LACMA Art + Film: Benedict Cumberbatch Fanboys Over Lil Nas X, Steven Spielberg Honored and More

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe show must go on.That’s what Broadway’s latest production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” did Friday night at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater, but not before director Marianne Elliott paid tribute to the late composer, who passed away just hours before at the age of 91.

most recently “Ghostbusters: Afterlife.” Granted, a Steven Spielberg musical is no sci-fi epic or Bond film, but it’s the kind of adult-skewing film that often performs well in the December corridor.The three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker has long hoped to make a musical, and he brings his masterful eye for shot composition and stage direction to vibrant life with “West Side Story,” uniting with longtime cinematographer Janusz Kaminski to offer their most colorful live-action film since 2002’s

In the wake of Sony’s attempt to reboot Ghostbusters in 2016 with a leading female cast, the studio hasn’t given up on the IP and is finally releasing an all-new Jason Reitman-directed sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which they’ve protected for a theatrical release throughout the pandemic.

If you venture into the recesses of The Playlist’s early years, you will find mentions of a “Halo” adaptation dating back as far as 2009. At the time, the thought was Steven Spielberg would produce a “Halo” film, based on the massive video game franchise.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNot only did Benedict Cumberbatch undergo dream analysis to prepare for his role in “The Power of the Dog,” but so did the film’s director and co-screenwriter Jane Campion.“It gives you so much confidence because whatever you find in that work it comes through you and it just feels grounded in something very real inside yourself,” Campion told me Thursday at the AFI Fest screening of her new Netflix film, “The Power of the Dog,” at TCL

Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro had one of Hollywood's most successful creative partnerships. But when the latter approached the former about remaking the 1962 thriller, Scorsese rejected the project.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorLACMA’s new exhibit “The Obama Portraits Tour” features the official portraits of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald, respectively. They hang alone on a white wall in the Resnick Pavilion.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPenélope Cruz will be honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2021 Film Benefit.The event, presented by Chanel, will return as an in-person gala on Dec. 14 at the New York City museum.“Penélope Cruz has mesmerized cinema audiences since 1992 as an artist who is as compelling in action-adventures as she is in auteur-driven pictures,” Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film at MoMA, said in a statement Tuesday.

Well dressed guests! The LACMA Art + Film Gala was held on Saturday, November 6, and there’s no question that everyone in attendance made sure to show up in style. 

Hailey Baldwin looked radiant when she stepped out at the 10th annual LACMA Art + Film Gala. She donned a white gown which featured mid-length sleeves and a plunging neckline along with a long skirt. The supermodel slicked her hair back into a glamorous bun, as she accessorized with chunky gold bangles, and delicate silver drop earrings. She completed the look with a deep red lip, and subtle smoky eye makeup.

The stars are stepping out for the 2021 LACMA Gala!

Paris Hilton and fiance Carter Reum are showing off some cute PDA on the red carpet!