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November 27, 2020 By Samantha Davis-Friedman Leave a Comment

‘Toy Story’ 3D zoetrope will be on display at the Academy Museum

Twenty-five years ago, Pixar released “Toy Story” (1995), the first completely computer-animated movie where Woody, Buzz, Bo Peep, Rex, Mr. Potato Head, and the rest of the toys came to life in Andy’s bedroom.

Toy Story 3D Zoetrope
Photos by Allen Fernandez/Academy Museum Foundation
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Filed Under: Exhibit, Pixar Tagged With: academy museum, academy museum of motion pictures, Toy Story, Toy Story 3D Zoetrope, zoetrope

November 24, 2020 By Samantha Davis-Friedman Leave a Comment

Academy Museum welcomes ‘Jaws’ star Bruce, the shark

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has a new resident. “Bruce,” one of the most iconic objects from the museum’s permanent collection—and the only surviving full-scale shark model from the 1975 Oscar-winning film “Jaws”—has been suspended 30 feet above the museum’s third floor where it will be on view, free to the public.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Bruce the shark, Jaws
Photos by Todd Wawrychuk/Academy Museum Foundation
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Filed Under: Exhibit, Movies, Travel Tagged With: academy museum, academy museum of motion pictures, bruce, Bruce the shark, California, jaws, Los Angeles

September 11, 2020 By Kayla Springmyer Leave a Comment

Academy Museum announces new exhibit on Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki for 2021

The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will welcome a brand-new exhibit themed around Studio Ghibli filmmaker and co-founder Hayao Miyazaki next year. Exhibitions Curator Jessica Niebel worked with Assistant Curator J. Raúl Guzmán to organize the exhibit.

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Photos courtesy of The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
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Filed Under: Exhibit, Merchandise, Movies, Slider Tagged With: academy museum, academy museum of motion pictures, Hayao Miyazaki, japanese, Los Angeles, my neighbor totoro, spirited away, studio ghibli

June 24, 2019 By Brittani Tuttle 2 Comments

Bruce from ‘Jaws’ finds new home at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

To celebrate the 44th anniversary of the iconic film, “Jaws” (1975), the future Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has shared some updates on the restoration of the last remaining life-size model of the famous man-eating shark.

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Photos by Greg Nicotero
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Filed Under: Exhibit, Movies, Slider Tagged With: academy museum, bruce, Exhibit, featured, greg nicotero, Movies, restoration, shark model

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