Special Programs

These events, courses, and other unique offerings are available exclusively to OLLI at UCLA members as part of their membership benefits. All special programs are offered at no cost to members. Registration is required.

Special programs are scheduled on an ongoing basis. Please check our website, uclaextension.edu/olli-course-schedule for any updates.

OLLI Video Library {Summer 2023 Access}

OLLI at UCLA members who enroll in this course receive access to a selection of past program recordings in their Canvas student portal. Enjoy over 50 recordings of one-day lectures, virtual tours, guest speaker interviews, Beyond the Headlines speaker series, and more! Re-enroll each quarter to continue your access and take advantage of this valuable membership perk! New videos are added every quarter.

REG# 391859 | Once enrolled, wait 24 hours then log into Canvas: my.uclaextension.edu

OLLI Movie Club

3 Wednesdays, July 12, August 9, September 6; 3:30–4:30pm

The OLLI at UCLA Movie Club is centered around watching quality, modern films and having a discussion afterwards. The facilitator will select films that are available on Netflix; members should screen the film at home before meeting with the group on Zoom. Discussions involve story, symbolism, cinematography, presentation, and of course—our personal reactions to the film. Films are announced one week before each meeting. Enroll anytime throughout the quarter to join in on the fun!

REG# 391860 | INSTRUCTOR: Sharon Boorstin

REMOTE: Zoom information is emailed to students two days before the course begins.

Compelling Courtroom Dramas {New Course}

6 Fridays, June 30–August 4; 1–3:30pm

The courtroom is one of the most compelling sources of drama, real and fiction, in film. A courtroom trial—with its lawyers, witnesses, conflicts, and high stakes—is an inevitable and bottomless trove for writers, directors, and actors. In this course, we watch six classic courtroom dramas that portray justice (or its opposite) in action. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) is based on the true story of a murder in Big Bay, Michigan. Twelve Angry Men (1957) focuses on a jury in a murder trial which is frustrated by a single member. In The Verdict (1982), an outcast, alcoholic Boston lawyer tries to salvage his career and self-respect by taking a medical malpractice case to trial rather than settling. In Runaway Jury (2003), a juror on the inside and a woman on the outside manipulate a court trial involving a major gun manufacturer. In A Few Good Men (1992), a military lawyer defends Marines accused of murder. And in Primal Fear (1996), an altar boy is accused of murdering a priest.

REG# 392621 | INSTRUCTOR: Brandy French

IN-PERSON: UCLA Extension Gayley Center, 1145 Gayley Ave., Room 114.