Billy Wilder Theater
Hammer Museum
Courtyard Level
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Upcoming Films at Billy Wilder Theater
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Fri, Dec 5
In Person: Q&A with Thomas J. Coates, director emeritus, UC Global Health Institute, and distinguished research professor, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine; Los Angeles “Through Positive Eyes” artivist Lynnea Garbutt; David Gere, professor, UCLA World Arts and Cultures/Dance, and director, UCLA Art & Global Health Center; “Eyes on Ukraine” director Mo Stoebe; moderated by May Hong HaDuong, director, UCLA Film & Television Archive; and Wilna Julmiste Taylor, associate director, UCLA Art & Global Health Center.
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Sat, Dec 6
In Person: Introduction by Professor Kathleen McHugh, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.
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Reality Frictions / Bontoc Eulogy
Fri, Dec 12
In Person: Introduction by Los Angeles Filmforum Executive and Artistic Director Adam Hyman. Q&A with Steve F. Anderson, filmmaker and associate dean of Academic Affairs, UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture, moderated by Los Angeles Filmforum programmer Diego Robles.
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Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television
Sat, Dec 13
In Person: Q&A with Todd S. Purdum, author of “Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television.” Book signing before the screening.
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Fri, Jan 16
In Person: Introduction by guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University. Pre-screening Q&A with Louie and Kurt Wong (UCLA ’90), grandson of Tony Quon and Margaret Lew, owners of the Sing Lee Theatre.
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Sun, Jan 18
In Person: Introduction by guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University.
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Cinema’s First Nasty Women: Breaking Plates and Smashing the Patriarchy
Fri, Jan 23
In Person: Karen Pearlman, filmmaker; Lilya Kaganovsky, professor and chair, UCLA Department of Slavic, East European & Eurasian Languages & Cultures.
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Sat, Jan 31
In Person: Q&A with filmmaker Bao Nguyen, producer Terri Lichstein, line producer Jenni Trang Le, moderated by UCLA Assistant Professor Thuy Vo Dang, Information Studies and Asian American Studies. Introduction by Archive Director May Hong HaDuong.
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Sun, Feb 1
In Person: guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University, will give a brief talk about the history of the Sing Lee Theatre before the screening. Q&A with Louie, Head of Collection Services Staci Hogsett and Circulation Coordinator Diana Cardenas.
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Always for Pleasure / Yum, Yum, Yum!: A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
Fri, Feb 6
In Person: chef and restaurateur Alice Waters.
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Homes Apart: Korea / American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Sun, Feb 8
In Person: director Grace Lee (UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television M.F.A. ’02) and Grace Kim, Nodutol community organizer. Prerecorded introduction by filmmakers Christine Choy and J.T. Takagi.
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Sat, Feb 14
In Person: Introduction by Archive Research and Study Center Officer Maya Montañez Smukler. Q&A with Michael Berry, director of UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, and guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University.
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Archive Talks: Hitchcock and Herrmann with Steven C. Smith
Sun, Feb 15
In Person: Q&A with Steven C. Smith, author of “Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema.” Book signing before the screening, beginning at 6 p.m.
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The Solitude of Memory / Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Fri, Feb 20
In Person: director Juan Pablo González vice chair and head of production, UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. Q&A to take place after The Solitude of Memory.
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Sun, Feb 22
In Person: filmmaker Eleni Alexandrakis; Laurie Hart, chair, UCLA Department of Anthropology, and co-director, UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies.
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Red Hollywood / The Master Race
Fri, Feb 27
In Person: Q&A with Mary Corey, senior continuing lecturer in the UCLA Department of History.
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Hollywood Television Theatre: Wakako Yamauchi’s “And the Soul Shall Dance”
Sat, Feb 28
In Person: UCLA Professor Karen Umemoto, Helen and Morgan Chu Director of the Asian American Studies Center, and with Brian Niiya, Content Director of Densho, Lily Tung Crystal, Artistic Director, East West Players, and actor Denice Kumagai-Hoy.
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Conbody vs Everybody: Episodes 1–3
Fri, Mar 13
In Person: post-screening Q&A with director Debra Granik and Coss Marte, owner of CONBODY.
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Conbody vs Everybody: Episodes 1–3
Sat, Mar 14
In Person: post-screening Q&A with director Debra Granik and Coss Marte, owner of CONBODY.
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Sat, Mar 21
In Person: Q&A with filmmaker Elena Dorfman; Ariel West, artist-in-residence, UCLA Film & Television Archive.
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Devoted to You / Love Unto Waste
Sun, Mar 22
In Person: Introduction by guest programmer Janet Louie, Ph.D. candidate, Harvard University. Post-screening Q&A with Louie and Michael Berry, director of UCLA Center for Chinese Studies.
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Map to Billy Wilder Theater, and More Details
- Box office
- Opens one hour before show time.
- Parking
- Available in the lot under the Hammer Museum. You can enter it from the east side of Westwood Blvd, just north of Wilshire. The lot is cash-only and generally will cost $6 for a movie.
Visitor parking is also available in UCLA Parking Lot 36 at 11020 Kinross Ave if you'd like to save a buck or two.
Lastly, there is metered parking throughout Westwood Village, with the occasional non-metered street spot if you're willing to venture a bit.
Please see the theater’s parking info page (scroll down when there) for more details.