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Arts and Culture

Get Ready to Scream: The Academy Museum Goes All-In on Horror

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Photo By Emily Shur Courtesy of the Academy Museum

Just in time for Halloween, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is getting seriously spooky with two new exhibitions exploring the movies, monsters, and movie magic behind one of cinema’s most enduring genres.

Opening September 26, 2026, The Horror Show takes visitors on an immersive journey through horror’s many forms, from Gothic castles and psychological terror to science fiction, slashers, religion, and ghosts. The exhibition begins with a sound installation before leading visitors down “The Hallway”— a setting familiar to anyone who has ever watched a horror movie and thought, I definitely should not go down there.
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Arts and Culture

Eye On Design: HR Giger’s Necronom 2005 (Alien 3 Model)

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giger alien model 1 at new museum photo by gail worley
All Photos By Gail 

In France in 1975, screenwriter Dan O’Bannon was collaborating with Director Alejandro Jodorowsky  on an adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s 1965 novel, Dune, when he met the artist HR Giger. Jodorowsky had been introduced to Giger’s work by Salvador Dali, and had brought him on to create designs for the film.

While the feature ultimately fell through, O’Bannon couldn’t get Giger’s drawings out of his head. The screenwriter recalled “ending up writing a script about a Giger monster,” which would eventually become the influential franchise Alien.
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Pop Culture, Toys and Collectibles

Five Points Festival, 2024: The Photo Recap!

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All Photos By Gail

Those who tell you that you’re too old to play with toys have never been to Five Points Festival: a colorful celebration of Designer Action Figures and Art Toys where creators, collectors, artists, and  fans gather together for one weekend each June to shamelessly act like little kids. Whether you’re looking to sell, buy or just browse, Five Points creates a world where Toys — and the people who love them — just plain rule.

toys from last bastion studios photo by Gil worley
What Are You Lookin’ At? (Toys By Last Bastion)
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