Spotlight Archive

Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Airport (1970)

Friday, June 15 @ 7:30 p.m.

An all-star cast (including Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin and Jean Seberg) shines in the box-office smash Airport (1970).

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"Mad Men" Creator Matthew Weiner In Person

Patterns (1956)

Friday, August 3 @ 7:30 p.m.

"Mad Men" creator Matt Weiner will introduce the incisive, Rod Serling-scripted Patterns (1956).

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Family Flicks

Back to the Future (1985)

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

Teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) team up in Universal's sci-fi comedy hit, Back to the Future (1985).

FREE ADMISSION!

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"A Tribute to Choreographer Jack Cole"

Choreographer Jack Cole

Saturday, August 4 @ 7:30 p.m.

A screening of The I Don't Care Girl (1953) will begin our discussion of the work of ace choreographer Jack Cole.

IN PERSON: Mitzi Gaynor, dance critic Debra Levine and Larry Billman, founder, Academy of Dance on Film.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

The Sting (1973)

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

A new print of The Sting (1973), winner of seven Academy Awards, celebrates the golden age of gangster films.

IN PERSON: Associate Producer Robert L. Crawford.

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Mickey Rooney In Person

Mickey Rooney and Rod Serling

Sunday, August 5 @ 7:00 p.m.

Mickey Rooney will join us for a screening of the Rod Serling-scripted, live TV drama "Playhouse 90: The Comedian" (1957), directed by John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate).

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UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hammer Museum present

Family Flicks

My Friend Flicka (1943)

Sunday, July 22 @ 11:00 a.m.

In My Friend Flicka (1943), young Ken dreams of having his own horse, but the responsibilities quickly put him to the test.

FREE Admission!

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Archive Documentary Spotlight

El Velador (2011)

Sunday, July 15 @ 7:00 p.m.

Mexico’s struggle with violent drug cartels finds expression in Natalia Almada’s mesmerizing documentary, El Velador (2011).

FREE Admission!

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In Memory of Audrey Wilder

Billy and Audrey Wilder

1922-2012

We are saddened to announce the passing of Audrey L. Wilder, beloved wife of the Academy Award-winning screenwriter and director Billy Wilder, whose exceptional gift made possible the Archive's theatrical home.

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Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years

Friday, May 4 - Sunday, June 24

UCLA Film & Television Archive has partnered with American Express to honor Universal Pictures’ 100th anniversary.

IN PERSON: Brian Grazer (5/4); Carla Laemmle (5/5); Arthur Gardner (5/11); Roger Guenveur Smith and Prof. Allyson Nadia Field (5/18); Marilyn Knowlden and Miles Kreuger (5/19); Isidore Mankofsky, A.S.C. (6/4); James Curtis (6/8); and Marilyn Knowlden (6/10).

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