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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 28, 2021 - Los Angeles Times reporter Todd Martens raises an Oscar while taking in The Oscar Experience at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on September 2, 2021. This part of the museum will let visitors experience what it's like to win and Oscar. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

I’d like to thank the Academy for my fantasy Oscar: The theme park influence on museums

The Academy Museum is opening with an Oscars experience more akin to a theme park attraction. Expect more like it in future museums.

Mother Tree from Academy Museum of Motion Pictures inaugural exhibition "Hayao Miyazaki." Photo by Sherry Huang, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation.

How the Academy Museum created its most magical moment with plain ol’ string

Games in "WarioWare: Get It Together!" are simple, silly and time-based.

The new ‘WarioWare’ is the game for our attention-span-starved, pandemic times

Portrait of actor Simu Liu in a green and black striped sweater

Seen ‘Shang-Chi’ yet? Here’s everything to know about the making of the Marvel movie

A man smiling and pointing at coworkers in a work meeting

Haters thought ‘Shang-Chi’ would flop. Stock-photo Simu Liu is having the last laugh

Does ‘Shang-Chi’ pass the ‘rep sweats’ test? We debate why the Marvel movie matters

‘Shang-Chi’ and what it took to finally get an Asian superhero movie into the MCU

What should you watch, read and listen to this fall? Here’s your ultimate guide

10 fall video games our critic can’t wait to play

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"Hoa" is a children's book sprung to life.

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Yes, Studio Ghibli inspired this must-play game, but ‘Hoa’ transcends its influences

A tiny Vietnamese video game team has created one of 2021’s must-play games, a “Totoro"-influenced charmer that’s a digital relaxant.

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