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Archive: August 2022 (7 Posts)

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In Search of “Sailor Moon”

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Over 20 years ago, two unassuming VHS tapes were delivered to the Library of Congress’s Packard Campus as part of a copyright deposit.  This past month, they became an internet and anime sensation. It took some dogged, dedicated detective work to finally, fully understand the notoriety of these two works.  It was a long-simmering puzzle, …

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This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 2 – 3, 2022)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) Everything new is old again at the Packard Campus this month as we showcase this coming weekend three more “film from future past,” films once made and set in the far-off future which, now, are just our yesterdays. “Metropolis” (1927):  …

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Remembering TV’s “Khan!”

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

The history of Asian-American representation on prime time television is one that, sadly, falls into three distinct categories. While many Asian-American actors have been able to play Asian-American characters over the course of TV history (Category #1), they have often been, until recently, regulated to supporting roles. Consider: Oscar-winning actress Miyoshi Umeki on “The Courtship …

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Remembering Vin Scully (1927-2022)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Like the rest of the world, the Library of Congress is saddened to hear of the passing of the great Vin Scully.  Mr. Scully passed away on August 2nd, at the age of 95.  Not surprisingly, Mr. Scully is represented on the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.  His broadcast of the September 8, 1957 …

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PACKARD CAMPUS THEATER SCHEDULE — AUGUST 2022

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

  August Film Screenings at the Packard Campus Theater Featuring Films from the National Film Registry A sampling of various film genres named to the National Film Registry for posterity will be showcased in August at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia. The series will offer a film every Friday at …

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Film Loans from the Library of Congress — August 2022

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC 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. AFI SILVER    Silver Spring, Maryland JIVIN’ IN …