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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In 2005, the album “We’re Only in It for the Money” by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention” was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. Recently, we asked Dweezil Zappa–an accomplished musician in his own right–to look back at the album from a perspective that only he can give us–a son’s. …
Posted in: National Recording Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
It’s time to get frozen! Or, at least, ready for winter. There’s a chill in the air, why not come and see some cool movies? FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm Sky Pilot (First National, 1921) King Vidor directed this snowbound film about a preacher (a “sky pilot”) who helps Colleen Moore walk again after …
Posted in: Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
In 1969, the Recording Industry Association of America offered to donate a collection of recordings to the White House “reflecting the wide range of American interest in recorded music, as well as drama, prose and poetry” (White House Historical Association, 1973). This donation resulted in the White House Record Library, a collection of approximately 2,000 …
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) Our trip through the seedier side of Los Angeles ends this weekend with a more recent classic of the L.A. noir sub-genre and an all-star animated cast who find themselves embroiled in some shady and shadowing dealings. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, …
Posted in: National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Friday, December 2, 2022 @ 7:30pm Sky Pilot (First National, 1921) King Vidor directed this snowbound film about a preacher (a “sky pilot”) who helps Colleen Moore walk again after a tragic accident. Shot, with an abundance of white stuff, in Truckee, California. The film is silent and will be presented with live musical accompaniment …
Posted in: National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Harrison Behl, Reference Librarian at the Library of Congress’ Recorded Sound Research Room. One of the consistent joys of reference work is fielding a question that opens a new avenue into a subject and then tracing a lead through our collections. The scale of our holdings in the …
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Never say “Never”! With our September 14, 2022 blog post “Does Someone Know My Name?,” I thought the Library’s—and my—long mystery photo saga had come an end. In the beginning, we had over 100 unknown photos. At the time of the September posting, we had just 17 left. By any measure, this effort had been …
Posted in: Unidentified Stills
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) The streets are still mean this month at the Packard Campus as we celebrate film noir, specifically L.A. noir. You’ll never look at California the same way again. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm L.A. Confidential (Warner Bros., 1997) Based …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
At the Packard Campus, whether you are sitting in our theater, walking down the halls or, of course, digging deep into one of our collections, you never know who you are going to bump into. Nor do you ever know where that meet-up will take you. Archivist Frances Allshouse recently had an encounter like this. …
Posted in: Bob Hope Collection