The Library of Congress’s Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) is proud to partner with AFI Silver Theatre for a Film Preservation Showcase of recently preserved titles from the Library’s vast collection of films, the largest in the world. The lineup includes rarities dating from a 1915 silent film directed by pioneering filmmaker …
Saturday, April 6 (7:30 p.m.) An Evening of Old Time Radio with the Metropolitan Washington Old Time Radio Club The Metropolitan Washington Old Time Radio Club makes its fourth appearance on the Packard Campus Theater stage with an evening of recreations of programs from radio’s Golden Age. Complete with sound effects, costumes and live organ …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 14 (7:30 p.m.) Smoke Signals (Miramax, 1998) Native American directors are a rarity in Hollywood. After the early silent film pioneers James Young Deer and Edwin Carewe, the portrayal of Native Americans in cinema turned dark and stereotypical. These social …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 7 (7:30 p.m.) In Caliente (Warner Bros., 1935) A New York theater critic (Pat O’Brien) falls in love with a Mexican dancer (Dolores Del Rio) and incurs the wrath of his gold-digging fiancée (Glenda Farrell). Filmed at the Mexican resort …
Here are some of the titles preserved by our film laboratory that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication. March 1, 2019 “Going Places” (1938) Eureka Theater Eureka, California March …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 28 (7:30 p.m.) Shane (Paramount, 1953) George Stevens directed this adaptation of Jack Schaefer’s novel in which Shane, a former gunfighter fighter (Alan Ladd), comes to the defense of homesteaders who are being terrorized by a cattle baron who wants …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 21 (7:30 p.m.) Music and Lyrics (Warner Bros., 2007) Hugh Grant stars in this romantic comedy as Alex Fletcher, a washed-up eighties pop star who was part of the fictional band PoP! (inspired by Wham! and Duran Duran). He gets …
Packard Campus Theater Schedule for March, 2019 On March 15, the Packard Campus Theater will welcome special guest George Stevens, Jr., creator and producer of the Kennedy Center Honors, who will introduce a specially curated program of highlights from the prestigious awards show. Among the other features on the March schedule are five titles from …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 14 (7:30 p.m.) Shakespeare in Love (Miramax, 1998 – rated R*) This historical romantic comedy speculates about where the young William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes), who is short on cash and ideas, finds inspiration for one of his best-known works, “Romeo …
