UCLA Film & Television Archive welcomes audiences back to in-person screenings

This fall, the UCLA Film & Television Archive is opening its theater doors with a lineup of new and classic titles from around the world, including recent restorations, rare TV treasures and filmmaker tributes, plus special in-person guests. "The Archive is thrilled to welcome back audiences with free screenings at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum," said May Hong HaDuong, director of the Archive, a division of UCLA Library. "Our brilliant programmers and curators have lined up a series of moving image experiences that will allow us to reimagine the world through the eyes of others. Together, we can experience art collectively and safely — to see humanity on screen, around us and within us." All public programs are free through June 2022, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor. Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. Opening night The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hugh M. Hefner Classic American Film Program present two Los Angeles restoration premieres on 35mm. " Mystery of the Wax Museum " (1933) - This legendary horror classic was the last and best of Hollywood's two-color Technicolor features.