US actor Tom Hanks serves as a trustee for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles is finally getting a museum for movies -- and it's about time, said Tom Hanks, as he welcomed journalists to a special pre-opening event Tuesday. After decades of delays, the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens to the public next week. "It matters for Los Angeles to have this film museum," said double-Oscar winner Hanks, who serves as a trustee. After a star-studded opening gala Saturday, the museum opens to the public on September 30.

Source: Bangkok Post September 21, 2021 23:48 UTC