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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Rachel Parker, of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 16 (7:30 p.m.) Silent Movie Double Feature Whispering Shadows (Peerless Feature, 1921) After attending a séance, a young couple deals with the question of whether the dead have the power to warn their loved ones of impending danger. This unusual …
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Posted by: Karen Fishman
The following is a guest post by David Jackson, Archivist, Bob Hope Collection, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation. Recently I began the task of processing the papers for the Bob Hope Collection, held in the Recorded Sound Section, at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia. The papers complement the moving …
Posted in: Radio, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Friday, June 10 (7:30 p.m.) Gaslight (MGM, 1944) Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer star in this classic chiller about a man who slowly manipulates his wife into believing she is going insane. This second adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Recording Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. As a tribute to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Marilyn Monroe on June 1, the Packard Campus Theater kicks off the month with three of Monroe’s earliest films that brought her notice before she became …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 26 (7:30 p.m.) Sink the Bismarck! (20th Century-Fox, 1960) The true story of the Royal Navy’s chase and sinking of Nazi Germany’s most powerful warship, the Bismarck, is chronicled in this British drama based on the book …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
David Susskind was one of the most prolific yet overlooked producers in the history of American film and television. Susskind’s company Talent Associates (TA for short) was responsible for dozens of feature films and thousands of hours of small screen entertainment over the years. Included in his oeuvre are the sitcoms Get Smart, He & …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Television
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 19 (7:30 p.m.) What’s Up Doc? – A close-up of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies, Part 1 (Warner Bros., 1932-1951) Special guest Rick Gehr, a cartoon historian, editor, and member of the Warner Bros. animation …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Friday, May 13 (7:30 p.m.) Come On Down!: A TV Game Show Retrospective (1950-1970) The password is “FUN” as the Packard Campus digs into the vaults and “comes on down” for this one-night retrospective of some of TV’s biggest …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Sally O’Neil (sometimes spelled O’Neill) is one of that coterie of movie performers who, though little remembered today, were exceptionally popular during their zenith. Between 1925 and 1938, O’Neil starred in just over 40 motion pictures and, more often than not, had her name above the title. And while few of those titles are …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Packard Campus Theater