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Academy Of Motion Pictures Museum, Los Angeles, March 20th 2023

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Costumes for "Black Panther," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Star Wars" and "Donnie Darko"...
Costume for 'Okoye' (Danai Gurira) in Marvel's "Black Panther" (2018)
The late actor Kenny Baker's R2-D2 costume for the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
The late actor Kenny Baker's R2-D2 costume for the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
The late actor Kenny Baker's R2-D2 costume for the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
Actor Anthony Daniels' C3PO costume from the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
Actor Anthony Daniels' C3PO costume from the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
Actor Anthony Daniels' C3PO costume from the original "Star Wars" trilogy (1977-1983)
The original "ALIEN" appliance designed by H.R. Giger, crafted by Carlo Rambaldi ("E.T") and worn by Bolaji Badelo, before it was fitted with a smooth cowl covering the eyes...
The original "ALIEN" appliance designed by H.R. Giger, crafted by Carlo Rambaldi ("E.T") and worn by Bolaji Badelo, before it was fitted with a smooth cowl covering the eyes...
The original "ALIEN" appliance designed by H.R. Giger, crafted by Carlo Rambaldi ("E.T") and worn by Bolaji Badelo, before it was fitted with a smooth cowl covering the eyes...
A 'moon-suit' worn by one of the actors in "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) for the scene where Dr. Floyd (William Sylvester) and his team examine the monolith uncovered on the moon. "2001" is one of my favorite movies of all time!
A 'moon-suit' worn by one of the actors in "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) for the scene where Dr. Floyd (William Sylvester) and his team examine the monolith uncovered on the moon. "2001" is one of my favorite movies of all time!
A 'moon-suit' worn by one of the actors in "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) for the scene where Dr. Floyd (William Sylvester) and his team examine the monolith uncovered on the moon. "2001" is one of my favorite movies of all time!
One of the few surviving miniatures from "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); the Aries 1B lunar lander seen in the middle act of the film. Director Stanley Kubrick ordered the sets, props and miniatures destroyed, to prevent their re-use in other movies
One of the few surviving miniatures from "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); the Aries 1B lunar lander seen in the middle act of the film. Director Stanley Kubrick ordered the sets, props and miniatures destroyed, to prevent their re-use in other movies
One of the few surviving miniatures from "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968); the Aries 1B lunar lander seen in the middle act of the film. Director Stanley Kubrick ordered the sets, props and miniatures destroyed, to prevent their re-use in other movies
A "Vid-Phon" from 1982's "Blade Runner" (designed by the late futurist Syd Mead); a device in my pocket now does what this what supposed to do in the movie...
Screening of various sci-fi movie clips, including this scene from 1964's "First Men on the Moon"; a Ray Harryhausen stop-motion fantasy based on Jules Verne's novel...
One of the ornate costumes worn by Gary Oldman in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"...
One of the ornate costumes worn by Gary Oldman in 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"
The actual "Edward Scissorhands" costume worn by Johnny Depp in the same-named film of 1990
The actual "Edward Scissorhands" costume worn by Johnny Depp in the same-named film of 1990
The actual "Edward Scissorhands" costume worn by Johnny Depp in the same-named film of 1990
Apologies for this unfortunately blurry pic of the Rabbit costume worn in 2001's "Donny Darko"...
Doug Jones' Amphibious Man costume worn in 2017's Best Picture, "The Shape of Water," directed by Guillermo del Toro
Doug Jones' Amphibious Man costume worn in 2017's Best Picture, "The Shape of Water," directed by Guillermo del Toro
Doug Jones' Amphibious Man costume worn in 2017's Best Picture, "The Shape of Water," directed by Guillermo del Toro
Doug Jones' Amphibious Man costume worn in 2017's Best Picture, "The Shape of Water," directed by Guillermo del Toro
Doug Jones' Amphibious Man costume worn in 2017's Best Picture, "The Shape of Water," directed by Guillermo del Toro
One of the creature puppet heads from "Dark Crystal" (1982)
Costumes and props from 1982's "Dark Crystal" from Jim Henson Studios
Costumes and props from 1982's "Dark Crystal" from Jim Henson Studios
One of the elf puppet heads from 1982's "Dark Crystal"
Animatronic head of the T-800 model terminator (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
Animatronic head of the T-800 model terminator (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger) from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
Dracula's bat-face from 1992's "Bram Stoker's Dracula"
Wraparound screens show images from various sci-fi space epics...
The "Praxis" explosion from "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" (1991)...
Detailed miniature of the Cobblepot Estate from the opening of 1992's "Batman Returns"
Detailed miniature of the Cobblepot Estate from the opening of 1992's "Batman Returns"
Matte painting of Gotham Park used for 1992's "Batman Returns" (the live-action elements are projected through the 'hole' in the artwork)
Costumes/props from "The Shape of Water" (2017), "Star Wars" (1977-1983) and "Dark Crystal" (1982)
The Dolby Atmos room... that's literally as bright as it got in there.
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Shark "d!@k pics" (haha). Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Makeup artist/producer/director Greg Nicotero's recreation of the original shark from "JAWS" (1975), based on the original blueprints and photos of the actual 25 ft. shark prop named "Bruce" (after Spielberg's lawyer).
Jules and I then went to Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Author/playwright/activist James Baldwin, 1924-1987
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Abolitionist and Women's Rights activist, Sojourner Truth (1797-1883)
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York.
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Commemorating early Black vaudevillian Bert Williams (1874-1922)
Poster for Sam Lucas, "colored" comedian
D.W. Griffith's technically innovative, but highly offensive film "Birth of a Nation" (1915), which depicts the Ku Klux (fucking) Klan as 'heroes'...
A celebration of early Black vaudeville
An early model camera from the Silent Era of film
"Colored" sign projected on staircase
Various posters for early all-Black or mainly Black films, such as "The Green Eyed Monster" (a lost 1919 film) and "Harlem on the Prairie" (1937)
Early all-Black or mainly-Black cast films of the early 20th century
Poster for the lost 1919 film, "Green Eyed Monster."
Boots worn by actor Herb Jeffries in 1937's "Harlem on the Prairie"
More posters for early Black-starring films, such as "The Bronze Venus" starring trailblazing sex symbol Lena Horne...
More posters for early Black cinema, including "Harlem on the Prairie" (1937) and "The Crimson Skull" (1922)
Posters form "The Trooper of Troop K" (1917) and "The Exile" (1931)
Where early Black films were produced in the United States...
"Harlem is Heaven" (1932), a pre-Hayes code all-Black film
Louis Armstrong's actual engraved B-Flat trumpet (!!), alongside a "Salute to Duke Ellington"...
Louis Armstrong's actual engraved B-Flat trumpet (!!)
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
"Harlem Is Heaven" (1932)
Hattie McDaniel accepting her Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1940 for 1939's "Gone With the Wind"
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Level 3's "Regeneration Black Cinema, 1898-1971" exhibit
Many celebrated faces, including Sammy Davis Jr, Earth Kitt, Butterfly McQueen and many others...
Many celebrated faces, including Sammy Davis Jr, Earth Kitt, Butterfly McQueen, Sidney Poitier and many others...
The legendary Earth Kitt (1927-2008); singer, dancer, and actress; came from an impoverished background to become a groundbreaking voice in entertainment
Costume worn by Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) in "Porgy and Bess" (1959)
Gown worn by the late, great Lena Horne (1917-2010)
Costumes worn in the Lena Horne-starring musical "Stormy Weather" (1943)
Black Is Beautiful, I Am A Man
Boxing legend Joe Louis in a Frank Capra-produced War Department movie "The Negro Soldier" (1944)
More Black cinema: "Sangens Dal" (1940), "Emperor Jones" (1933) and "That Man of Mine" (1946)
Posters for "Raisin in the Sun" (1961), "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) and "The Angel Levine" (1970)
"The Defiant Ones" (1958), starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis
A celebration of actor/songwriter/singer/trailblazer Harry Belafonte ("Island in the Sun," "The World, the Flesh and the Devil")
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