BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA.- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents "Reds and Blacklists in Hollywood: Political Stuggles in the Movie Industry", on view through April 21, 2002. The Academy is presenting a multi-media installation exploring the causes and consequences of the struggles surrounding the issue of 'communism' within the film industry. From the early labor struggles of the 1930s, through the recent efforts to restore credits to those who were blacklisted, the blacklist era continues to create controversy, and this exhibition is the first attempt to present that story through visual materials. A combination of photographs, audio-tapes, documents of all types, movie ephemera, filmed testimonials, documentary footage and motion picture excerpts tell 70 years of this unfolding story. An audio tour of the exhibition, narrated by the actor Peter Coyote, is also available to patrons. The exhibition has been curated by historian Larry Ceplair, co-author of "The Inquisition in Hollywood: Politics in the Film Community, 1930-1960." Numerous lenders have been tapped to contribute their memorabilia and original materials to the exhibition, including the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, UCLA, USC, Princeton, Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research and Wisconsin Historical Society, the Writers and Screen Actors guilds, and friends and family members of blacklisted individuals. The installation is divided into 14 "visual areas," which are arranged chronologically and aim to set out the many differing organizations, political agendas and strong personalities which contributed to the turmoil of the times. As Ceplair has stated, "the lessons of that time should not be forgotten. For those who did not live through it, this exhibition is being designed to help them understand the causes and effects of a time in the United States when one's political attitudes, activities or associations could be used to intimidate, coerce and even destroy."