John Lautner Turns 100 Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Chemosphere is not just another house in the Hollywood Hills. It's octagonal, propped up above the trees by a 30-foot concrete pole, and pretty much looks like the Jupiter 2 from Lost in Space. John Lautner designed the Chemosphere in 1958, at the height (so to speak) of the Googie era, and though less well-known than his mentor, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lautner's structures are still some of Southern California's most striking — though many, like Googies coffee shop (whence the style got its name), have long since been demolished. Concluding a citywide series of programming by the John Lautner Foundation on the occasion of the architect's birthday centennial, the American Cinematheque's John Lautner Turns 100 showcases his signature style in two documentaries, 1990's The Spirit in Architecture and 2008's Infinite Space, plus the short film John Lautner: The Desert Springs Motel. On hand to discuss Lautner's legacy: filmmakers Bette Jane Cohen and Murray Grigor, producers Evelyn Wendel and Anna Thomas, and cinematographers Dan Kneece, Steven Finestone and Hamid Shams. Egyptian Theater, 6712 Hollywood Blvd., Hlywd.; Sat., July 30, 7 p.m.; $11, $9 seniors & students. (323) 466-3456, americancinematheque.com. (Originally published in L.A. Weekly, July 29, 2011.)
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