Spotlight Archive

Archive Documentary Spotlight: Futures Market (Spain, 2012)

Futures Market (Spain, 2012)

Sunday, April 7 @ 7:00 p.m.

This timely documentary artfully illuminates the consequences of modern global commerce and its neutralizing impact on local cultures, topographies and histories in modern Spain.

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UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema

Facing Mirrors (Aynehaye Rooberoo) (2011)

Saturday, April 13 — Sunday, April 28

UCLA Film & Television Archive is proud to continue its long tradition, tracing the unfolding of Iran's fascinating national cinema. This edition of the UCLA Celebration of Iranian Cinema offers a panoply of genres and storytelling modes.

IN PERSON: director Bahram Beyzaie (4/13); director Negar Azarbayjani (4/19),  additional guests TBA. 

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program present

Burt Lancaster: A Centennial Celebration

Burt Lancaster

Monday, April 8 — Sunday, June 30

A true American original, the Archive is pleased to celebrate Lancaster’s enduring legacy with this retrospective featuring classic and rare titles from throughout his career.

IN PERSON: actress Terry Moore (4/8); author Alan K. Rode (5/4).

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Family Flicks: The Kid (1921)

The Kid (1921)

Sunday, April 14 @ 11:00 a.m.

Introduce the children in your life to the magic of the cinema with our monthly series bringing you the best in family-friendly film! Join us for Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921), a heartwarming yet hilarious portrait of a tramp and the orphaned boy he raises.

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UCLA Film & Television Archive, UCLA Latin American Institute, UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies and the Consulate General of Brazil in Los Angeles present

Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos

Barren Lives (1963)

Saturday, April 20 — Sunday, May 12

One of the most significant and influential filmmakers over the last half century, the Archive is honored to host Brazillan filmmaker Nelson Pereira dos Santos on the opening weekend of this sampling from his monumental career. 

IN PERSON: director Nelson Pereira dos Santos (4/20, 4/21).

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UCLA Film & Television Archive, in association with the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Los Angeles and Staropramen, presents

The Closer Look: Recent Czech Cinema

In the Shadow (2012)

Friday, May 10 — Monday, June 3

With a formidable filmmaking tradition that belies its size, the Czech Republic has long been recognized internationally for innovative contributions to cinema. Join us for this robust selection of influential and emerging voices in Czech cinema. 

IN PERSON: director Zdeněk Jiráský (5/10); director David Ondříček (6/3).

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2013 UCLA Festival of Preservation

Supernatural (1933)

Saturday, March 30 — Closing Weekend!

The Festival comes to a close with two programs on Saturday, March 30. At the 4 p.m. matinee, join us for a selection of restored SHORTS FROM THE 1910s; then at 7:30 p.m. it's a dark and chilling double-bill of DOUBLE DOOR (1934) and SUPERNATURAL (1933), starring Carole Lombard.

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The Argonauts of California—1849 (1916)

The Argonauts of California—1849 (1916)

Monday, March 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy this exceptionally rare gold rush drama shot on location by the Monrovia Feature Film Company. 

IN PERSON: Jere Guldin, UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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L.A. Rebellion Redux

The Snake in My Bed (1995)

Friday, March 22 @ 7:30 p.m.

Our groundbreaking look at the L.A. Rebellion returns with a program highlighting women's voices. Screenings include: the personal documentary The Snake in My Bed (1995); Julie Dash's adaptation of a short story by Alice Walker, The Diary of an African Nun (1977); and Grey Area (1982). 

IN PERSON: director Monona Wali (Grey Area).

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ABC Stage 67 Stars on Television Matinee! 

ABC Stage 67: "Noon Wine" (1966)

Saturday, March 23 @ 4:00 p.m.

In a pair of winning anthology dramas from ABC Stage 67, Sam Peckinpah directs Olivia de Havilland, Jason Robards and Theodore Bickel in "Noon Wine" (1966) and Ingrid Bergman gives a tour de force performance in Jean Cocteau's one-character play, "The Human Voice" (1967). 

IN PERSON: actor Theodore Bickel; Dan Einstein, UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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