Billy Wilder Theater
Hammer Museum
Courtyard Level
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
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Upcoming Films at Billy Wilder Theater





Fri, Oct 23
In person: David Stenn, author of Clara Bow: Runnin’ Wild. Stenn will sign copies of the book in the lobby beginning at 6:30 pm Books will be available for purchase thanks to Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

Sat, Oct 24
In person: Q&A with UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli and UCLA Comparative Literature Professor Nouri Gana. 60th anniversary.


Sat, Oct 31
In person: Introduction by UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet.

How to Save a Dead Friend / A Ghost Story
Sun, Nov 1
In person: Q&A with UCLA Cinema and Media Studies Professor Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli, Université Paris Cité Visual Studies Professor Martine Beugnet.



Borders That Flower: The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing / Women Beyond Borders
Sat, Nov 14
In person: Q&A with UCLA Asian American Studies Assistant Professor Nour Joudah and UC Riverside Media and Cultural Studies Assistant Professor Rana Sharif, moderated by UCLA Comparative Literature Ph.D. student Aciah Abdulsater.

Archive Talks: Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds
Sun, Nov 15
In person: Pre-screening talk by Laura Horak, author of Trans Cinema: Making Communities, Identities, and Worlds. Post-screening Q&A. Horak will sign copies of the book in the lobby beginning at 6 pm Books will be available for purchase thanks to Larry Edmunds Bookshop.

Archive Talks: Trouble in Paradise
Wed, Nov 18
In person: Introductions and pre-screening conversation with author and film historian Howard Gutner and Deborah Nadoolman Landis, founding director and chair of the David C. Copley Center for Costume Design at UCLA.

Sat, Nov 21
In person: Q&A with writer-producer Harry Friedman and actors Ruta Lee, Rich Little and Jo Anne Worley. 60th anniversary.


Sat, Dec 5
In person: benshi Ichirō Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura.

That’s My Daddy / Different From the Others
Sun, Dec 6
In person: benshi Ichirō Kataoka, composer and pianist Makia Matsumura.


Tribute to Director Stan Lathan: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Sat, Dec 12
In person: writer-director Reginald Hudlin, producer-director Stan Lathan, NYU Associate Professor Josslyn Luckett.




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.