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Never-Before-Seen Test Footage for an Unrealized Cecil B. DeMille Film

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 12:45

Recently rediscovered in the Cecil B. DeMille Collection at the Academy Film Archive was roughly 2,400 feet of 16mm Kodachrome footage featuring scouting and costume tests for DeMille’s unrealized feature film Rurales. The footage consists of roughly 90 minutes of silent material shot on location in Mexico.

LACMA and the Academy Co-present a Major U.S. Exhibition Highlighting the Prolific Career of Mexican Cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa

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Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 04:00

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Academy) are pleased to present Under the Mexican Sky: Gabriel Figueroa—Art and Film. The exhibition celebrates the achievements and legacy of Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa (1907-1997), a profoundly influential figure who built an enduring image of Mexico through his visual style.

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