People of color helped keep movie business afloat during pandemic
The latest UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report again emphasizes the importance of minority audiences.
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UCLA Library becomes academic home to the collection of beloved martial arts fiction author
The Shiao Yi Wuxia Collection includes manuscripts, photographs and other ephemera.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes spring with diverse lineup of screenings
The free spring public programs, presented at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, begin April 1.
UCLA botanist brings biodiversity of Colombia to Disney’s ‘Encanto’
Felipe Zapata taps into his life’s work, as well as childhood memories, to give the animated film its distinctive flora.
Black History Month: Read, Watch, Listen 2022 Edition
Bruins recommend works for education and enjoyment to celebrate throughout February.
The landmark film that let Black entertainers ‘steal the show’ in classic Hollywood
Q&A with historian Miriam Petty about “Stormy Weather,” which the UCLA Film & Television Archive will screen on Feb. 19
A whole new world: Production of ‘A Most Favored Nation’ tests the definition of live theater
The UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television faculty and students were able to incorporate augmented reality in how they staged the play.
Alumnus David Koepp writes big stories for the big (and small) screen
Q&A with the screenwriter of “Jurassic Park” and “Spider-Man,” whose newest screenplay “KIMI,” debuts Feb. 10 on HBO Max.
UPDATE: Queer cinema retrospective at UCLA changed to begin Feb. 18
The series marks a capstone of years of UCLA Film & Television Archive efforts to share LGBTQ media.
‘MoMA Contenders 2021’ presents the past year’s most important films
The series begins Jan. 5, 2022, at the Hammer Museum at UCLA
Eight films with UCLA ties among 25 named to the National Film Registry
The Librarian of Congress annually selects the United States’ most influential motion pictures for this honor.
UCLA Film & Television Archive rings in 2022 with new in-person screenings
The Archive’s free winter offerings, which include a wide variety of screenings, talks and artist tributes, will run from Jan. 21 to March 26.
Alumnus Rafael Agustín champions diversity in Hollywood
The writer and Latino Film Institute CEO touts the importance of UCLA’s research on inclusion in TV, movies.
UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes audiences back to in-person screenings
The Archive’s free fall offerings, which include recent restorations, rare TV pieces and filmmaker tributes, will run from Nov. 12 to Dec. 18.
UCLA environmental experts featured in PBS series about sustainability
Faculty, alumni and students from multiple disciplines are helping shape stories of accountability in “Sustaining US,” whose second season debuts Oct. 6
Eric Jager’s Long Road to Hollywood
The professor’s true crime tale set in medieval France was finally turned into a film 15 years after publishing.
Two Professors Co-Direct Film About Harsh Border Crossing
“Águilas” documents hope and loss in the Arizona desert.
Film preservationist Scott MacQueen on the future of saving the past
The recently retired head of preservation at the UCLA Film & Television Archive looks back on his three-decade career.
Sparks: UCLA’s Influential Music Duo
After blazing their own musical path, Ron and Russell Mael are at the heart of two very different movies.
