JEFF BRIDGES: Set Shots Exhibition at the Academy Archive in Hollywood

Jeff Bridges and Peter Bogdanovich, "Set Shots" Exhibition

© 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S. 

Jeff Bridges with Gil Combs, "Set Shots" Exhibition

 © 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S.

Jeff Bridges opens his "Set Shots" Exhibition

at the Academy Archive, Hollywood through January 31

© 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S. 

Co-Curator, Loretta Ayeroff, in front of “Let’s Do the Drop Shot” Tom Sigel, cinematographer, lines up John DeSantis, actor, SEVENTH SON © 2014 Jeff Bridges. "Set Shots" Exhibition, Academy Archive, Hollywood

  Jeff Bridges at his "Set Shots" Exhibition

© 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S.

"Jeff Bridges: SET SHOTS" exhibition at the Academy Archive, Hollywood, closes January 31! Stop by and see it asap! Pickford Center, 1313 Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028  

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The Academy presented Jeff Bridges: SET SHOTS, an exhibition of 14 behind-the-scenes photographs taken by Oscar-winning actor Jeff Bridges with his Widelux cameras. An avid photographer, Bridges has long been taking still photographs to document production of his films. Beginning in 1984 with Starman, Bridges started making small, self-published books of his pictures to give to the cast and crew as wrap presents.

This exhibition, co-curated by Loretta Ayeroff and Matt Severson, includes images contained in these books, from Bridges’s earlier films such as The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Fisher King (1991), The Big Lewboski (1998) and Fearless (1993), and from his more recent productions, including Tron: Legacy (2010), R.I.P.D. (2013) and The Giver (2014). Bridges’s award-winning photography – often playful, sometimes poignant and always mesmerizing – offers unique insights into how movies are made. The installation is on display in the main corridor of the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study.

Jeff Bridges: SET SHOTS 

through January 2017

Open to the public during public events

Pickford Center

1313 Vine Street

Hollywood, CA 90028

 

 Jeff Bridges, Loretta Ayeroff and Susan Bridges
"Set Shots" Exhibition

 © 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S.

Matt Severson
Jeff Bridges "Set Shots" Exhibition to January 31, 2017 

© 2016 Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S.

 

JEFF BRIDGES + THE ABIDERS: New Album

Jeff Bridges New Album

LIVE

on iTunes http://smarturl.it/bridgeslive

Jeff Bridges and his band "The Abiders" are currently on tour. 

His daughter, Jessie Bridges, is the opening act.

Photograph © William Avedon

Jeff Bridges and "The Abiders"

Photograph © William Avedon

Jeff Bridges with daughter, Jessie Bridges.

Photograph © William Avedon

While requesting an interview with Jeff Bridges about his Photography – Pictures by Jeff Bridges (powerHouse Books) shot with a Wide-Lux camera – I was invited instead, along with one of my sons, to a concert he and his band "The Abiders" were giving at the City Winery in New York City.  

As Bridges is currently promoting his new album, LIVE, the photography interview will have to wait. However, we had the most spectacular evening listening to many of the new songs on their LIVE album, as well as original music composed by T Bone Burnett, Stephen Bruton, Ryan Bingham and others from Bridges Oscar-winning role in the film "Crazy Heart."

Jeff Bridges came out on stage to introduce his daughter, Jessie, as the opening act. It was very moving to watch father and daughter perform together. Thank you Jeff Bridges and Company....

Jeff Bridges And The Abider's

LIVE
on iTunes http://smarturl.it/bridgeslive
 

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And check out this brilliant conversation
"The Dude and The Zen Master"

with Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman

CLIVE ARROWSMITH: HH The Dalai Lama

His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama
Photograph (c) Clive Arrowsmith/All Rights Reserved

Khyongla Rato Rinpoche
Photograph (c) Clive Arrowsmith/All Rights Reserved

Layout from Clive Arrowsmith 's future book of Portraits

Photograph (c) Clive Arrowsmith/All Rights Reserved

London based photographer Clive Arrowsmith was in NYC attending The Dalai Lama's Teachings. The Tibet Center, founded by Khyongla Rato Rinpoche (in Clive's portrait above), hosted His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings in NYC in partnership with Richard Gere's organization, Healing the Divide.

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Some excellent posts on Tricycle Magazine's blog describe each days Dalai Lama Talks at Radio City Music Hall this past week. Tricycle: Day 1 & 2 and Tricycle: Day 3. Also on the Tricycle blog is a not to be missed Video Interview with Jeff Bridges and Bernie Glassman

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Sitting in front of Jessica Hines and I at HH The Dalai Lama's Public Talk at Radio City Music Hall was American Composer Marvin Hamlisch and sitting behind us– Jon Bon Jovi!