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SALUTING ROBERT ALTMAN
In November 2006, American film lost one of its greatest mavericks. But Robert Altman left behind a cinematic legacy unparalleled in its iconoclasm, individuality and ability to speak to audiences in the art house as well as the popular cinema. UCLA Film & Television Archive is proud and grateful to have received a behest from the Altman estate in the form of hundreds of original film elements, including the director's personal prints of many of his most cherished films.
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1939 Redux: DIGGING DEEPER INTO "HOLLYWOOD'S GREATEST YEAR"
On January 3, 1939, the Los Angeles Times declared that "Hollywood is primed for a big year ... the rubber bands which have more or less restricted production pursues are to be thrown away, and from plans already announced, theatergoers are in for some outstanding entertainment."
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BEYOND THE IRON CURTAIN: HUNGARIAN CINEMA OBSERVES THE FALL OF COMMUNISM
At mid-century, Hungary found itself politically and economically isolated, especially after the Communist government’s complicity with the brutal Soviet crackdown on the citizens’ uprising of 1956. This eye-opening event initiated a 30-year period of growing disenchantment with Soviet influence...
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FAMILY FLICKS
The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum have teamed up for a matinee screening series of new and classic family-friendly films from around the world.
Free Admission!
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THE LEGACY PROJECT SCREENING SERIES
The Legacy Project is a collaborative effort bringing together the Archive and Outfest to preserve and restore queer film and video. We will screen prints from this valuable and unique collection on a bimonthly basis. Outfest members receive $1 off admission at the box office.
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ARCHIVE TREASURES
Archive Treasures is dedicated to showcasing works from the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s extensive collection, the largest university-based film & video collection in the world. Included in the series will be deserving and rarely-screened gems presented in original and restored prints.
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The UCLA Film & Television Archive's Exhibition & Public Programs have
a new home in the state-of-the-art Billy Wilder
Theater. Made possible
by a generous gift from Audrey L. Wilder, the theater is named in honor
of Mrs. Wilder's late husband, the legendary screenwriter and director
of such classics of the American cinema as Double
Indemnity (1944), The
Lost Weekend (1945), Sunset Boulevard (1950), Ace
in the Hole (1951),
Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Some
Like It Hot (1959) and
The Apartment (1960).
The Billy Wilder Theater joins an exclusive group of theaters in the
U.S. capable of screening all major film and video formats-from variable
speed silent films and nitrate prints to the latest digital cinema. The
theater is located on the courtyard level of the Hammer Museum in the
Westwood area of Los Angeles.
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