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Events & Exhibitions

Exhibition
Sandow
Ongoing

Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʏlɐ]; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German bodybuilder and showman from Prussia.
Jan 27

Screening
Cinema '62
January 27, 2023

In-person: Stephen Farber, Michael McClellan, authors, Cinema ’62: The Greatest Year at the Movies. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will…
Jan 28

Screening
We're Alive
January 28, 2023

In-person: filmmakers Michie Gleason, Christine Lesiak, Kathy Levitt; May Hong HaDuong, director, UCLA Film & Television Archive; Grace Hong, Colby Lenz, CSW | Streisand Center Deputy Director of Policy and Community Research. Admission is free. No…
Jan 29

Screening
Solomon King
January 29, 2023

In-person: Belinda Burton-Watts via Zoom. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. Solomon King U.S. 1974 Independent Black…
Feb 04

Screening
Show People
February 4, 2023

In-person: Lara Gabrielle, author, Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. …
Feb 05

Screening
Blondie of the Follies / Peg O' My Heart
February 5, 2023

In-person: Lara Gabrielle, author, Captain of Her Soul: The Life of Marion Davies. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. …
Feb 11

Screening
Daughters of the Dust
February 11, 2023

In-person: Filmmaker Julie Dash, Zama Dube, media practitioner and UCLA Cinema & Media Studies Ph.D. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will…
Feb 12

Screening
Ponyo
February 12, 2023

All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Ponyo Japan, 2008 Walking the beach of his small fishing village, a young boy,…
Feb 12

Screening
Beverly of Graustark / The Cardboard Lover
February 12, 2023

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. Beverly of Graustark U.S., 1926 After conspirators attack, Marion Davies must…
Feb 18

Screening
Appropriate Behavior
February 18, 2023

In-person: Q&A with filmmaker Desiree Akhavan, Maria San Filippo, associate professor, Emerson College. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating…
Feb 25

Screening
Bruce Lee: “The Way of the Intercepting Fist”
February 25, 2023

In-person: Shannon Lee, author, daughter of Bruce Lee. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. The profound legacy of Bruce…
Feb 26

Screening
Lights of Old Hollywood / The Patsy
February 26, 2023

Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. Lights of Old Broadway U.S., 1925 Marion Davies exuded a universal charm whether…
Mar 05

Screening
Shiloh
March 5, 2023

All Family Flicks screenings are free admission. Seating is first come, first served. The Billy Wilder Theater opens 15 minutes before each Family Flicks program. Shiloh U.S., 1996 Based on the Newbery Award-winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds…
Mar 09

Screening
Program 1: Black Utopia LP Performance
March 9, 2023

In-person: artist Cauleen Smith, program curator Steve Anker, independent curator Jheanelle Brown, UC San Diego Professor Alena Williams. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis…
Mar 10

Screening
Program 2: Black Echoes and Imperatives
March 10, 2023

In-person: artist Cauleen Smith, program curator Steve Anker, independent curator Jheanelle Brown, UC San Diego Professor Alena Williams. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis…
Mar 11

Screening
Program 3: Epochal Cultures—Chicago and New Orleans
March 11, 2023

In-person: artist Cauleen Smith, program curator Steve Anker, independent curator Jheanelle Brown, UC San Diego Professor Alena Williams. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis…
Mar 18

Screening
We Are Controlling Transmission: The Outer Limits
March 18, 2023

In-person: authors Joanne Morreale, David J. Schow, Marc Scott Zicree. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be assigned. 60th…
Mar 19

Screening
The Misfits
March 19, 2023

In-person: Emily Carman, associate professor of film and media studies, Chapman University. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Free tickets must be obtained on a first come, first served basis at the box office, where seating will be…

More Information

About

Motion Picture Collection

Material dating back to the 1890s, including:

Films from major studios; Columbia, Paramount, Warner Bros., Twentieth-Century Fox and others
Industrials and sponsored films
Amateur films and home movies
Independent films from the Sundance Institute, Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, and L.A. Rebellion collections
Donations and deposits from institutions, such as: American Film Institute, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Directors Guild of America, Stanford Theatre Foundation
Donations and deposits from renowned individuals, such as: Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Mayme A. Clayton, Donna Deitch, Cecil B. DeMille, Arthur Dong, Cheryl Dunye, Todd Haynes, Dustin Hoffman, Rock Hudson, Stanley Kramer, Liza Minnelli, George Pal, Rosalind Russell, John Sayles, Sandi Tan, Hal Wallis, William Wyler, King Vidor, Loretta Young

Visit the Archive website to learn more about the motion picture collection.

Television Collection

The John H. Mitchell Television Collection at UCLA Film & Television Archive consists of over 170,000 holdings that span the entire course of broadcast history, such as:

DuMont TV
Primetime and Los Angeles area Emmy Award nominees and winners
KTLA newsfilm
ABC-TV Collection of over 20,000 titles, early television dating back to the late-1940s
Over 10,000 commercials
50 years of Hallmark Hall of Fame broadcasts
A significant collection of "golden age" anthology dramas
Over 100,000 news programs and broadcasts taped off the air from 1979 to 2003