The Packard Campus Theater will be closed June 28-30, 2018
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Archive: June 2018 (6 Posts)
Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (June 21-24, 2018)
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The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 21 (7:30 p.m.) Fear Strikes Out (Paramount, 1957) Anthony Perkins stars in this biographical drama based on the autobiography by James A. Piersall, the former outfielder and shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, and his co-author Albert S. Hirshberg. The …
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A Report from Mostly Lost 7: Help Us Identify These Films!
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post from Rachel Parker, a Processing Technician in the Moving Image Section. We’re in the second full day of screenings at the seventh edition of the Mostly Lost Film Identification Workshop, our annual gathering of film archivists, scholars, students, and anyone else with even a passing interest in film and/or …
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At the Packard Campus–July 2018
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater in Culpeper celebrates the season with Summer Matinees every Saturday in July. Although geared toward families, the G and PG rated films (Space Jam, Lilo & Stitch, Oliver and Company and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) can be enjoyed by everyone. In addition to 2 pm screenings, …
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Now Playing at the Packard Campus (June 14-16, 2018)
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The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 14 (7:30 p.m.) Silent Rarities Double Feature Cunègonde, the Comedienne With Two Faces But No Name Around 1912-1913, the French company Société Lux produced comedies featuring Cunégonde as the main character. The surviving films feature the same actress playing either …
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Now Playing at the Packard Campus (June 7 – 9, 2018)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 7 (7:30 p.m.) The Winning Team (Warner Bros., 1952) Ronald Reagan stars as major league pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander (1887–1950) in this fictionalized biographical film directed by Lewis Seiler. Alexander struggled with illness and alcoholism, and was best known for …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater, World War II