Spotlight Archive

Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Somewhere in Time (1980)

Monday, June 4 @ 7:30 p.m.

Somewhere in Time (1980), a tale of time travel and long lost love, is a cherished romance.

IN PERSON: cinematographer Isidore Mankofsky, A.S.C.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Frankenstein (1931)

Friday, June 8 @ 7:30 p.m.

A new print of Frankenstein (1931) precedes The Mummy (1932).

IN PERSON: author and historian James Curtis ("James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters").

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

June 17, 2012 @ 7:00 pm

Two classic Westerns on the big screen: director-star Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter (1973) and director Anthony Mann's Winchester '73 (1950), starring James Stewart.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Saturday, June 9 @ 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a 50th anniversary screening of the restored To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Imitation of Life (1934)

Sunday, June 10 @ 7:00 p.m.

Two great social-issue melodramas of 1934: director John Stahl's Imitation of Life and director Frank Borzage's Little Man, What Now?

IN-PERSON: actress/author Marilyn Knowlden.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Friday, May 18 @ 7:30 p.m.

Spike Lee's masterpiece, Do the Right Thing (1989) explores racial tensions in Brooklyn.

IN PERSON: actor Roger Guenveur Smith; moderator Prof. Allyson Nadia Field, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Francis (1950)

Wednesday, May 23 @ 7:30 p.m.

Laughs abound in a new print of Francis (1950), followed by the star-studded spoof Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Show Boat (1936)

Saturday, May 19 @ 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy director James Whale's rare, beloved Show Boat (1936).

IN PERSON: actress/author Marilyn Knowlden; and author/historian Miles Kreuger ("Show Boat: The Story of a Classic American Musical").

 

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UCLA Film & Television Archive, Outfest and The Andrew J. Kuehn Jr. Foundation present

NQC @ 20: Revisting New Queer Cinema

The Hours and Times (1991)

Sunday, June 3 @ 7:00 p.m.

Speculative fiction and truth meet in The Hours and Times (1991), preceded by the hilarious short L is for the Way You Look (1991).

IN PERSON: filmmaker Christopher Munch and actor Ian Hart; filmmaker Jean Carlomusto. 

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Million Dollar Theater present

UCLA Film & Television Archive on Broadway

Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Wednesdays @ 7:30 p.m., Downtown L.A.

The UCLA Film & Television Archive continues its weekly film screenings at the Million Dollar Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.

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