Spotlight Archive

An Evening with Thom Andersen & Early Cinema Treasures!

Eadweard Muybridge

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

The Archive explores the birth of cinema with Thom Andersen's cinematic essay on moving image pioneer Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975); followed by a collection of short films restored from the Library of Congress Paper Prints Collection. 

IN PERSON: director Thom Andersen; Ross Lipman, UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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International House (1933) & Temple Tower (1930)

International House (1933)

Sunday, March 10 @ 4:00 p.m.

Vaudeville veterans W.C. Fields, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Rose Marie and Cab Calloway brings gags and mayhem to International House (1933); followed by an early adventure in the "Bulldog Drummond" franchise, Temple Tower (1930).

IN PERSON: Actress Rose Marie; James Curtis, author, "W.C. Fields: A Biography;" Scott MacQueen, UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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The Chase (1946) & High Tide (1947)

The Chase (1946)

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

Double the noir! Double the intrigue! Robert Cummings and Peter Lorre star in The Chase (1946), a tale of a returning WWII vet caught up in a murder mystery, followed by a journey of deceit and corruption in High Tide (1947). 

IN PERSON: Harold Nebenzal, son of producer Seymour Nebenzal.

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UCLA Festival of Preservation Opening Night!

Gun Crazy (1950)

Gun Crazy - Friday, March 1 @ 7:30 p.m.

Actor Russ Tamblyn joins us in person for Joseph H. Lewis' tale of love at first gunsight! A must-see film noir! 

IN PERSON: actor Russ Tamblyn; Jan-Christopher Horak, director, UCLA Film & Television Archive. 

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Mantrap (1926) & Midnight Madness (1928)

Mantrap (1926)

Saturday, March 2 @ 7:30 p.m. Silent Double-Feature! 

"It" girl Clara Bow dazzles with her breakthough role in Mantrap; and venture deep into South African diamond mines in the suspenseful melodrama, Midnight Madness. 

Live Music Accompaniment by Cliff Retallick!

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Celebrating Laurel & Hardy

Busy Bodies (1933)

Saturday, March 2 @ 4:00 p.m.

The Archive is proud to present a program of restored projects featuring beloved comedians Laurel & Hardy!

IN PERSON: Scott MacQueen, head of preservation, UCLA Film & Television Archive. 

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Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)

The Battle of Russia (1943)

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

We're screening director (and Major) Frank Capra's fifth film in the Why We Fight series made for the U.S. War Dept. during WWII; preceded by The Rear Gunner (1943), starring Lieutenant Burgess Meredith and Lieutenant Ronald Reagan.

IN PERSON: Jeffrey Bickel, UCLA Film & Television Archive.

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Made possible by a grant from the Myra Reinhard Family Foundation

ARSC Visiting Research Stipend

Applications Open Now!

UCLA Film & Television Archive's Research and Study Center (ARSC) is pleased to announce the ARSC Visiting Researcher Stipend for 2013. One stipend in the amount of $3,000 is available this year.

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UCLA FIlm & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Raggedy Ann & Andy:A Musical Adventure (1977)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)

Sunday, February 17 @ 11:00 a.m.

Everyone's favorite red-headed rag dolls come to animated life in this bright and bouncy family gem. 

FREE Admission! 

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

"Pickle Surprise: The Eyes of Tom Rubnitz"

Tom Rubnitz

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

And now for something completely different...The Archive salutes the anarchic work of video artist Tom Rubnitz. The program will include the infamous Pickle Surprise along with never-before seen works.

IN PERSON: actress Ann Magnuson; Bradford Nordeen, director, Dirty Looks.

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