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Inside the LACMA Art + Film Gala 2023 With Leonardo DiCaprio, Billie Eilish, Lenny Kravitz and More

The 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala took place on Saturday, Nov. 4, and the guest list was packed with A-listers and Oscar winners, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish and more, marking the starriest red carpet Hollywood has seen in some time, given the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

DiCaprio, LACMA trustee Eva Chow, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Samo and Gucci President and CEO Jean-François Palus co-chaired the event which was presented by Gucci. The star-studded guest list included Ben Affleck, Kim Kardashian, Keanu Reeves, Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain, Lee Jung-Jae, Ava DuVernay, Jodie Comer, Lupita Nyong’o, Ke Huy Quan, Celine Song, Laura Harrier, Colman Domingo, Quinta Brunson, Heidi Klum and Paris Hilton, among others. Lopez also introduced the night’s musical guest – Lenny Kravitz, who rocked the venue with a thrilling set.

At the event, Gucci introduced its Ancora Notte collection, the first eveningwear collection designed by Sabato De Sarno. Celebrities such as ASAP Rocky, Elliot Page, Garfield and Pedro Pascal revealed De Sarno’s first steps into formal menswear.

The gala took place at the LACMA exhibition “Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and the Great Wall.” During the live experience, museum-goers can observe Baca painting murals that will be added to the original “Great Wall” mural at the L.A. River, which Baca and other community members painted from 1974 to 1984.

Proceeds from the annual Art+Film Gala go toward underwriting LACMA’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, while also funding LACMA’s broader mission including exhibitions, acquisitions and educational programming that explore the intersection of art and film.

See the photos from the LACMA Art + Film Gala below. (Pictured: Billie Eilish, Kim Kardashian, Andrew Garfield, Jennifer Lopez and Lenny Kravitz) 

Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone

“Killers of the Flower Moon” stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily Gladstone at the LACMA Art + Film Gala. 

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish arrives at the gala wearing Gucci.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez stun in Gucci.

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz poses for photographers before taking the stage as the gala’s musical performer.

Laura Harrier, Ke Huy Quan and Lupita Nyong’o

2022’s best supprting actor Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan, in Zegna, poses with Laura Harrier and fellow Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian strikes a pose in hot-pink Balenciaga couture gown at the gala.

Salma Hayek-Pinault and François-Henri Pinault

Salma Hayek-Pinault and Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault look chic in Gucci, posing for photographers outside the gala.

Lupita Nyong’o

Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron for the 12th annual event.

David Fincher and Judy Baca

Filmmaker David Fincher and visual artist Judy Baca pose for photographers before accepting their honors. 

Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst

Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst couple up on the red carpet.

Jodie Turner-Smith

Jodie Turner-Smith sparkles in Gucci in front of LACMA’s Urban Lights. 

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria arrives at the gala to present Judy Baca’s award.

Quinta Brunson

“Abbott Elementary” Emmy winner Quinta Brunson cuts a striking figure in a color-blocked gown.

Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves (right) and Alexandra Grant hold hands outside the gala.

Jodie Comer

Jodie Comer, wearing Gucci, poses for photographers.

Lux Pascal and Pedro Pascal

Siblings Lux Pascal and Pedro Pascal, both wearing Gucci, smile for photos.

Ava DuVernay

“Origin” filmmaker Ava DuVernay attends the annual gala.

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi sparkles in Gucci.

A$AP Rocky, Elliot Page and Julia Garner

A$AP Rocky, Elliot Page and Julia Garner, all wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 gala.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph

Da’Vine Joy Randolph poses for photographers.

Heidi Klum arrives at the gala.

Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola

Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola attend the annual gala.

“Past Lives” star Greta Lee wears Gucci to the annual gala.

Celine Song

“Past Lives” filmmaker Celine Song also attends.

Emma Chamberlain

Emma Chamberlain wears Gucci to the gala.

Katherine Ross and LACMA’s Michael Govan

LACMA CEO Michael Govan and Katherine Ross arrive to the annual gala.

Chloe Domont

“Fair Play” filmmaker Chloe Domont attends the annual gala.

Gucci’s Jean-François Palus, Kering’s François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek-Pinault, Gucci’s Sabato De Sarno, Sofia Boutella and Andrew Garfield

Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno (center) poses on the red carpet with the Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek-Pinault, Sofia Boutella and Andrew Garfield.

Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo

Colman Domingo, Niecy Nash-Betts, Ava DuVernay and David Oyelowo have a “Selma” reunion during the cocktail hour.

Andrew Garfield and Quinta Brunson

Andrew Garfield poses with Quinta Brunson.

Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain

“Memory” co-stars Peter Sarsgaard and Jessica Chastain, both wearing Gucci, pose for photographers.

Jane Fonda, Judy Baca and LACMA’s Michael Govan

Judy Baca (center) smiles alongside Jane Fonda and LACMA CEO Michael Govan.

Lily Gladstone and Colman Domingo

Lily Gladstone poses with “Rustin” star Colman Domingo on the red carpet.

Ke Huy Quan and Kim Kardashian

Ke Huy Quan and Kim Kardashian take a selfie inside the gala.

Pedro Pascal, Jessica Chastain, Salma Hayek-Pinault, Andrew Garfield

Jessica Chastain pals around with Pedro Pascal, Salma Hayek-Pinault and Andrew Garfield.

Jennifer Lopez, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow and Lee Jung-jae

LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow (center) poses with Jennifer Lopez and Lee Jung-jae.

Kirsten Dunst and Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish shows off her bling alongside Kirsten Dunst.

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Garfield

“Under the Banner of Heaven” co-stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Andrew Garfield reunite inside the event.

Billie Eilish and Odessa A’zion

Billie Eilish and Odessa A’zion walk the red carpet.

Halle Bailey and DDG

Halle Bailey and DDG attend the LACMA Art + Film Gala.

Ke Huy Quan, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons

Ke Huy Quan chats with Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst. 

David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o

David Oyelowo and Lupita Nyong’o at the LACMA Art + Film Gala.

Rosé attends the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala. 

Honoree Judy Baca speaks onstage during the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala.

David Fincher

Honoree David Fincher speaks onstage during the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala.

Lenny Kravitz performs to close out the star-studded event.

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Staged by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the 2023 LACMA Art + Film Gala celebrates painter Judy Baca and filmmaker David Fincher. The twelfth annual fete is co-chaired by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci – Red Carpet

Ben Affleck, wearing Gucci, and Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala , Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Rose at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, and François-Henri Pinault at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Paris Hilton at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci – Inside

Kim Kardashian wears Balenciaga 52nd Couture at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4, 2023 in Los Angeles.

Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jodie Turner-Smith, wearing Gucci and Effy Jewelry, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Kirsten Dunst, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Lenny Kravitz, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Heidi Klum at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jane Fonda attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Mark Foster, wearing Gucci, and Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Andrew Garfield, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jessica Chastain, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Quinta Brunson at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Alexandra Grant, Keanu Reeves, wearing Gucci, and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Yara Shahidi, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Audi At The 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala

(L-R) Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, Emilie Cotter, Audi of America, chief marketing officer, Laura Harrier and Ke Huy Quan at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, and Odessa A’zion, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

David Dollinger and Tara Dollinger at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Greta Lee, wearing Gucci, and Teo Yoo at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Soo Joo Park, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Daisy Edgar-Jones, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Colman Domingo at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

LACMA Trustee Taylor Abbey and LACMA Trustee Wemimo Abbey at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Kenny Scharf and Honor Fraser at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Gucci EVP/Brand General Manager Maria Cristina Lomanto at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Mustafa Ahmed, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Lily Gladstone, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Mary Weatherford at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Lykke Li, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Emma Chamberlain, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Pedro Pascal, wearing Gucci, and Lux Pascal at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jesse Plemons, wearing Gucci, and Kirsten Dunst, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno and Gucci Global CEO Jean-François  Palus at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno and Daniele Castili at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno and Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

A$AP Rocky, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, and Lee Jung-jae, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Angela Davis (L) and guest at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Kim Kardashian at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Ke Huy Quan in Zegna, Emilie Cotter, Audi of America, Chief Marketing Officer, and Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Stella Maxwell at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Heidi Klum at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Eva Longoria at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Niecy Nash Betts at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Kirsty Hume and Violet Hume at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Teo Yoo and Celine Song at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Evangelo Bousis and Peter Dundas at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Guest, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, and Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Raline Shah at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Chloe Domont at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Paris Hilton and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, and Odessa A’zion, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Nyajuok Gatdet, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, and Camilla Orner at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jodie Turner-Smith, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Lily Gladstone, wearing Gucci, and Colman Domingo at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Paris Hilton at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

James Goldstein and Ilona Laor at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Agel Akol, Heather Diamond Strongarm, Jiahui Zhang, Camilla Orner, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, Nyajuok Gatdet, guest, and Fadia Ghaab at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jessica Chastain, wearing Gucci, and Peter Sarsgaard, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Rose at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Jodie Comer, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Niecy Nash and Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Greta Lee, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, and Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, and Andrew Garfield, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Yoshiki Hayashi and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

Samara Weaving, wearing Gucci, at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

LACMA Trustee Cheech Marin (R) and guest at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Lyndon J Barrois, Sr. and Janine Sherman Barrois at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Adriana Corral and Vincent Valdez at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Cameron J. Ross, Antwuan Sargent, wearing Gucci, David Oyelowo, wearing Zegna, Deon James, and Colman Domingo at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

(L-R) Ke Huy Quan and Echo Ke Quan at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, presented by Gucci, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Nov. 4 in Los Angeles.

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‘the peasants’ used ukrainian refugee choir in score for poland’s oscar submission – sound & screen film, breaking news.

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Renowned awards-contending composers and accomplished songwriters, gathered in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 9th, for Deadline’s Sound & Screen: Film event. The occasion highlighted the exceptional music featured in acclaimed titles of the awards season.

The Panelists were Mark Ronson & Andrew Wyatt (Barbie), Diane Warren (Flamin’ Hot & 80 For Brady), Anthony Willis (Saltburn), Joseph Shirley (Creed III), Martin Phipps (Napoleon), Lukasz ‘L.U.C’ Rostkowski (The Peasants), Damian Kulash & Nathan Burr (The Beanie Bubble), Gary Clark (Flora and Son), Mark Graham (Killers of the Flower Moon), Laura Karpman (American Fiction) & Michael Giacchino (Society of the Snow).

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Mark Ronson, Co-Composer/Songwriter for Barbie at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film 

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Andrew Wyatt, Co-Composer/Songwriter for Barbie at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film 

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Mark Ronson performs onstage at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film held at Royce Hall on November 9, 2023 in Los Angeles

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Anthony Willis, composer of Saltburn at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film

Anthony Willis performs onstage at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film

Anthony Willis speaks onstage at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film 

Josephy Shirley, composer of Creed III at Deadline Sound & Screen: Film

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LACMA Art + Film Gala Red Carpet 2023, Photos

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)’s annual Art + Film gala honors artists and filmmakers that have significantly contributed to world culture. The event is co-chaired by Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, held in partnership with Gucci. Its notable honorees are artist Judy Bacca and filmmaker David Fincher.

2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci – Red Carpet

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: Rosé attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Ben Affleck, wearing Gucci, and Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA)

2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci – Inside

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Paris Hilton attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jodie Turner-Smith, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

Audi At The 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Heidi Klum arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron at the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Audi)

Kim Kardashian wears Balenciaga 52nd Couture at the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Eva Longoria arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron at the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Audi)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jane Fonda attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Yara Shahidi, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jessica Chastain, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Niecy Nash Betts arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron at the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Audi)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, and Odessa A’zion, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

Ke Huy Quan in Zegna and Echo Ke Quan attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: LACMA Trustee Cheech Marin (R) and guest attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Lyndon J Barrois, Sr. and Janine Sherman Barrois attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Lesley Vance and Ricky Swallow attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Adriana Corral and Vincent Valdez attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Samara Weaving, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

Cameron J. Ross, Antwuan Sargent, wearing Gucci, David Oyelowo in Zegna, Deon James, and Colman Domingo attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Carter Reum, Paris Hilton, Kathy Hilton, and Richard Hilton attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Guest and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Raline Shah attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Chloe Domont attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, and Audi CMO/Head of Brand Marketing and Communications Emilie Cotter attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Guest, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, and Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Paris Hilton and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Billie Eilish, wearing Gucci, and Odessa A’zion, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Nyajuok Gatdet, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, and Camilla Orner attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Daisy Edgar-Jones, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Lily Gladstone, wearing Gucci, and Colman Domingo attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) James Goldstein and Ilona Laor attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Agel Akol, Heather Diamond Strongarm, Jiahui Zhang, Camilla Orner, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, Nyajuok Gatdet, guest, and Fadia Ghaab attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Jessica Chastain, wearing Gucci, and Peter Sarsgaard, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: Rosé attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jodie Comer, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Niecy Nash and Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Greta Lee, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Yara Shahidi, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, and Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus, Kering CEO François-Henri Pinault, Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno, Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, and Andrew Garfield, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Yoshiki Hayashi and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Pedro Pascal, wearing Gucci, and Lux Pascal attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Mark Foster, wearing Gucci, and Julia Garner, wearing Gucci attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Jesse Plemons, wearing Gucci, and Kirsten Dunst, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno and Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Kirsten Dunst, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Sofia Boutella, wearing Gucci, Kering CEO and Chairman François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Julia Garner, wearing Gucci, Gucci Global CEO Jean-François Palus and Jodie Comer, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Gucci Creative Director Sabato De Sarno and Daniele Castili attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Quinta Brunson attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: A$AP Rocky, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Alexandra Grant, Keanu Reeves, wearing Gucci, and LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, LACMA Art + Film Gala Co-Chair Eva Chow, wearing Gucci, and Lee Jung-jae, wearing Gucci, attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Angela Davis (L) and guest attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Lenny Kravitz, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Kim Kardashian attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Ke Huy Quan, Emilie Cotter, Audi of America, Chief Marketing Officer, and Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci, attend the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Audi)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Stella Maxwell arrives in an Audi Q8 e-tron at the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Audi)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Lupita Nyong’o, wearing Gucci,, Emilie Cotter, Audi of America, Chief Marketing Officer, Laura Harrier and Ke Huy Quan attend the 12th Annual LACMA Art+Film Gala at Resnick Pavilion at LACMA on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Audi)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Kirsty Hume and Violet Hume attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Teo Yoo and Celine Song attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Evangelo Bousis and Peter Dundas attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA РNOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, and François-Henri Pinault attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) David Dollinger and Tara Dollinger attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Greta Lee, wearing Gucci, and Teo Yoo attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Soo Joo Park, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Daisy Edgar-Jones, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Colman Domingo attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Paris Hilton attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Paris Hilton and Kathy Hilton attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jodie Turner-Smith, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Andrew Garfield, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) LACMA Trustee LACMA Trustee Taylor Abbey and LACMA Trustee LACMA Trustee Wemimo Abbey attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: (L-R) Kenny Scharf and Honor Fraser attend the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Gucci EVP/Brand General Manager Maria Cristina Lomanto attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Mustafa Ahmed, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Lily Gladstone, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Mary Weatherford attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Lykke Li, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Emma Chamberlain, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Heidi Klum attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Quinta Brunson attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 04: Jennifer Lopez, wearing Gucci, attends the 2023 LACMA Art+Film Gala, Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for LACMA)

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November is the month of thankfulness, so why not be thankful for some great independent cinema?

As the end of the year approaches, new films arrive in theaters at a rapid pace with big blockbusters, seasonal holiday films, and major Oscar contenders all vying for those juicy November and December slots. This month alone, some highly anticipated films include “American Fiction,” “Dream Scenario,” “Leave the World Behind,” “May December,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,” “Napoleon,” and the Disney Film “Wish.” On streaming, new movies skew towards the seasonal holiday variet with mountains of Christmas rom-coms coming to Netflix for you to enjoy and/or dread. But there’s still plenty of classic films arriving on platforms this November — including great independent movies that have released as recently as 2014 and as far back as 1969.

It’s a particularly great month for the Criterion Channel: the streamer for many cinephile’s favorite home video company, The Criterion Collection. Some gems include the 1998 hip hop classic “Belly,” starring rap legends Nas and DMX. You can also find 2000 Argentinian heist film “Nine Queens,” along with the Harmony Korine oddball experiment “Trash Humpers,” and obscure late ’90s treat “Drylongso.” On more mainstream pastures, you can find some solid recent selections like “Whiplash” and “Winter’s Bone,” on Netflix and Max respectively. For older and iconic independent hits — like watershed ’60s counterculture classic “Easy Rider” or David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” — look at Peacock or Paramount+. Add in all-time greats like Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” or bittersweet romantic drama “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” and you have a strong roster of films to enjoy this fall.

Read on for the 10 best classic independent films new to streaming this November. Entries are listed in no particular order, and are compiled from new releases on streamers like Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+, Prime Video, Showtime, and Peacock, as well as specialty services like Metrograph, Criterion Channel, and Shudder.

“Whiplash” (Streaming on Netflix)

Damien Chazelle made his feature debut in 2009 with “Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench,” but the director truly broke through in 2014 when he made “Whiplash,” which turns the typical teacher-student mentorship film into a tense, nerve-racking thriller. Miles Teller stars as aspiring jazz drummer Andrew, whose dream of attending a prestigious New York City conservatory turns into a nightmare thanks to his overbearing, abusive instructor Fletcher (JK Simmons). Simmons is charismatically loathsome in the role, but what makes “Whiplash” really pop is that Andrew is as single-minded and stubborn as Fletcher is demeaning and cruel — and the friction between the two is so spectacular that its dramatically unclear which will snap first. Add in a gorgeous score and laser-focused direction from Chazelle and you have a film that makes beautiful music. 

“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (Streaming on Peacock)

One of the most beloved romantic films of the 21st century, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” has only grown in stature since its 2004 release. Directed by Michel Gondry with a script by Charlie Kaufman, the film stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as a couple whose loving relationship turns sour; they soon decide to medically erase their memories of one another in order to avoid living with the heartbreak. The journey into their memories provides a searing window into the pains of a long-term relationship, but also the joys. It’s a visually inventive and gorgeous film. At its heart is the two fantastic performances from Carrey and Winslet, and the simple but powerful message of hanging on to both the good and the bad parts of love. 

“Blue Velvet” (Streaming on Paramount+ With Showtime)

Although it’s one of the king of weirdo cinema David Lynch’s most famous films, “Blue Velvet” is a relatively straightforward, albeit still a nasty and sometimes surreal window into human darkness. Teaming up with his now-frequent collaborator Kyle MacLachlan, Lynch uses “Blue Velvet” and its story of a college student investigating the life of a troubled lounge singer to dig into some of his frequent recurring themes, including abuse, sex, and the dark underbelly of picture-perfect American life. It’s one of the director’s very best films, thanks in part to its killer ensemble — including a heartbreaking Isabella Rossellini and a memorably depraved Dennis Hopper. 

“Reservoir Dogs” (Streaming on Paramount+ With Showtime)

One of the most iconic movies of the ’90s, “Reservoir Dogs” caused an immediate stir when it debuted at 1992’s Sundance Film Festival with many critics panning its violence and profanity. But the film also attracted many admirers and it remains one of Tarantino’s most universally beloved works. Starring an ensemble cast that includes Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, and Michael Madsen, the clever heist film skips the heist — a jewelry store robbery carried out by a group of professional thieves that fails miserably — entirely, instead cutting between the weeks leading up to the job as the crew gets recruited and the immediate fallout as they stand off with the police while trying to determine which member ratted them out. Featuring the beginnings of Tarantino’s trademark style, uniformly fantastic performances from the cast, and a script that’s simultaneously funny and tragic, “Reservoir Dogs” packs in some of the best thrills you can find in any movie. 

“Winter’s Bone” (Streaming on Max)

Before she was Katniss Everdeen or an Oscar winner, Jennifer Lawrence first got attention for her performance in Debra Granik’s quiet, scrappy indie “Winter’s Bone.” And over a decade later, her role in the film as a teen girl caring for her family in the rural Ozarks is arguably still her all-time best — grounded and lived-in and decidedly unshowy. Her character Ree’s desperate search for her missing father is wildly compelling, a window into financial destitution and people left behind that still contains a glimmer of hope. 

“Easy Rider” (Streaming on Peacock)

A counterculture classic, Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider” stars the director and Peter Fonda as two drug-smuggling motorcyclists on a journey from Los Angeles to New Orleans, where they’re hoping to celebrate Mardi Gras. Along the road, they encounter a colorful cast of hippies, free-love commune residents, addicts, prostitutes, and other outsiders. Their free-wheeling adventures are contrasted by the judgment they face from small-town types and law enforcement looking to lock them up. The movie’s unexpected financial success almost single-handedly kickstarted the New Hollywood filmmaking era, and it still remains a lovable, shaggy time capsule to this day.

“Belly” (Streaming on Criterion Channel)

The feature directorial debut of Hype Williams, the man behind iconic music videos like “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by Missy Elliot, “Belly” was panned when it first premiered but is now seen as an under-appreciated cult classic. Starring a truly ridiculous number of top-tier hip-hop and RNB talent like Nas, DMX, Method Man, T-Boz, and Sean Paul, “Belly” focuses on the diverging paths of two childhood friends who become partners in crime but slowly break apart thanks to political and philosophical differences. It’s not a perfect movie, but it’s certainly a cool one thanks to the surprisingly solid performances from Nas and DMZ and the gorgeous stylized visuals from Williams. In addition to the first film, “Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club” is also streaming on Criterion. 

“Drylongso” (1998)

Very recently rereleased by Janus Films in March of this year, “Drylongso” is a late ’90s gem that deserves to be seen by more people. From experimental director “Cauleen Smith,” the Oakland-shot film focuses an aspiring teenage artist (Toby Smith) who begins a project photographing Black men around her neighborhood as news reports of a serial killer in the area spread and cause her to fear for her safety. As she continues her project, she develops a moving friendship with Tobi (April Barnett), a young woman in an abusive relationship. Along with its streaming debut, the film has also been added to the physical Criterion Collection. 

“Trash Humpers” (Streaming on Criterion Channel)

Pretty much every film Harmony Korine has ever made is intended to shock and disgust, and it doesn’t get more obvious than when he released a film literally called “Trash Humpers.” Shot via the scrappy, visually arresting medium of used VHS tapes, the movie is an almost entirely narrativeless series of vignettes following a quartet of elderly people (actually Korine and some friends in makeup) as they engage in some depraved, gross, and generally awful acts. For many, this sounds unbearable, but for others, there’s a sicko charge to the whole proceeding that makes for something incredibly fun. If you’ve ever wanted to see a band of elderly weirdos masturbate to, yes, trash, this is the film for you. 

“Nine Queens”

A thrilling heist movie, “Nine Queens” is considered an all-time classic of Argentinian cinema in its home country. Starring Gastón Pauls and Ricardo Darín, the film focuses on two small-time con artists who meet while they’re both scamming a convenience store and team up for a bigger job attempting to sell counterfeit stamps to a wealthy Spanish collector. It’s a simple premise for any thriller, but it’s a sense of paranoia, great performances, and director Fabián Bielinsky are what make it a total blast. 

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Art in Moscow: Museums, Galleries and Museum-Reserves

There is no strict dress code in Moscow museums. However, if you are going to explore ancient churches and holy places we recommend more conservative outwear. Women should have their heads covered.

All state museums and galleries are free every third Sunday of the month. Some of the Moscow museums are free on holidays, and during the «Museum days» and «Museum Night».

If you’re looking for great cultural tours around art points of Moscow, we have a great MOSCOW ART & DESIGN TOUR , available for you everyday except Mondays.

Moscow Museums

The Moscow Kremlin

Don’t miss a chance to see the very heart of Moscow, the Kremlin, the symbol of the Russian State, one of the greatest architectural ensembles in the world, a treasury of unusual relics and monuments of art. It is situated on a high Borovitskiy hill above the Moskva River, so you’ll be able to see a spectacular view of the city center. The famous Armory Chamber and the Diamond Fund are real treasure-houses, where you can see ancient Russian regalia, ceremonial tsar’s dress, church hierarchs’ vestments, arms, gold and silverware by Russian, European and Eastern masters. The Kremlin is the official President’s residence and remains a gorgeous political landmark. The UNESCO has included the ensemble of the Moscow Kremlin in the World Heritage List.

Site: http://www.kreml.ru/

The State Historical Museum

Ivan Zabelin, Aleksey Uvarov, and several other Slavophiles founded the State Historical Museum in 1872 to promote Russian history and national self-awareness. During its century-long history, the museum has collected more than 4.5 million of valuable items and over 12 million pages of documental archives. Its exhibitions range from relics of prehistoric tribes that lived in the territory of present-day Russia, through priceless artworks acquired by members of the Romanov dynasty. The museum’s historical building which was reconstructed and equipped to meet all the visitors requirements is on the Red Square.

Site: http://www.shm.ru/

The State Tretyakov Gallery

The State Tretyakov Gallery takes a special place among the national art museums of the world. Established with the efforts of one person, the dedicated collector Pavel Tretyakov, it possesses a unique collection of Russian art, more than 150000 masterpieces, created by famous Russian artists throughout the centuries. The historic building of the State Tretyakov Gallery at Lavrushinski Lane presents Russian art from the 11th through the early 20th century. The state Tretyakov Gallery at Krymsky Val has an excellent collection of Russian art of the 20th century, modern art and holds temporary exhibitions.

Site: http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts is one the largest European museums of fine art. It has one of the most remarkable collections of fine arts in Russia that consists of artworks from ancient times to the present day. Visitors can see great paintings by world famous artists: Rembrandt, Botticelli, Canaletto, Tiepolo, along with the remarkable collections of Impressionists, Post-impressionists, modernists: Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Picasso and others. Moreover, the museum holds the private collectors’ galleries, many of were inaccessible to public for many years.

Site: http://www.arts-museum.ru/

Moscow Museum of Modern Art

Moscow Museum of Modern Art specializes in the modern art of 20th and 21st centuries. The famous Russian artist and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli has founded it. The museum is located in four historic buildings in Petrovka Street, Gogolevsky Boulevard, Ermolaevsky lane and Tverskoy Boulevard. The museum’s collection depicts the development of avant-garde. The largest part of the collection consists of masterpieces of Russian artists, but you can also find works by Anri Russo, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso and many others.

Site: http://www.mmoma.ru/

The Moscow Planetarium

The Planetarium in Moscow first opened its doors in 1929. After a global reconstruction, it was reopened in 2011. Now it is a multifunctional complex that combines scientific and educational resources: the interactive museum «Lunarium», the Museum of Urania, the Big Star Hall and the Sky Park, family recreation center, that focuses on different age groups. The Moscow Planetarium is one of the biggest planetariums in the world.

Site: http://www.planetarium-moscow.ru/

Moscow Galleries

Garage museum of contemporary art.

Exhibit on display during the opening of «Art Experiment»

The museum is a kind of independent platform aimed to disclose and reveal a new way of thinking. The Garage Center currently reflects the contemporary innovations of national and world’s culture. It invites you to the beautiful world of modern art, showing its best pieces. This center offers a great number of various exhibitions, educational projects for kids and adults, and publishing. The Garage Center is also called The Museum of Everything. It provides ways and reasons for public dialogue and the creation of progressive ideas.

Site: http://garageccc.com/

The Multimedia Art Museum

Fifty Years of Bond Style Exhibition

The Multimedia Art Museum opened in October 2010 at the base of the Moscow House of Photography. One of the main principles of MAMM s work is complete openness to the new forms of visual expression and for the fresh, innovative trends in the Russian and foreign media art and photography. There are seven floors of spacious exhibition halls and minimalist architecture that is a great font for modern art. The exhibition history of MAMM and Moscow House of Photography counts more than 1300 exhibitions in Russia and abroad. Moreover, Multimedia Art Museum has different educational programs and holds famous Moscow art festivals: Photobiennale, «Fashion and Style in Photography» and others.

Site: http://www.mamm-mdf.ru/

Lumiere Brothers Photography Center

This modern photo gallery is located in the very heart of Moscow, next to the Kremlin, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, big art galleries, design studios famous clubs and restaurants. The photography Center houses in an old and huge mansion at the Moskva River Embankment. Lumiere Brothers Photography Center has three huge exhibition rooms, lecture hall, library with an immense collection of rare books in photography and an independent bookshop. The Center is conducting research work, organizing educational projects, providing a base for the future Russian Museum of Photography.

Site: http://www.lumiere.ru/

Winzavod (Wine Factory) is the first and the biggest Center of Contemporary Art in our country. It unites all the areas of modern culture: exhibitions, festivals, lecture programs, cinema, concerts, theater premieres. You will find here a big amount of art galleries, artists’ workshops, designers and photographers studios, art cafes, fashion showrooms, a bookshop, children’s studio and many other things. The purpose of Winzavod is to support and to develop Russian contemporary art, art initiatives and help talented young people. Visiting Winzavod you will see the art that defines not only today’s but also tomorrow’s life.

Site: http://www.winzavod.ru/

The Manezh was built in 1817 in honor of the 5th anniversary of Russia’s victory in the 1812 war. Then it was called «Exerzierhaus», building, intended for military drills. The building has the unique construction – wooden structure trusses overlap the space of 44.86 square meters without any intermediate supports. After 1917, Manezh served as a garage for government vehicles. And since 1957 it has been continuously used for exhibitions and public events. In 2004, the building was severely damaged by fire. Renovated in 2005 the Manezh doubled its area. Nowadays it is one of the leading Moscow exhibition halls. There are two exhibition spaces, a conference room and a cafe on the third-floor observation deck. The Manezh hosts numerous fairs, festivals, and exhibitions.

Site: http://moscowmanege.ru/

Flacon Design Factory

Flacon Design Factory, located in the territory of a former glass factory, has become a pioneer in the revitalization of industrial zone outside the historic center of Moscow. Flacon has become a powerful launch pad for multiple cool projects, self-expression of creative individuals and carrying-out of sociocultural initiatives. No wonder that the atmosphere at Flacon entirely coincides with its motto: «Create as you please!» The Factory includes offices, co-working zone, shops, workshops, exhibition and creative projects spaces. Lectures, film screenings, fairs, design festivals, innovative exhibitions, presentations, concerts, limited actions and design community work days pass here weekly.

Site: http://flacon.ru/

Artplay is near Winzavod in the former industrial space in the area Kurskaya metro station and occupies an area of 75,000 square meters. Artplay, providing a new life to carefully reconstructed factory buildings, has become an important part of the contemporary cultural landscape of the city. Artplay unites designers, architects, furniture, lighting, ceramics, decorative materials shops, involving them in cooperation with each other. Young Moscow galleries, artists’ studios, cafes, bars, bookstores, music club, school of design, theater, children’s art studio are also situated here. Three exhibition halls regularly host contemporary art exhibitions, festivals, video art, alternative music concerts, performances, film screenings, lectures and master classes.

Site: http://www.artplay.ru/

CCI Fabrika

The Center For Creative Industries «Fabrika» is an art space for non-commercial creative projects. Today it is the example of peaceful coexistence of art business, operating enterprise, production, and workplaces for talented people in Moscow. CCI Fabrika is a member of the international network of non-profit cultural centers – Trans Europe Halls. This project is a typical umbrella-center. It is developing in both ways: creating and exhibiting its cultural projects and offering workspaces for other creative groups. Here you can find art studios and workshops of design, architecture, cinema, theater, cartoon animation and contemporary music studios.

Site: http://www.proektfabrika.ru/

Moscow Museum-Reserves

Tsaritsyno State Museum-Reserve

Tsaritsyno State Museum-Reserve is one of the largest historical, cultural, recreation and touristic complexes. Its total area is more than 700 hectares. It is an excellent combination of nature – marvelous rivers, ponds, streams, forests – and scientifically restored and renovated architectural and landscape monuments. The museum’s collection of historical items, exhibitions, and educational programs will be attractive for both national visitors and foreign tourists.

Site: http://www.tsaritsyno-museum.ru/

Arkhangelskoye Country Estate

Russian cultural monument is a good sublimation of the stunning beauty of a green space and luxurious collection of paintings, sculptures, unique books and pieces arts and crafts. During its long history, the estate was used as a recreation place for emperors, politicians, famous writers and poets. Today it is the finest place to have an enjoyable walk and to see the richest collection Russian art.

Site: http://www.arhangelskoe.su/

Kolomenskoe Museum-Reserve

A unique historic place – Kolomenskoe – is situated in the picturesque surrounding over the Moscow River banks. A magnificent country estate has appeared at the lands full of legends. Archeological discoveries state that the first settlements appeared here in the VIII century. It is an ancient and uniquely formed place. Today this is a unique complex of cultural monuments of high historical value.

Site: http://mgomz.ru/kolomenskoe

Sergiev-Posad City

Sergiev Posad Museum-Reserve

Museum of Sergiev-Posad is a historical and art reserve. It is located within the unique wall of the St. Sergius Trinity Lavra. This ancient monastery gathered its treasures during centuries from the tsars, princes and boyars donations. Moreover, many art and craft items were made at Lavra’s workshops. Now, the collections of Sergiev-Posad Museum-Reserve include rare, ancient icons, Cyrillic alphabet books, medieval manuscripts, visual art items, gold and silver showpieces.

Site: http://www.stsl.ru/

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Iconoclasm and the “Triumph of Orthodoxy”

Christians initially disagreed over whether religious images were good or bad. Texts from as early as the second and third century describe some Christians using religious images, which they illuminated and adorned with garlands, but these practices were not universal or standardized. Church authorities often criticized these practices, which reminded them of customs associated with pagan Greece and Rome, where images of gods and emperors were widely venerated.

Iconoclasts whitewashing an icon of Christ, miniature in the Theodore Psalter (Add MS 19352, fol. 27v), 1066, Constantinople ( The British Library )

By the eighth and ninth centuries, icons were increasingly popular, and arguments about religious images boiled over in what is called the “ Iconoclastic Controversy .” The so-called “iconoclasts” (literally, “breakers of images”) opposed icons, arguing that God was transcendent and could not be depicted in art. The iconoclasts feared that Christians praying before icons were worshipping inanimate objects.

On the other hand, the “iconophiles” (literally “lovers of images”), also known as “iconodules” (literally “servants of images”), defended icons, arguing that since Jesus, the Son of God, was born with a visible human body, he could be depicted in images. The iconophiles maintained that rather than worshipping inanimate objects, they honored icons as a means of honoring the holy figures represented in icons.

Imperial and Church authorities in favor of icons gathered at a council in the city of Nicaea in 787 to try to resolve the controversy, but it was not until 843 that the Church definitively affirmed the use of images, ending the Iconoclastic Controversy in what became known as the “ Triumph of Orthodoxy .” To this day, icons continue to play important roles in the faith and worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church , which is heir to the religious tradition of Byzantium.

Imperial and church authorities affirm the use of images in this Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, c. 1400, Constantinople, tempera on wood, 39 x 31 x 5.3 cm ( The British Museum )

In addition to affirming Christian images, the 787 Council of Nicaea II and subsequent 843 Triumph of Orthodoxy also enshrined devotional practices associated with icons. Christians should bow before and kiss icons, light candles and lamps, and burn incense before them. All of these acts of devotion directed at images were intended to pass to the holy figures represented. As a modern analogy, we might consider the ways many people frame and hang photos of loved ones in their homes, sometimes even embracing or kissing such images.

Reading icons

Today, many people identify art with creativity and self-expression. But this was not always the case. Icons were meant to represent historical figures and Christian teaching in a manner that was recognizable and understandable for viewers. Since icons were venerated as a way of showing devotion to the figure represented, understanding who was depicted was particularly important. To achieve this, artists often relied on established artistic conventions.

Peter and Paul appear much the same through the centuries. Left: glass bowl base, 4th century, Roman ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art ); center: mosaics, 11th century, Hosios Loukas Monastery, Greece; right: panel icon, 17th century, Greek ( Temple Gallery ).

For example, Saints Peter and Paul appear much the same through the centuries: Peter is an old man with white wavy hair and a short beard; Paul has balding, brown hair and a pointy beard. Modern viewers may dismiss such repetition as unoriginal. But for viewers familiar with these conventions, the figures in icons were immediately recognizable, like seeing the faces of old friends.

Saints with their iconographic attributes. Left to right: Evangelist Matthew with Gospel Book ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art ), the deacon Saint Stephen swinging a censer ( The Menil Collection ), the healer Saint Panteleimon holding a medicine box ( byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0), and the martyr Saint Barbara holding a cross ( byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).  (view annotated image)

Icon with Saint Demetrios, 950–1000, Byzantine, ivory, 19.7 x 12.1 x 1cm ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art )

Artists also used what art historians call “iconographic attributes” to identify figures. For example, evangelists (authors of the Gospels) often hold Gospel books. Clergy saints wear church vestments and hold liturgical objects, such as censers, which were used by the clergy in church services. Healer saints hold boxes of medicine. Martyrs—saints who had died for their faith—often hold crosses to associate their sacrifice with the death of Christ on the cross.

These attributes helped identify the holy figures represented. But there were no rulebooks governing these conventions, so iconographic attributes were subject to change. It was only in the post-Iconoclastic period, for example, that artists regularly depicted soldier saints in military garb, as seen in this tenth- or eleventh-century ivory icon of Saint Demetrios.

Another way of guaranteeing that viewers recognized the figures in icons was by including texts that labeled the icon’s subjects. Although labels were sporadic before Iconoclasm, they became normative in the post-Iconoclastic era. So, icons of Christ are labeled “IC XC” (the Greek abbreviation for “Jesus Christ”). Icons of the Virgin Mary are labeled “MP ΘY” (the Greek abbreviation for “Mother of God”). And icons of most other holy figures are labeled ὁ ἅγιος ( o agios , meaning “saint,” or more literally, “holy”), sometimes abbreviated with as an “Α” within an “Ο” as seen in this this tenth- or eleventh-century ivory icon of Saint Demetrios.

Icon of Christ Pantokrator, late 14th century, Thessaloniki, egg tempera on wood, 157 x 105 x 5 cm ( Museum of Byzantine Culture , Thessaloniki)

Consider how these elements work together in this late-fourteenth-century icon of Christ. Christ appears with his conventional long brown hair and beard. Iconographic attributes describe him further: The artist has sought to portray Christ in clothing from the ancient era in which he lived; Christ holds a Gospel book displaying his own words from Matthew 6:14–15 ; and there is a cross in Christ’s halo because he was crucified to save the world. Finally, the text identifies this as “Jesus Christ,” and also includes a more particular title: “the Wisdom of God.” Together, all these elements enabled Byzantine viewers to recognize the figure who gazed out and blessed them.

Variety and creativity

But while the use of artistic conventions, attributes, and inscriptions made icons recognizable through the centuries, it would be wrong to suggest that all icons were the same. Icons varied based on the scale and medium in which they were depicted, as well as across periods and regions, where they were often the product of local materials, workshops, and tastes.

Depictions of the Virgin and Child varied widely in icons. Left to right: Enthroned Virgin and Child, 950–1025, Byzantine ( The Cleveland Museum of Art ); Virgin orans, 13th century, Yaroslavl ( byzantologist ); Virgin Eleousa, early 14th century, Byzantine ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art ), Virgin Kykkotissa, 13th–14th century, Cyprus ( Byzantine Museum of Saint Ioannis at Kalopanayiotis , Cyprus)

Artists also regularly experimented with new compositions. Depictions of the Virgin and child, among the most popular subjects of Byzantine icons, took numerous forms through the centuries.

An early example of the Anastasis appears on this reliquary (container for relics) (left), located on the bottom right corner of the inside of the lid (right). The Fieschi Morgan Staurotheke, early 9th century, Constantinople(?), gilded silver, gold, enamel worked in cloisonné, and niello, 2.7 x 10.3 x 7.1 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). (view annotated image)

Sometimes, artists invented new images that were widely imitated. The Anastasis (Greek for “Resurrection”), which depicted Christ descending into Hades (the underworld) to raise the dead from their tombs, first appeared in the eighth century and has remained a common image in Orthodox churches to this day.

Anastasis fresco, c. 1315–1321, Chora Monastery , Constantinople (Istanbul) (photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) (view annotated image)

But another example, the unique tenth-century ivory Crucifixion at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which drew imagery from church hymnography to show Christ’s cross impaling a personification of Hades, was apparently one of a kind. No comparable images survive.

Icon with the Crucifixion, mid-10th century, probably made in Constantinople, ivory, 15.1 × 8.9 × 0.8 cm ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art )

Functions of icons

Icons had a wide range of functions in Byzantium. Their readability enabled them to illustrate Biblical texts , hagiographies , and theological ideas. It was a truism in the middle ages that images functioned as “books for the illiterate.” Before the age of the printing press and inexpensive books, few people owned books, and many could not read. While biblical passages were read aloud in church services, icons offered visual depictions of biblical events that all could see whenever they entered a church.

Miniature depicting monks praying with icons in a church, in codex containing the Heavenly Ladder of John Climacus (Sinai cod. 418, fol. 269), 12th century (The Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt).

Icons also served as a focus for prayer and devotion, both in church services and in private settings. The frontality of portrait icons facilitated face-to-face encounters between holy figures and worshippers who wished to address the holy figures in prayer. The eleventh-century  Theodore Psalter anachronistically imagines such an encounter between King David (from the Hebrew Bible) and a Byzantine icon of Christ.

King David praying before an icon of Christ, miniature in the Theodore Psalter (Add MS 19352, fol. 15v), 1066, Constantinople ( The British Library )

In many instances, the saints were believed to work miracles through their icons. Numerous Byzantine texts describe the figures in icons coming alive to defend or heal people. Icons could even be worn as jewelry , and inscriptions suggest that their wearers hoped these wearable icons would protect or heal them.

Fresco depicting the emperor and church officials in a procession with an icon of the Virgin and Child, c. 1380, Markov Manastir, North Macedonia (photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Solidus of Justinian II showing Christ on one side (left) and the emperor on the other side (right), 692–95, Constantinople, gold, 4.43 g, 2cm ( Yale University Art Gallery )

And in a culture with no notion of separation of church and state, icons frequently blurred the boundaries between religious and political imagery. Icons were carried in public processions, processed around city walls in times of distress, and even carried into battle. A fourteenth-century fresco at Markov Manastir in North Macedonia depicts both the Byzantine emperor and Church officials in procession with an icon of the Virgin and Child. In Hagia Sophia , the great cathedral of the Byzantine capital, mosaics depicted haloed emperors and empresses within the same frame as Christ and the Virgin. Icons of Christ even appeared on Byzantine coins during the reign of Justinian II around the turn of the eighth century, where God and emperor were literally on two sides of the same coin.

Mosaic of Christ (center) with emperor Constantine IX (left) and empress Zoe (right), 1042–1055, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) (photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Adorning icons

Increasingly in the Late Byzantine periods, wealthy patrons affixed thin pieces of precious metal, or “revetments,” to icons as a way to honor the holy figures depicted. These metallic adornments often included ornamental motifs, additional icons, and sometimes even images of the patrons and poetic inscriptions known as epigrams, which recorded the donor’s prayers.

Icon of the Virgin and Child, silver revetment: late 13th–early 14th century, Constantinople, tempera painting: 15th century, Moscow (Tretyakov Gallery, photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

An icon in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow preserves silver revetment from thirteenth- or fourteenth-century Constantinople, although a later, fifteenth-century painting has replaced the original, which was likely lost or damaged. This revetment covers much of the wooden surface with a swirling filigree pattern, and smaller icons of various saints populate the icon’s frame. Two full-length portraits of the Byzantine donors appear in the lower corners of the frame.

Triptych with the Mandylion, 1637, Moscow, Silver, partly gilt, niello, enamel, sapphires, rubies, spinels, pearls, leather, silk velvet, oil paint, gesso, linen, mica, pig-skin, woods: Tilia cordata (basswood or linden), white oak, 68.6 x 90.8 x 12.7 cm ( The Metropolitan Museum of Art )

After the fall of Byzantium to the Ottomans in 1453, the tradition of affixing precious materials to icons endured in places like Russia, where the icon cover was referred to as an  oklad or  riza . Russian oklads were often elaborate, covering the entire icon except for the face and hands of the holy figures represented, as seen with a seventeenth-century icon depicting the face of Christ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The modern “discovery” of icons

Use and the passage of time often left icons worn out or damaged. Icon varnish tended to darken with age, obscuring the icon’s image. In an age when modern restoration techniques did not yet exist, artists often painted directly over the darkened images so that an icon could be seen and used once again.

Left: 1904 photograph of Rublev’s Trinity before restorations showing the oklad and later overpainting; right: current state of Rublev’s, Trinity , c. 1410 or 1425–27, tempera on wood 142 x 114 cm (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow; photos: Wikipedia )

Detail showing the scarred surface of Andrei Rublev’s Trinity , c. 1410, tempera on wood 142 x 114 cm (photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

But at the turn of the twentieth century, new restoration techniques enabled conservators to uncover the original layers of many old, overpainted icons. In Russia, countless icons were stripped of oklads, darkened varnish, and layers of overpainting to reveal their original images. Such was the case with the fifteenth-century icon of the Trinity attributed to Andrew Rublev, restored in 1904 and again in 1918. While the restoration of Rublev’s Trinity revealed the brilliant colors and balanced composition of the original image, it also erased the many acts of devotion and overpainting that occurred through centuries, to which nail holes across the scarred surface of the image still attest. Walking through museums in Russia, one finds that many icons bear similar nail holes that once affixed oklads to the icons’ surfaces.

Many of Russia’s newly-restored icons were transferred from churches and exhibited in museums, which drastically changed the circumstances of their viewing. Such newly cleaned icons offered art historians valuable insights about the past and inspired modern artists in the present. After viewing an exhibition with icons in Russia in 1911, Henri Matisse famously commented: “French artists should come to study in Russia: Italy offers less in this field.”

Viewing icons then and now

Both the restoration of icons and their subsequent interpretation in the twentieth century were strongly influenced by modern tastes and theories of art. Today, the earliest painted image is prized, while the oklad is often dismissed as an ornamental addition that is foreign to the nature of the painted icon. Drawing parallels with modern art, art historians and critics like Clement Greenberg described icons as non-naturalistic, and many art historians have interpreted this aspect of icons as symbolizing spirituality and the figures in icons as distant from viewers.

More recently though, art historians have noted that the Byzantines consistently described the sacred figures in icons as accurate and lifelike.

Apse mosaic depicting the Virgin and Child, dedicated 867, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) (photo: byzantologist , CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Preaching in 867 about a new mosaic installed in the apse of Hagia Sophia following the Triumph of Orthodoxy over Iconoclasm, patriarch Photios, the leader of the Byzantine Church, stated:

With such exactitude has the art of painting, which is a reflection of inspiration from above, set up a lifelike imitation…You might think her not incapable of speaking, even if one were to ask her, “How didst thou give birth and remainest a virgin?” To such an extent have the lips been made flesh by the colors… Photios, Homily 17

Such texts remind us that the ways we view artworks are often highly contingent on our own cultural contexts.

Additional resources

“Icons and Iconoclasm in Byzantium,” The Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

“Icons,” National Gallery of Art

Smarthistory’s free Guide to Byzantine Art e-book

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Everything we know about the new 'Mean Girls' movie

• The trailer for the 2024 "Mean Girls" remake was released in November.
• Some of the cast members from the 2004 film will reprise their roles.
• Here's everything you need to know about the new "Mean Girls" musical adaptation. 

October 3 has come and gone, but we don't have to wait a whole year for another reason to celebrate "Mean Girls."

Paramount released the trailer for the upcoming film on Wednesday. Here's everything we know about the return of Cady Heron and the Plastics.

When will the new 'Mean Girls' movie be released?

"Mean Girls" the movie musical will be released in theaters on January 12, 2024. The film was originally slated to be released on Paramount+ before moving to a theatrical release, according to Deadline .

Who's in the cast of the new 'Mean Girls' film?

The main cast of "Mean Girls" was first announced in December 2022.

The role of Cady Heron (originated by Lindsay Lohan in the first movie) will be played by "Mare of Eastown" star Angourie Rice . Meanwhile, her frenemy and head of The Plastics clique Regina George will be played by "The Sex Lives of College Girls" star Reneé Rapp. Rapp also played Regina in the stage version of "Mean Girls," while Rachel McAdams originated the role of Regina in the 2004 film.

Auli'i Cravalho , the voice of the title character in Disney's 2016 film "Moana," will play the role of Janis I'mi'ike. Lizzy Caplan originated the same character, named Janis Ian in the 2004 movie.

Newcomer Jaquel Spivey will play Cady's friend Damien Hubbard (originally played by Daniel Franzese in the 2004 film) in the movie musical.

In February 2023, Deadline announced additional cast members.

"The Summer I Turned Pretty" star Christopher Briney will play Cady's love interest, Aaron Samuels. Jonathan Bennett originated the role in the 2004 film.

Avantika, who previously starred in the Netflix film "Senior Year," will play the ditzy member of the Plastics clique, Karen. The role was originated by Amanda Seyfried .

The final member of the Plastics clique, Gretchen Wieners, will be played by "Love, Victor" star Bebe Wood. Lacey Chabert originated the role.

"The Office" star Jenna Fischer will play Cady's mom, a role originated by Ana Gasteyer in the original film. "Dawson's Creek" and "Girls5Eva" star Busy Philipps will play Regina George's mother, Mrs. George, who was played by Amy Poehler previously.

Will original cast members appear in the 'Mean Girls' movie?

Tina Fey, who wrote and starred in the original 2004 film, announced in February 2023 that both she and Tim Meadows would reprise their roles as math teacher Ms. Norbury and the North Shore High principal, Mr. Duvall, respectively. Press stills released by Paramount show the two as their iconic characters in the new film.

Any reports that Lohan or the original cast members who played The Plastics clique — McAdams, Seyfried, and Chabert — would reprise their roles are speculative as of this writing.

However, the actors clearly aren't opposed to returning to Girl World. Lohan, Chabert, and Seyfried filmed a Walmart+ commercial, released on November 1, that allowed them to reprise their roles as Cady, Gretchen, and Karen respectively.

In the commercial, Gretchen is a mom, Cady is the school guidance counselor, and Karen is a meteorologist.

Lohan shared it on social media , writing "Get in, besties. We're going shopping."

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McAdams didn't return as Regina George, but Franzese reprised his role as Damien and Missy Elliot also made a cameo.

On a hopeful note, Seyfried told Entertainment Tonight in February that she, Lohan, Chabert, and McAdams were "a hundred percent" open to being part of the new "Mean Girls" movie if they were asked.

At the time, she speculated that she and her former co-stars could play their characters' mothers in fun cameos, but said she hadn't seen the script yet.

Unless all of the new Plastics have more than one mom, this isn't likely to happen given the announced cast. But at least everyone appears open to a big-screen reunion.

Is the plot of 'Mean Girls' staying the same?

Fey, who wrote the 2004 "Mean Girls" script and the book for the 2017 Broadway show, also wrote the 2024 movie musical. So, the essence of the story is likely to remain the same. This is supported by the fact that both the 2004 and 2024 films have the same log line: "Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George."

Of course, the musical has a lot more singing and dancing in it than the movie, which only had The Plastics' famous "Jingle Bell Rock" number.

Mark Waters, who directed Lohan in both 2003's "Freaky Friday" and the original "Mean Girls," will not be directing the movie musical. Married filmmakers Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne are directing the new movie.

Some fans seem a little skeptical about the 'Mean Girls' remake — or at least confused about the trailer's lack of musical numbers

Although the 2024 "Mean Girls" film is a musical, that's not exactly made clear in the trailer, aside from a few seconds of dancing.

So, the movie is already receiving criticism from fans on social media, who are confused by the lack of songs.

"Why conceal that it's a musical? Is there anyone who wants to see a Mean Girls remake but who also hates musicals, is that a demographic? Also didn't we just have sort of a popular movie with a lot of pink and a song in it?" one user wrote on X, formally Twitter.

Why conceal that it’s a musical? Is there anyone who wants to see a Mean Girls remake but who also hates musicals, is that a demographic? Also didn’t we just have sort of a popular movie with a lot of pink and a song in it? https://t.co/pQriFpKyZJ — Mac Rogers (@macwrites) November 8, 2023

Another wrote that the musical aspect of the film was hidden because there was "absolutely nothing memorable" about the songs in "Mean Girls: The Musical" on Broadway. The tweet describes the project as "basically a millennial nostalgic cash grab of a movie."

You guys, there was absolutely nothing memorable about any of the songs from Mean Girls the musical - so, yeah, of course they won’t highlight that in the trailer for what is basically a millennial nostalgic cash grab of a movie. pic.twitter.com/cJpCXs2OdI — Ranch Devereaux (@theJacko) November 8, 2023

But some people on X liked the musical and defended it and the new film. "You can tell that a lot of y'all were completely unaware that the Mean Girls Broadway musical already existed and Reneé Rapp already plays Regina George in it," one user wrote, adding in their thread that people reacted the same way about the trailer for the upcoming film version of the upcoming Tony Award-winning musical "The Color Purple."

You can tell that a lot of y’all were completely unaware that the Mean Girls Broadway musical already existed and Reneé Rapp already plays Regina George in it. — Daric L. Cottingham, M.A. (@DaricCott) November 8, 2023

Y’all did this the day the Color Purple teaser dropped and were confused why they were singing or something was slightly different not realizing it was a theatrical adaptation of the Broadway musical. Took folks explaining that and now everyone is rightfully excited about it. — Daric L. Cottingham, M.A. (@DaricCott) November 8, 2023

One user was skeptical but hopeful, writing, "This could be real bad but hopefully in a campy way?? I know the musical and am not a huge fan of the songs nor staged story structure, but maybe it will surprise me."

Watch the 'Mean Girls' trailer here

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