While the bikini-clad killer gymnasts, Bambi and Thumper, attack 007 at the Elrod Residence in “Diamonds Are Forever,” the audience gets a glimpse of John Lautner’s architecture. As part of the Hammer’s current Lautner exhibit, the screening of the 1971 Bond film reveals the architect’s notable cultural influence…as well as Ernst Blofeld’s evil plot to build a deadly laser satellite. 1971, United Artists, 120 min.
WHEN: 8pm
ADMISSION: $9 General/$8 Students, Seniors & Members
WHERE: Billy Wilder Theater @ The Hammer Museum
ADDRESS: 10899 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024
PHONE: (310) 206-8013
WEBSITE: www.hammer.ucla.edu
Lou Reed’s 1973 album “Berlin” was a commercial failure. Until 2006 the work was never performed live. Filmed over five nights at a Brooklyn warehouse, director Julian Schnabel captured Reed’s masterwork about love’s dark sisters - jealousy, rage and loss. Projected film images of actress Emmanuelle Seigner, the symbol for this tragic tale, accompany Reed’s haunted orchestral songs.
Hidden away in Bel Air is the Kyoto-style Hannah Carter Japanese Garden. Landscaped with a mix of Japanese plants and the property’s original California live oaks, the garden houses a 1,000 year-old stone carving of Buddha, a volcanic outdoor sunken bath, and numerous structures, such as the teahouse and main gate, that were brought directly from Japan.
