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@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:34 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

“Her Wedding Night” (1930) — 35mm 🎞
Fri. Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Free!

Clara Bow flees wannabe Paris grooms for the French Riviera, where comic mayhem ensues amid Art Deco sets.

In person: author David Stenn, “Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild”

Co-presented by Art Deco Society of Los Angeles
ucla.in/3VO9zYp

Clara Bow smiling and sitting on a sofa in an Art Deco interior.

Clara Bow and a man embracing, about to kiss.

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 6:53 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

Happy Silent Movie Day! 🎞 ✨
@filmpreservation.bsky.social has newly added 5 silent films to their online screening room, including 3 preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive:

My Lady’s Lips (1925)
The Roaring Road (1919)
Automobile Thieves (1906)

www.filmpreservation.org/blog/2026/9/...

William Powell and Clara Bow facing each other, looking pensive.

Two men riding in a race car from the 1910s on a dirt road.

Two cars from the 1900s driving alongside each other on a dirt road. One driver is handing a rope to the other car.

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 10:05 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

Ryusuke Hamaguchi: Early Works
Oct 17–Nov 22 | Free

Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for Best International Feature in 2022 and was the first Japanese film nominated for Best Picture. But well before this, he was busy making films that have rarely screened outside of Japan: ucla.in/3VDR3Sp

Three young adults sitting and talking at a bar.

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 9:52 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

North American premieres of new 35mm restorations! 🎞

Pre-Code “Man Trouble” (1930) + silent drama “The Man Who Came Back” (1924), both Fox films starring Dorothy Mackaill, restored from nitrate prints by the Archive

Wed. Oct. 14, 7:30 p.m. Free admission!
ucla.in/4rtSpLB

A man lighting a cigarette with a suspicious expression. Behind him, a woman is concealed behind a wall.

Closeup of a woman with an intense and weary gaze.

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 11:50 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

Announcing our FREE fall 2026 programs! We’re so excited to welcome you back for an eclectic lineup of film and TV classics, restoration premieres, contemporary international cinema, silent films with benshi and musical accompaniment, author talks and Q&As with special guests! cinema.ucla.edu/events

Dorothy Dandridge smiling and climbing a jeep.

Two men standing and looking down in front of a building stoop.

@uclalibrary.bsky.social Sep 17, 2026, 12:53 AM

Congratulations to Smith College student Aria Asevedo on completing her summer internship at UCLA’s Walter H. Rubsamen Music Library! 🎶

Her research across more than 5,800 music scores resulted in two reports published in eScholarship: bit.ly/4j8ICYY

Aria Souza Asevedo sitting at a library table with bookshelves in the background, holding a smartphone and smiling toward the camera.

Blair Black, Aria Asevedo and Matthew Vest stand together in the Music Library with shelves of books behind them, smiling at the camera.

@lahistory.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 9:15 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

Mexican Independence Day celebrated on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall (1935) via @uclalibrary.bsky.social. digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...

A large crowd gathered on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall to watch the Mexican Independence Day parade. Several motorized floats can be seen in the foreground.

@lahistory.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 3:35 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

September 9, 1850: California entered the Union as the nation's 31st state. Unique Map of #California (1885), via @uclalibrary.bsky.social: digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:... #CaliforniaAdmissionDay

Within this map of California (circa 1885) are three inset maps that display soil types, temperature ranges, and geographical areas of California. Pictorial insets feature notable natural & man-made landmarks across the state, such as Palm Canyon, Yosemite, Mt. Whitney, Hotel del Coronado and the Hotel del Monte. Acreage and the principal crops are listed in each county. A smaller drawing of California is situated on the bottom left showing how smaller states fit within the state lines.

A close up of this 1885 map shows counties in Southern California, such as Los Angeles, Ventura, San Diego, San Bernardino. Orange County is not included on this map as it was established in 1889.

This smaller image of California reflects how smaller states fit within state's border. States include: New York, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware

@uclalibrary.bsky.social Sep 2, 2026, 12:36 AM

UCLA Library remembers Robert Gore, visual arts librarian and longtime steward of the Library’s renowned artists’ book collection, who died June 12 at age 67.

Read more about Robert’s life and legacy: ucla.in/4coDID9

A Celebration of Life will be held Sept. 16. RSVP by Sept. 4: ucla.in/4i7vXFw

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Sep 1, 2026, 11:38 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

POV: It’s 1966 and you’re hanging outside Canter’s Deli in L.A. 🎥 (clip from the student film “Kinky”)

On our blog, UCLA MLIS graduate Jackie Forsyte continues to dive into the rich history of student filmmaking at UCLA, this time focusing on the mid- to late 1960s: cinema.ucla.edu/blog/viewing...

@uclalibrary.bsky.social Aug 29, 2026, 12:07 AM

The Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT) in UCLA Library Special Collections is seeking applications from UCLA students for undergraduate and graduate positions offering hands-on experience with archives and special collections materials.

📅 Apply by Sept. 4
🔗 go.library.ucla.edu/cfprt

@uclaftvarchive.bsky.social Aug 26, 2026, 7:59 PMReposted by @uclalibrary.bsky.social

The new restoration of “Black Girl” (Ossie Davis, 1972) will air on @tcmtv.bsky.social as part of their tribute to actor Brock Peters. Aug. 28, 7:15 pm (PT) bit.ly/45P2ngE

Restored by UCLA Film & Television Archive and @thefilmfoundation.bsky.social with funding from Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation

Three scenes from "Black Girl." A father speaks in a living room while a mother stands behind him with a surprised expression. A young woman exits an airplane. Two smiling young women exchange an envelope in a church.

@uclalibrary.bsky.social Apr 28, 2026, 12:13 AM

The UCLA Film & Television Archive @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library, will present the 22nd edition of its biennial UCLA Festival of Preservation, running Friday, May 29 to Sunday, May 31 at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum.

Full festival schedule: ucla.in/4vHiZ5q

The UCLA Festival of Preservation returns May 29–31. Free to the public, the 22nd biennial festival celebrates the UCLA Film & Television Archive’s latest preservation and restoration work. Image of “The Other Love” (1947), courtesy of United Artists / Photofest.

@uclalibrary.bsky.social Mar 19, 2026, 5:03 PM

This spring, @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social, a unit of UCLA Library, presents free public programs March 22-June 28.

Restorations, retrospectives and a biennial festival of preservation explore comedy, film history, experimental filmmaking and international storytelling.

Full details: ucla.in/4dmHPkk