The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 18 (7:30 p.m.) Best in Show (Warner Bros., 2000) This satirical look at the world of championship dog breeding and competition tracks several canine contestants and their handlers as they prepare for the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Among the …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Wednesday, May 10 (7:30 p.m.) Marty Stuart Presents Roger McGuinn – Live — SOLD OUT! Multiple Grammy-Award -Winning country music singer-songwriter Marty Stuart will be joined by Roger McGuinn, frontman of the rock group The Byrds, for an evening of music and …
It all began innocently enough. As part of my job working for the National Recording Preservation Board, I assist with the annual announcement of the National Recording Registry. Last year, when Bobby Darin’s recording of “Mack the Knife” was added to the Registry, I researched the Moving Image Section’s collection of film and entertainment stills …
The following is a post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 4 (7:30 p.m.) For Your Consideration (Warner Independent, 2006) The camera follows a trio of actors during production of Home for Purim, a low-budget drama set in the mid-1940s American South, as rumors circulate that their performances are generating Oscar buzz …
This guest post was written by Amy Jo Stanfill, Processing Technician in the Moving Image Section and coordinator of the Silent Film Project. RKO’s St. Louis Blues, directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Bessie Smith, was named to the National Film Registry in 2006. This two-reel early sound short premiered in New York before the …
The following post is by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 27 (7:30 p.m.) My Man Godfrey (Universal, 1936) In one of her greatest roles, Carole Lombard sparkles as a dizzy but good-hearted heiress in Gregory LaCava’s comedic take and sometimes caustic commentary on the Great Depression. William Powell portrays Godfrey with knife-edged …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 20 (7:30 p.m.) The Ninth Configuration (Warner Bros., 1980, R-rated *) William Peter Blatty (“The Exorcist”) wrote, produced, and directed this comedy-horror thriller based on his novel Twinkle, Twinkle, ‘Killer’ Kane. A new commanding officer (Stacy Keach) arrives at a …
It’s #15 in our mystery photo photo blog and, this time, we post a group of shots that might be of actors, directors, film executives, newscasters, or writers…or who knows? We welcome your thoughts on the identity of each of the men pictured. As always, “clicking” on any of the images below will increase their …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 13 (7:30 p.m.) Ruby in Paradise (October Films, 1993, R-rated *) Ashley Judd made her big-screen debut as Ruby Lee Gissing, a despondent young Tennessee housewife who escapes to Panama City, Florida, in search of freedom, independence, and a better …
