by Land Rover North America, Turner Classic Movies, Ernst & Young, Film Finances, Audible.com, Telluride Mountain Village Owners Association, Universal Studios, Meyer Sound, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Bombardier Business Aircraft, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Américas Film Conservancy, Telluride Foundation, Pine Ridge Vineyards, The London Hotel Group, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, Dolby, Telluride Alpine Lodging, Crumpler, ShopKeep Pos, The Hollywood Reporter, Boston Light and Sound, among others.
- 6/3/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The 11th Hour charity auction benefiting the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation's environmental and wildlife conservation efforts reportedly brought in a staggering $35 million-plus Monday night. DiCaprio, who is currently starring in The Great Gatsby, teamed up with Christie's to co-host what the auction house's chairman Brett Gorvy recently called "the most important environmental charity ever staged." Photos: 'Great Gatsby' Premiere: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jay-z and Carey Mulligan Hit the Red Carpet Thirty-three works by contemporary artists including Ed Ruscha, Julian Schnabel, Banksy, Elizabeth Peyton, Takashi Murakami and Raymond Pettibon were on the block, with many fetching record prices.
read more...
read more...
- 5/14/2013
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Using his time off from acting to stand up for the environment, Leonardo DiCaprio organized a charity auction to benefit conservation programs.
Along with Christie's, the "Great Gatsby" star hopes to raise over $18 million from auctioning off artwork from today's hottest contemporary artists.
The 11th Hour Auction will be held on Monday (May 13) and include pieces by Banksy, Robert Longo, Peter Beard, Elizabeth Peyton, Ed Ruscha, and Julian Schnabel.
In a statement about the important cause, Leo said, "Nature is abundant and it is resilient, but we have to take action now to protect our planet before it is too late."...
Along with Christie's, the "Great Gatsby" star hopes to raise over $18 million from auctioning off artwork from today's hottest contemporary artists.
The 11th Hour Auction will be held on Monday (May 13) and include pieces by Banksy, Robert Longo, Peter Beard, Elizabeth Peyton, Ed Ruscha, and Julian Schnabel.
In a statement about the important cause, Leo said, "Nature is abundant and it is resilient, but we have to take action now to protect our planet before it is too late."...
- 5/11/2013
- GossipCenter
By Patricia Reaney
New York, May 10 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week to benefit environmental causes.
Thirty-three works, many created for and donated to the auction by some of the world's top artists, will go under the hammer on Monday in New York at The 11th Hour Auction, which aims to raise as much as $18 million to protect the last wild places on Earth and their endangered species.
"A lot of the works of this quality have never been at auction. We have what we believe are conservative estimates," Loic Gouzer, international specialist at Christie's and the head of the sale, said in an interview.
"It is going to be the biggest one-time environmental fundraiser ever," he added.
Zeng Fanzhi's "The Tiger," an oil on canvas, Bharti Kher's...
New York, May 10 (Reuters) - Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, the star of the new film "The Great Gatsby," and his foundation have teamed up with Christie's for a charity auction next week to benefit environmental causes.
Thirty-three works, many created for and donated to the auction by some of the world's top artists, will go under the hammer on Monday in New York at The 11th Hour Auction, which aims to raise as much as $18 million to protect the last wild places on Earth and their endangered species.
"A lot of the works of this quality have never been at auction. We have what we believe are conservative estimates," Loic Gouzer, international specialist at Christie's and the head of the sale, said in an interview.
"It is going to be the biggest one-time environmental fundraiser ever," he added.
Zeng Fanzhi's "The Tiger," an oil on canvas, Bharti Kher's...
- 5/10/2013
- by Reuters
- Huffington Post
Leonardo DiCaprio is once again doing his part for the environment. The Great Gatsby star is teaming up with Christie's for a charity auction that will put works from some of today's most esteemed contemporary artists under the hammer in order to raise upwards of $18 million to benefit conservation programs, including endangered-species protection. The fund-raiser, dubbed The 11th Hour Auction, will take place on Monday, according to Reuters, and feature works by such artists as Banksy, Robert Longo, Peter Beard, Elizabeth Peyton, Ed Ruscha and Julian Schnabel. Among the sale's most prized paintings are Zeng Fanzhi's "The Tiger," an oil on canvas; Mark Grotjahn's...
- 5/10/2013
- E! Online
News.
La Furia Umana's first print issue (their 15th online) is now shipping all over the world. Much of the content is available online (excluded are 24 "love letters" from filmmakers to their favorite artists), but we're excited to get our hands on this nearly 300-page tome. Among the table of contents: a handful of pieces on Roberto Rossellini including one by Toshi Fujiwara on Voyage to Italy, Celluloid Liberation Front provides one article among several on Joseph H. Lewis, Emmanuel Herbulot on the intersection between Michelangelo Antonioni and Edward Ruscha, a selection of reviews (which I'm proud to be a part of), and far too much more to mention here. More from Berlin: news of their "Forum Expanded" section, which includes various exhibits by visiting artists, including one by Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor, which leads into our next piece of news... Cinema Scope unveiled their top ten of 2012, topped by Paravel and Castaing-Taylor's Leviathan.
La Furia Umana's first print issue (their 15th online) is now shipping all over the world. Much of the content is available online (excluded are 24 "love letters" from filmmakers to their favorite artists), but we're excited to get our hands on this nearly 300-page tome. Among the table of contents: a handful of pieces on Roberto Rossellini including one by Toshi Fujiwara on Voyage to Italy, Celluloid Liberation Front provides one article among several on Joseph H. Lewis, Emmanuel Herbulot on the intersection between Michelangelo Antonioni and Edward Ruscha, a selection of reviews (which I'm proud to be a part of), and far too much more to mention here. More from Berlin: news of their "Forum Expanded" section, which includes various exhibits by visiting artists, including one by Verena Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor, which leads into our next piece of news... Cinema Scope unveiled their top ten of 2012, topped by Paravel and Castaing-Taylor's Leviathan.
- 1/24/2013
- by Adam Cook
- MUBI
Tags: Afternoon DelightJane LynchLily TomlinEvan Rachel WoodIMDbChloe SevignyOctavia Spencer
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Clemence Poesy, Nia Long, Juliet Stevenson and America's Next Top Model winner Eva “the Diva” Marcille!
Eva Marcille in Los Angeles
Photo by Brian To/Getty Images
Chloë Sevigny has been cast to star in A&E's Those Who Kill, a drama series adapted from the Danish show of the same name. Sevigny will play Catherine, “a detective who possesses a deep understanding of the serial killers she hunts.”
Glee's Darren Criss and Lea Michele posed and performed together at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles 2012 Rising Stars Gala in Beverly Hills.
Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty
Bisexual actress Evan Rachel Wood looked like a golden goddess while performing at Lacma 2012 Art + Film Gala Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick in Los Angeles, California. (Am I the only person who...
Good afternoon everyone!
Happy birthday to Clemence Poesy, Nia Long, Juliet Stevenson and America's Next Top Model winner Eva “the Diva” Marcille!
Eva Marcille in Los Angeles
Photo by Brian To/Getty Images
Chloë Sevigny has been cast to star in A&E's Those Who Kill, a drama series adapted from the Danish show of the same name. Sevigny will play Catherine, “a detective who possesses a deep understanding of the serial killers she hunts.”
Glee's Darren Criss and Lea Michele posed and performed together at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles 2012 Rising Stars Gala in Beverly Hills.
Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty
Bisexual actress Evan Rachel Wood looked like a golden goddess while performing at Lacma 2012 Art + Film Gala Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick in Los Angeles, California. (Am I the only person who...
- 10/30/2012
- by Bridget McManus
- AfterEllen.com
Actress Jennifer Aniston dared to bare at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the 2012 Art + Film Gala honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick on Saturday (Oct. 27). She hit the red carpet with new fiance Justin Theroux in a black Tom Ford gown with a plunging neckline.
In fact, we aren't sure that qualifies as a "neckline" at this point -- but Aniston still looks fabulous, so you go, Ja. She recently told InStyle that she was going to go a little different for the red carpet, fashion-wise.
"On the red carpet, it's time for me to start doing something different. If I could wear a jersey tank that went down to the floor, I would. ... I love Christopher Bailey for Burberry. And Tom Ford. I have his skirts, jackets and shoes, but I don't know how to walk in them. I've tried! I need to lop off a little of the heel.
In fact, we aren't sure that qualifies as a "neckline" at this point -- but Aniston still looks fabulous, so you go, Ja. She recently told InStyle that she was going to go a little different for the red carpet, fashion-wise.
"On the red carpet, it's time for me to start doing something different. If I could wear a jersey tank that went down to the floor, I would. ... I love Christopher Bailey for Burberry. And Tom Ford. I have his skirts, jackets and shoes, but I don't know how to walk in them. I've tried! I need to lop off a little of the heel.
- 10/30/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Jennifer Aniston brought her SmartWater along yesterday to shop for home goods with her fiancé, Justin Theroux. They had the help of many shop assistants to browse the modern wares on offer at Adesso and Blackman Cruz. Jennifer was wrapped up in a trench coat for the outing, but over the weekend, she showed a bit more skin. Jennifer Aniston was in a low-cut black gown to attend Saturday's Lacma Art and Film Gala. She made the rounds at the benefit, which honored the work of artist Ed Ruscha and director Stanley Kubrick, with Justin by her side. Jen and Justin caught up with new parents Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman, who showed off photos of their newborn daughter, Olive. Jen was also able to mingle in a celeb-filled crowd with other actor pals like Cameron Diaz and Salma Hayek. View Slideshow ›...
- 10/30/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Was Lacma's second annual Art+Film Gala on Saturday La's most glamorous night -- aside from the Oscars? Quite possibly.
Everyone from Steven Spielberg to Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson and even Korean singing sensation Psy attended the gala. The evening's mission was to honor artist Ed Ruscha and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
The black-tie event began with a cocktail hour, which was followed by a seated multi-course dinner and a late-night viewing of the exhibition "Stanley Kubrick," which opens to the public at Lacma this week.
Guests were also serenaded by an electric performance from Florence + The Machine. The band performed the songs "Cosmic Love," "Shake It Out," "Leave My Body" and "Dog Days Are Over."
Guests were dressed in their finest threads, many courtesy of Gucci, who co-sponsored the evening. Take a look at the hottest looks from the gala below.
Everyone from Steven Spielberg to Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Annette Bening and Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Tom Hanks, Jack Nicholson and even Korean singing sensation Psy attended the gala. The evening's mission was to honor artist Ed Ruscha and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick.
The black-tie event began with a cocktail hour, which was followed by a seated multi-course dinner and a late-night viewing of the exhibition "Stanley Kubrick," which opens to the public at Lacma this week.
Guests were also serenaded by an electric performance from Florence + The Machine. The band performed the songs "Cosmic Love," "Shake It Out," "Leave My Body" and "Dog Days Are Over."
Guests were dressed in their finest threads, many courtesy of Gucci, who co-sponsored the evening. Take a look at the hottest looks from the gala below.
- 10/29/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Lacma 2012 Art + Film Gala Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick presented by Gucci turned out to be a pretty well-attended, fashion-savvy event this weekend. Teeming with A-listers, since Gucci was headlined, most of the ladies wore the brand. We do have Robert Pattinson in our gallery as well, because he’s Robert Pattinson, and he looked devastating in his sharp Gucci suit. Also wearing Gucci was Amy Adams, who glided in a yellow Spring 2013 strapless column with a train and Amber Valletta who was dramatic in a deep green, ruffled, halter-necked gown. Florence Welch (who also performed at the event) looked stunning wearing deep purple Gucci with a gold Grecian headband that worked like a dream with her red hair and pale skin. Bella Heathcote wore a white frock with paillettes and an embellished neckline, which was similar to Amber Heard‘s only the latter’s was in black and gold.
- 10/29/2012
- by Ambika Muttoo
- TheFabLife - Movies
The sleek logo for Lacma's "art+film" gala does a beautiful job of balancing "art" and "film," giving each word equal space around the plus sign. The museum gala that took place Saturday night under that rubric was another story: The entertainment world easily outshone the art world, and the evening designed to celebrate artist Ed Ruscha alongside filmmaker Stanley Kubrick became mainly a Kubrick odyssey, to borrow the title of the screening series that accompanies Lacma's new Kubrick exhibition.
- 10/29/2012
- by www.latimes.com
- Huffington Post
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art brought out a host of stars for its annual Art and Film Gala on Saturday night. Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux mingled with friends Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz at the event - it was actually Drew's first post-baby night out! Salma Hayek and Kerry Washington also made appearances. Robert Pattinson suited up for the night out after returning to the West Coast from his Australian Breaking Dawn Part 2 press tour. He posed with Cameron, who made her latest red carpet run following her appearance at the opening of Rag & Bone's new La store on Friday. Amy Adams met up with Tom Hanks, while Minka Kelly and her boyfriend Chris Evans posed separately on their way into the bash, which honored Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick. Florence Welch performed, and Evan Rachel Wood also took the microphone during the star-studded evening. View Slideshow...
- 10/29/2012
- by Lauren Turner
- Popsugar.com
Does Jennifer Aniston have baby on the brain?! While other stars were out donning costumes, the recently engaged We're The Millers actress, along with her fiancé Justin Theroux, attended the Lacma 2012 Art + Film Gala Honoring Ed Ruscha and Stanley Kubrick last night in Los Angeles along with pals and new parents Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman. Clad in a black silk, and rather revealing, Tom Ford dress, Jennifer gathered around Drew, who made her first post-baby carpet appearance, and gushed over baby pictures of Drew's daughter Olive. Swoon much?! A fellow partygoer shares with E! News Jen and Justin were then "lovey dovey" throughout the night. We...
- 10/28/2012
- E! Online
Drew Barrymore and husband Will Kopelman enjoyed a night out on the town on Saturday!
The new parents made their first public appearance since becoming mom and dad to daughter Olive just one month ago at Lacma's 2012 Art + Film Gala honoring Ed Ruscha and the late Stanley Kubrick.
Read: Reese Witherspoon Steps Out For First Post-Baby Red Carpet
Drew, 37, looked stunning in a long black dress, black leggings and purple heels (with bright red lips!), while Will donned a tuxedo.
The happy pair was also snapped catching up with Jennifer Aniston and her ...
Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The new parents made their first public appearance since becoming mom and dad to daughter Olive just one month ago at Lacma's 2012 Art + Film Gala honoring Ed Ruscha and the late Stanley Kubrick.
Read: Reese Witherspoon Steps Out For First Post-Baby Red Carpet
Drew, 37, looked stunning in a long black dress, black leggings and purple heels (with bright red lips!), while Will donned a tuxedo.
The happy pair was also snapped catching up with Jennifer Aniston and her ...
Copyright 2012 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 10/28/2012
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Mom and dad's night out! Drew Barrymore and Will Kopelman made their first public appearance since welcoming daughter Olive Barrymore on Sept. 26 - to attend Saturday's Lacma 2012 Art + Film Gala presented by Gucci, honoring 74-year-old pop artist Ed Ruscha and the late movie director Stanley Kubrick. Formally dressed, Barrymore, 37, wore all black save for her bold red lipstick, while Kopelman opted for a classic look in a tuxedo. The new parents glowed as they mixed and mingled with other guests, including Jennifer Aniston and her fiancé Justin Theroux. The couple was also photographed showing off something on Kopelman's phone to Aniston,...
- 10/28/2012
- by Maggie Coughlan
- PEOPLE.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.