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🏛️ What makes lawmakers effective? Join Craig Volden, UVA Center for Effective Lawmaking, on tackling policy challenges.
📅 Tuesday, March 3, 1 - 2:30pm
📍 Charles E. Young Research Library + Zoom
RSVP at go.library.ucla.edu/marschak
📅 Tuesday, March 3, 1 - 2:30pm
📍 Charles E. Young Research Library + Zoom
RSVP at go.library.ucla.edu/marschak
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
🏛️ What makes lawmakers effective? Join Craig Volden, UVA Center for Effective Lawmaking, on tackling policy challenges.
📅 Tuesday, March 3, 1 - 2:30pm
📍 Charles E. Young Research Library + Zoom
RSVP at go.library.ucla.edu/marschak
📅 Tuesday, March 3, 1 - 2:30pm
📍 Charles E. Young Research Library + Zoom
RSVP at go.library.ucla.edu/marschak
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On our blog, UCLA M.L.I.S. graduate Jackie Forsyte delves into the rich history of UCLA student filmmaking from the beginning, 1947–1965. After WWII, “students and faculty forged ahead with building a film education rooted in technical proficiency and creative experimentation.” ucla.in/3M0OKEQ
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
On our blog, UCLA M.L.I.S. graduate Jackie Forsyte delves into the rich history of UCLA student filmmaking from the beginning, 1947–1965. After WWII, “students and faculty forged ahead with building a film education rooted in technical proficiency and creative experimentation.” ucla.in/3M0OKEQ
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Saturday 2/14: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.” continues Valentine’s Day with a pair of Hong Kong films about love and friendship, directed by Sylvia Chang and Ann Hui 💕 35mm! 🎞
“Passion” (1986)
“Starry Is the Night” (1988)
ucla.in/4ralGd2
“Passion” (1986)
“Starry Is the Night” (1988)
ucla.in/4ralGd2
February 10, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Saturday 2/14: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.” continues Valentine’s Day with a pair of Hong Kong films about love and friendship, directed by Sylvia Chang and Ann Hui 💕 35mm! 🎞
“Passion” (1986)
“Starry Is the Night” (1988)
ucla.in/4ralGd2
“Passion” (1986)
“Starry Is the Night” (1988)
ucla.in/4ralGd2
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Friday 2/3: “(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home” continues with films by acclaimed Chilean documentarian Ignacio Agüero & Malaysian-Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang:
“Under Construction (or the place where I was born no longer exists)” (Chile, 2000)
“Give Me a Home” (Taiwan, 1991)
ucla.in/4r2af7j
“Under Construction (or the place where I was born no longer exists)” (Chile, 2000)
“Give Me a Home” (Taiwan, 1991)
ucla.in/4r2af7j
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Friday 2/3: “(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home” continues with films by acclaimed Chilean documentarian Ignacio Agüero & Malaysian-Taiwanese auteur Tsai Ming-liang:
“Under Construction (or the place where I was born no longer exists)” (Chile, 2000)
“Give Me a Home” (Taiwan, 1991)
ucla.in/4r2af7j
“Under Construction (or the place where I was born no longer exists)” (Chile, 2000)
“Give Me a Home” (Taiwan, 1991)
ucla.in/4r2af7j
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Wed @ 4pm: @uclalibrary.bsky.social's Special Collections is hosting a Curatorial Open House. Themes on display will include 1️⃣ Multiracial civil rights coalitions and 2️⃣ Black LGBT community organizations. More info -> www.library.ucla.edu/visit/events... #Archives #Archivists
February 10, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Wed @ 4pm: @uclalibrary.bsky.social's Special Collections is hosting a Curatorial Open House. Themes on display will include 1️⃣ Multiracial civil rights coalitions and 2️⃣ Black LGBT community organizations. More info -> www.library.ucla.edu/visit/events... #Archives #Archivists
UCLA Library seeks a highly collaborative, inclusive and knowledgeable leader to serve as Assistant Director of Library Special Collections (LSC).
Apply by February 26: ucla.in/3ZK8fV2
Apply by February 26: ucla.in/3ZK8fV2
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
UCLA Library seeks a highly collaborative, inclusive and knowledgeable leader to serve as Assistant Director of Library Special Collections (LSC).
Apply by February 26: ucla.in/3ZK8fV2
Apply by February 26: ucla.in/3ZK8fV2
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Feb. 7: “Numbskull Revolution” (2026) premiere!
A pair of rival conceptual artists (Amy Davis, James Duval) battle for fame and funding. As one ascends the heights of capitalist success, the other seeks inspiration and solace in a new cyber drug. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu in person! ucla.in/45YVz0r
A pair of rival conceptual artists (Amy Davis, James Duval) battle for fame and funding. As one ascends the heights of capitalist success, the other seeks inspiration and solace in a new cyber drug. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu in person! ucla.in/45YVz0r
January 29, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Feb. 7: “Numbskull Revolution” (2026) premiere!
A pair of rival conceptual artists (Amy Davis, James Duval) battle for fame and funding. As one ascends the heights of capitalist success, the other seeks inspiration and solace in a new cyber drug. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu in person! ucla.in/45YVz0r
A pair of rival conceptual artists (Amy Davis, James Duval) battle for fame and funding. As one ascends the heights of capitalist success, the other seeks inspiration and solace in a new cyber drug. Filmmaker Jon Moritsugu in person! ucla.in/45YVz0r
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Friday Feb. 6: Food and Film: Two by Les Blank
“Always for Pleasure” (1978)—16mm!
“Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana” (1990)
In the streets, living rooms and kitchens of New Orleans, documentarian Les Blank observes an American city like no other: ucla.in/3NQO2ug
“Always for Pleasure” (1978)—16mm!
“Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana” (1990)
In the streets, living rooms and kitchens of New Orleans, documentarian Les Blank observes an American city like no other: ucla.in/3NQO2ug
February 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Friday Feb. 6: Food and Film: Two by Les Blank
“Always for Pleasure” (1978)—16mm!
“Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana” (1990)
In the streets, living rooms and kitchens of New Orleans, documentarian Les Blank observes an American city like no other: ucla.in/3NQO2ug
“Always for Pleasure” (1978)—16mm!
“Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana” (1990)
In the streets, living rooms and kitchens of New Orleans, documentarian Les Blank observes an American city like no other: ucla.in/3NQO2ug
The Los Angeles Times asked film writers to rank their top movies set in L.A. Seven titles on the list have been preserved and restored by the @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/la-time...
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
The Los Angeles Times asked film writers to rank their top movies set in L.A. Seven titles on the list have been preserved and restored by the @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/la-time...
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404 by L.A. Times interviewed our Motion Picture Curator Todd Wiener and former Collections Intern / Harvard Ph.D. candidate @janetlouie.bsky.social about Chinatown’s Sing Lee Theatre and the Chinese-language films saved by the Archive 🎞️ www.latimes.com/0000019c-0ff...
Hundreds of Chinese-language Film Reels Saved
Once the heart of Chinese-language cinema in L.A., given new life.
www.latimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:23 PM
404 by L.A. Times interviewed our Motion Picture Curator Todd Wiener and former Collections Intern / Harvard Ph.D. candidate @janetlouie.bsky.social about Chinatown’s Sing Lee Theatre and the Chinese-language films saved by the Archive 🎞️ www.latimes.com/0000019c-0ff...
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Sunday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
🎞 “Rear Entrance” (Hong Kong, 1960) — 35mm!
Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, “Rear Entrance” tells the moving story of a woman (silent-to-sound era actor Butterfly Woo) who adopts a young girl.
Free! ucla.in/3LY5oVt
🎞 “Rear Entrance” (Hong Kong, 1960) — 35mm!
Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, “Rear Entrance” tells the moving story of a woman (silent-to-sound era actor Butterfly Woo) who adopts a young girl.
Free! ucla.in/3LY5oVt
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Sunday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m.
🎞 “Rear Entrance” (Hong Kong, 1960) — 35mm!
Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, “Rear Entrance” tells the moving story of a woman (silent-to-sound era actor Butterfly Woo) who adopts a young girl.
Free! ucla.in/3LY5oVt
🎞 “Rear Entrance” (Hong Kong, 1960) — 35mm!
Directed by the legendary Li Han-hsiang of Shaw Brothers fame, “Rear Entrance” tells the moving story of a woman (silent-to-sound era actor Butterfly Woo) who adopts a young girl.
Free! ucla.in/3LY5oVt
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Jan 23, 1926: The Shrine Auditorium was dedicated 100 years ago.
“The public dedication…will be one of the most colorful spectacles in the city’s history,” Los Angeles Times (Jan 20, 1926). Photos via @uclalibrary.bsky.social and @castatelibrary.bsky.social:
“The public dedication…will be one of the most colorful spectacles in the city’s history,” Los Angeles Times (Jan 20, 1926). Photos via @uclalibrary.bsky.social and @castatelibrary.bsky.social:
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Jan 23, 1926: The Shrine Auditorium was dedicated 100 years ago.
“The public dedication…will be one of the most colorful spectacles in the city’s history,” Los Angeles Times (Jan 20, 1926). Photos via @uclalibrary.bsky.social and @castatelibrary.bsky.social:
“The public dedication…will be one of the most colorful spectacles in the city’s history,” Los Angeles Times (Jan 20, 1926). Photos via @uclalibrary.bsky.social and @castatelibrary.bsky.social:
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1/29 🎥 “Aquarius” (2016)
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent”), “Aquarius” depicts a woman’s fight to protect her home. Clara (Sônia Braga) enjoys an idyllic life in Recife, Brazil, until she is pressured to leave by real estate developers: ucla.in/4baFY14
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent”), “Aquarius” depicts a woman’s fight to protect her home. Clara (Sônia Braga) enjoys an idyllic life in Recife, Brazil, until she is pressured to leave by real estate developers: ucla.in/4baFY14
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 PM
1/29 🎥 “Aquarius” (2016)
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent”), “Aquarius” depicts a woman’s fight to protect her home. Clara (Sônia Braga) enjoys an idyllic life in Recife, Brazil, until she is pressured to leave by real estate developers: ucla.in/4baFY14
Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho (of the Oscar-nominated “The Secret Agent”), “Aquarius” depicts a woman’s fight to protect her home. Clara (Sônia Braga) enjoys an idyllic life in Recife, Brazil, until she is pressured to leave by real estate developers: ucla.in/4baFY14
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1/31: “The Stringer” (2025)
One of the most recognizable photos from the Vietnam War, “The Terror of War” moved the hearts and minds of the world. Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret. Filmmakers & special guests in person! ucla.in/4qqgdhS
One of the most recognizable photos from the Vietnam War, “The Terror of War” moved the hearts and minds of the world. Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret. Filmmakers & special guests in person! ucla.in/4qqgdhS
January 22, 2026 at 10:15 PM
1/31: “The Stringer” (2025)
One of the most recognizable photos from the Vietnam War, “The Terror of War” moved the hearts and minds of the world. Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret. Filmmakers & special guests in person! ucla.in/4qqgdhS
One of the most recognizable photos from the Vietnam War, “The Terror of War” moved the hearts and minds of the world. Bao Nguyen’s gripping film documents a possible revelation of the photograph’s long-held secret. Filmmakers & special guests in person! ucla.in/4qqgdhS
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Jan. 25–Mar. 20: “From John Doe to Lonesome Rhodes: Anti-fascism From the Archive”
This series presents 11 American films restored by the Archive or held in its collection that were produced in response to the cataclysmic clash of ideologies that marked the mid-20th century.
Free! ucla.in/49KZy1n
This series presents 11 American films restored by the Archive or held in its collection that were produced in response to the cataclysmic clash of ideologies that marked the mid-20th century.
Free! ucla.in/49KZy1n
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Jan. 25–Mar. 20: “From John Doe to Lonesome Rhodes: Anti-fascism From the Archive”
This series presents 11 American films restored by the Archive or held in its collection that were produced in response to the cataclysmic clash of ideologies that marked the mid-20th century.
Free! ucla.in/49KZy1n
This series presents 11 American films restored by the Archive or held in its collection that were produced in response to the cataclysmic clash of ideologies that marked the mid-20th century.
Free! ucla.in/49KZy1n
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Sat 1/24: “Rod Serling’s Existential TV Western: The Loner”
After “Twilight Zone,” six-time Emmy winner Rod Serling returned to primetime with “The Loner” (CBS, 1965–66). Join us for three Serling-penned episodes starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea. Free! ucla.in/3NqEoyj
After “Twilight Zone,” six-time Emmy winner Rod Serling returned to primetime with “The Loner” (CBS, 1965–66). Join us for three Serling-penned episodes starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea. Free! ucla.in/3NqEoyj
January 17, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Sat 1/24: “Rod Serling’s Existential TV Western: The Loner”
After “Twilight Zone,” six-time Emmy winner Rod Serling returned to primetime with “The Loner” (CBS, 1965–66). Join us for three Serling-penned episodes starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea. Free! ucla.in/3NqEoyj
After “Twilight Zone,” six-time Emmy winner Rod Serling returned to primetime with “The Loner” (CBS, 1965–66). Join us for three Serling-penned episodes starring Lloyd Bridges, Tony Bill, Brock Peters and Dan Duryea. Free! ucla.in/3NqEoyj
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1/23: Films by Karen Pearlman + early silent shorts
Pearlman has built a feminist film practice that puts cinema’s past & present in dialogue in brilliantly constructed short film essays. Join us for a screening of her work along with the slapstick female performers that inspired it ucla.in/4pHqE09
Pearlman has built a feminist film practice that puts cinema’s past & present in dialogue in brilliantly constructed short film essays. Join us for a screening of her work along with the slapstick female performers that inspired it ucla.in/4pHqE09
January 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
1/23: Films by Karen Pearlman + early silent shorts
Pearlman has built a feminist film practice that puts cinema’s past & present in dialogue in brilliantly constructed short film essays. Join us for a screening of her work along with the slapstick female performers that inspired it ucla.in/4pHqE09
Pearlman has built a feminist film practice that puts cinema’s past & present in dialogue in brilliantly constructed short film essays. Join us for a screening of her work along with the slapstick female performers that inspired it ucla.in/4pHqE09
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On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9
January 14, 2026 at 11:09 PM
On our blog, Harvard scholar Janet Louie delves into the history of the Sing Lee Theatre, which opened in 1962 in L.A.’s Chinatown and became a hub for Chinese-language cinema and opera. A significant collection of films was rescued from the shuttered theater by the Archive in 2016: ucla.in/4qmQZB9
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“(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II”
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
January 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
“(Dis)placement: Fluctuations of Home, Part II”
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
Jan 17–Feb 20
This series continues our summer 2025 exploration of what it means to be housed, and to truly feel at home, amid ongoing displacement. These international and independent films trace the fragile architecture of belonging: ucla.in/45RfNc6
Thank you to @laist.com's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez for spotlighting an interview with the groundbreaking mariachi musician Rebecca Gonzales (1953 - 2024) from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research project “Mariachi Music in Los Angeles and beyond.” Explore the full collection: ucla.in/4qDdp0z
How trailblazer Rebecca Gonzales broke through mariachi machismo in the 70's
Rebecca Gonzales’ oral history sheds light on the rewards and the pain of her breakthrough.
laist.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 AM
Thank you to @laist.com's Adolfo Guzman-Lopez for spotlighting an interview with the groundbreaking mariachi musician Rebecca Gonzales (1953 - 2024) from the UCLA Library Center for Oral History Research project “Mariachi Music in Los Angeles and beyond.” Explore the full collection: ucla.in/4qDdp0z
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Jan. 16–Mar. 22: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.”
This series features films from 1960–1988 Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and marks the first public presentation of prints rescued from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in Chinatown: ucla.in/4ssjWNC
This series features films from 1960–1988 Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and marks the first public presentation of prints rescued from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in Chinatown: ucla.in/4ssjWNC
January 2, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Jan. 16–Mar. 22: “Echoes From Spring Street: The World of Sing Lee and Chinese-Language Cinema in L.A.”
This series features films from 1960–1988 Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and marks the first public presentation of prints rescued from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in Chinatown: ucla.in/4ssjWNC
This series features films from 1960–1988 Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan, and marks the first public presentation of prints rescued from the shuttered Sing Lee Theatre in Chinatown: ucla.in/4ssjWNC
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New restorations from the Archive now streaming on the Criterion Channel (criterionchannel.com)
🎬 “The Annihilation of Fish” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1999)
🎬 “Compensation” (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999)
🎬 “Pink Narcissus” (dir. James Bidgood, 1971)
🎬 “The Sealed Soil” (dir. Marva Nabili, 1977)
🎬 “The Annihilation of Fish” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1999)
🎬 “Compensation” (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999)
🎬 “Pink Narcissus” (dir. James Bidgood, 1971)
🎬 “The Sealed Soil” (dir. Marva Nabili, 1977)
December 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
New restorations from the Archive now streaming on the Criterion Channel (criterionchannel.com)
🎬 “The Annihilation of Fish” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1999)
🎬 “Compensation” (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999)
🎬 “Pink Narcissus” (dir. James Bidgood, 1971)
🎬 “The Sealed Soil” (dir. Marva Nabili, 1977)
🎬 “The Annihilation of Fish” (dir. Charles Burnett, 1999)
🎬 “Compensation” (dir. Zeinabu irene Davis, 1999)
🎬 “Pink Narcissus” (dir. James Bidgood, 1971)
🎬 “The Sealed Soil” (dir. Marva Nabili, 1977)
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Here’s Joan Blondell bringing Hollywood glitz and style to the holiday season ✨
Watch newly digitized home movies from 1936 featuring star couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell — who made 10 films together at Warner Bros. — now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCLAFTVArchive/videos
Watch newly digitized home movies from 1936 featuring star couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell — who made 10 films together at Warner Bros. — now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCLAFTVArchive/videos
December 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Here’s Joan Blondell bringing Hollywood glitz and style to the holiday season ✨
Watch newly digitized home movies from 1936 featuring star couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell — who made 10 films together at Warner Bros. — now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCLAFTVArchive/videos
Watch newly digitized home movies from 1936 featuring star couple Joan Blondell and Dick Powell — who made 10 films together at Warner Bros. — now available on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/@UCLAFTVArchive/videos
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Thank you to @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy writer Gina Telaroli for selecting “Black Girl” (dir. Ossie Davis, 1972) as one of the best restorations of the year!
Restored by the Archive & @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social w/ funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-bes...
Restored by the Archive & @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social w/ funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-bes...
The Best Restorations of 2025
In with the old: the best restorations, preservations, reprints, and remasters of 2025
www.filmcomment.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thank you to @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy writer Gina Telaroli for selecting “Black Girl” (dir. Ossie Davis, 1972) as one of the best restorations of the year!
Restored by the Archive & @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social w/ funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-bes...
Restored by the Archive & @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social w/ funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
www.filmcomment.com/blog/the-bes...
Happy first day of winter! Take a winter walk through some Los Angeles parks with these photos from the LA Views Photograph Collection 99, stewarded by UCLA Library Special Collections ❄️ 🏞️ ucla.in/4akT9fs
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Happy first day of winter! Take a winter walk through some Los Angeles parks with these photos from the LA Views Photograph Collection 99, stewarded by UCLA Library Special Collections ❄️ 🏞️ ucla.in/4akT9fs