MGM/Photofest Screenwriter Anita Loos (right) clowns with actress Jean Harlow on the set of ’Red-Headed Woman’ (1932). Loos, the first female screenwriter on staff in Hollywood, is the subject of a five-night Archive retrospective in April.
MGM/Photofest Screenwriter Anita Loos ( right ) clowns with actress Jean Harlow on the set of 'Red-Headed Woman' (1932). Loos, the first female screenwriter on staff in Hollywood, is the subject of a five-night Archive retrospective in April. This spring, the UCLA Film & Television Archive celebrates moving images past and present with a vast lineup of preserved and restored classics, film noir, independent films and local premieres of award-winning festival entries from around the world, along with tributes and guest appearances by filmmakers and others. "This season's programming celebrates storytelling that shifts perspective and reflects our humanity," said May Hong HaDuong, director of the Archive, a division of UCLA Library. "With moving images that speak to how identity, culture and family are shaped, the Archive invites audiences to gaze at the windows and mirrors of the human experience." Screenings are held at the Billy Wilder Theater. All programs are free through June 2023, thanks to a gift from an anonymous donor. April 1-23 - This Woman's Work: How Gender Shaped Cinema From Behind the Scenes Focus on Screenwriter Anita Loos Women have been instrumental to the development of cinema since the dawn of motion picture production, though most traditional histories have done little to highlight their contributions to the labor and artistry of filmmaking.
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