The following is a guest post by: Rosemary Hall and Rebecca Thayer, working this summer at the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. “If we fishermen and boatmen get together, we can give Adolf’s subs a run for their money.” -Captain John Bogan, 1942 The Library of Congress’ collections are many and varied, and …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, August 10 (7:30 p.m.) Bombardier (RKO, 1943) Richard Wallace directed this WWII drama about the first training program for bombardiers of the United States Army Air Forces. Pat O’Brien and Randolph Scott star as the pilots in charge of training who clash …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, August 3 (7:30 p.m.) Pat and Mike (MGM, 1952) College phys-ed instructor Pat Pemberton (Katharine Hepburn) enters into professional competition as a golf and tennis player but loses her confidence whenever her undermining fiancé is around. Mike Conovan (Spencer Tracy), a likeable …
The following is a post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, July 27 (7:30 p.m.) Rio Bravo (Warner Bros., 1959) As legend goes, this Western, directed by Howard Hawks, was produced in part as a riposte to Fred Zinnemann’s High Noon. The film trades in the wide-open spaces of High Noon for the confines …
Eli Cook River of Blues: A Performance Celebrating the Story of Blues Music in America The legendary Son House (1902-1988) was known to say “Blues is a feelin’.” Eli Cook’s music expresses that same raw honesty in a unique blend of contemporary and old-school styles, creating an original sound at the fore-front of modern Blues …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus Thursday, July 20 (7:30 p.m.) The Graduate (Embassy Pictures, 1967) Director Mike Nichols and screenwriter Buck Henry concocted a funny and satirical look at a certain slice of Americana and the generation gap that pervaded the era of the 1960s. This coming-of-age …
It is #18 in “Now See Hear’s” mystery photo blog. This week we look at a few very unusual shots that have come our way with no information attached to them. As always, we are open to your suggestions as to who is in the photo–or, in some of these cases, what. As always, as these …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, July 13 (7:30 p.m.) The Lady from Shanghai (Columbia, 1947) Orson Welles wrote, directed and produced this film noir thriller based on a novel by Sherwood King. Welles also stars as Irish seaman Michael O’Hara, who joins a bizarre yachting cruise and …
The following is a post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, July 6 (7:30 p.m.) Bonnie and Clyde (Warner Bros., 1967 – R rated*) Setting filmmaking and style trends that linger today, Bonnie and Clyde veered from comedy to social commentary to melodrama and caught audiences unaware, especially with its graphic and violent ending. Arthur …