Our Sat 4/13 tribute to director Robert Butler will be introduced by Thomas Carter, actor, producer and Emmy award-winning director of the pilots for “St. Elsewhere,” “Miami Vice,” “Equal Justice” & more ucla.in/3Q2sER0

Only takes a few hundred ticketbuyers to sell out two screenings at Chicago's Gene Siskel Film Center, and those are fortunate people: I caught 'The Art of the Benshi' the other night at BAM and it is a pearl. chicagotribune.com/2024/04/11/the…

Fri 4/12: “Vera” (Brazil 1986) is considered one of the earliest portrayals in film of a transmasculine character. Based on the life of poet Anderson Bigode Herzer, this drama tells the story of Bauer, who navigates life in an orphanage before finding love ucla.in/4aSjcHK

Join us and Directors Guild for a tribute to Robert Butler (1927-2023), who directed the pilots for some of the most acclaimed and popular series. 4/13 “Hill Street Blues” & “Batman” pilots with Thomas Carter in person + 4/14 “Night of the Juggler” on 35mm ucla.in/3TXLIkA

Benshi performers Ichirō Kataoka and Kumiko Ōmori tell hyperallergic about the conventions and challenges of the Japanese art of narrating silent films. They will be here Apr. 19–21 for “The Art of the Benshi,” organized by the Archive & Yanai Initiative. hyperallergic.com/899506/benshi-…

I enjoyed Art of the Benshi at BAM Film so much I went back again!

Hideyuki Yamashiro, Kumiko Ōmori + Ichirō Kataoka made a perfect ensemble. I can't imagine any film buff who wouldn't enjoy these #SilentFilm programs.

Catch the tour if you can! artofthebenshi.org

Benshi Kumiko Ōmori's witty, fourth-wall-breaking narration for OUR PET (1924) was the highlight of Art of the Benshi at BAM for me.

Hundreds of people laughing and cheering for Diana Serra Cary's Baby Peggy a century later was extraordinarily moving. #SilentFilm

The UCLA Film & Television Archive is hosting a remembrance tribute to the late Bob Butler this Saturday at the Billy Wilder Theater. It was a pleasure to know Bob- perhaps the most consequential director in television history. I look forward to being there.
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Everything you could possibly want from a movie about LA. The new restoration looks incredible. A joy to scour every shot for 1962 street signs and restaurants.

There’s one day left in the UCLA Festival of Preservation and still plenty to see! Our free Sunday screenings of newly restored works include “Topper Takes a Trip” (1938), “Man and Wife” (1923), “The Wages of Sin” (1938), “Smog” (1962) + more: cinema.ucla.edu/festival

Just emerged, thrilled and shaken and astonished, from the first of four programs in The Art of the Benshi, at BAM Film It's one of the finest theatre and movie experiences, separately and together, that I've ever had; do not miss... bam.org/film/2024/the-…

Charles Burnett Celebrates Turning 80 by Re-Premiering the Lost Film He Struggled for 25 Years to Get Released trib.al/XdnO0XE

This week, a lost gem from Charles Burnett found as part of UCLA's Festival of Preservation
New discoveries at the Los Angeles Festival of Movies
Two of the best new releases of the year so far in THE BEAST and LA CHIMERA
Plus Melville's LE SAMOURAI in 4K
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Tonight is our big premiere BAM! 📽️ We’re excited to partner with UCLA Film & Television Archive for The Art of the Benshi, a 5-city tour showcasing silent Japanese films with live performances by benshi (movie orators) & an ensemble of musicians from Japan! artofthebenshi.org

The Yanai Initiative & UCLA Film & Television Archive are thrilled to share that this Friday is the launch of our Silent Film Narrators of Japan World Tour! 🎬 If you're in the New York area, visit our site for info on tickets to the 4/5~4/7 shows BAM! #弁士 artofthebenshi.org

Filmmaker Joe Dante will introduce our Atomic Television screening this Saturday as part of the UCLA Festival of Preservation! Golden-age TV rarities featuring Anthony Quinn and Roald Dahl. Newly preserved and presented with original commercials. Free! ucla.in/3U26noG

The 21st edition of UCLA Film & Television Archive Festival of Preservation starts Friday. An important festival for all who love movies and a celebration of those who put in the work to save cinema. Support!

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