The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Friday, March 24 (7:30 pm) The Student Nurses (New World, 1970, R-rated *) Roger Corman, renowned producer of low budget independent films, hired the wife and husband team of Stephanie Rothman and Charles S. Swart, for what he envisioned as “a contemporary …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Library of Congress. Thursday, March 16 (7:30 p.m.) The Piano (Miramax, 1993, R-rated *) One of the most highly acclaimed and hauntingly original motion pictures of the 1990s was written and directed by New Zealand-born Jane Campion, in her third feature film. Holly Hunter …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 8 (7:00 p.m.) Laura (20th Century-Fox, 1944) Otto Preminger directed this haunting film noir about a police detective who falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating. Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney star in this classic mystery, which …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 2 (7:30 p.m.) Sleepless in Seattle (TriStar, 1993) Nora Ephron directed and co-wrote this romantic comedy inspired by the 1957 film An Affair to Remember. Tom Hanks stars as widower Sam Baldwin, the father of an 8 year-old boy, who, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 23 (7:30 p.m.) Under the Rainbow (Orion, 1981) Carrie Fisher co-stars in this comedy farce as MGM casting agent Annie Clark who is assigned to look after the 150 diminutive, and as it turns out, rowdy, actors who play Munchkins …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 16 (7:30 p.m.) When Harry Met Sally… (Columbia, 1989 – R-rated*) Rob Reiner, fresh from his successful direction of The Princess Bride, made this romantic comedy that follows a couple of New Yorkers (Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) as their …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 9 (7:30 p.m.) American Blues Masters (1945-2005) This program, curated from the Library’s vast collection of historic films and television programs, will feature 60 years of rare and classic blues performances dating from 1945 to 2005. Performers include Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 2 (7:30 p.m.) Beatlemania on American Bandstand (1964) This program will present a firsthand account of the effects that the Beatles had upon the youth of America in 1964, through performances culled from Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. Included is a compilation …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, January 26 (7:30 p.m.) Ball of Fire (RKO, 1941) When independent producer Samuel Goldwyn wanted to put together a top-notch film for his number one contract star Gary Cooper, he worked out a deal with Paramount to borrow their hottest screenwriting …
