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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This is a guest post by Allyson Nadia Field, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies at the University of Chicago and Cara Caddoo, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies at Indiana University in Bloomington. While recent decades have seen a proliferation of films written, directed, and produced by African Americans, the legacy of …
Posted in: Black Films
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) Be warned: Not all monsters look like monsters. At least not this month at the Packard Campus Theater as we look at “Monsters Among Us.” Sometimes, you see, they are just cute and cuddly (and animated). But sometimes, they look …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Come back every Monday for exact films, dates and times or see below. More Info: //www.loc.gov/programs/audio-visual-conservation/events-and-screenings/screenings/
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
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. Pordenone Silent Film Festival: Pordenone, Italy THE …
Posted in: Film Loans
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Since the start of her own illustrious career as a singer and songwriter, Grammy-winner Shawn Colvin has noted the important role that Joni Mitchell has played in inspiring and influencing her. Back in 2007, the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry welcomed Mitchell’s 1972 album “For the Roses” to its esteemed ranks. Knowing of Ms. …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) As September fades into the October, the Packard Campus Theater finishes with the “future,” and looks at various “Monsters Among Us.” But, first, we embrace the “silents.” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 7:30 p.m. “The Song of Life” (Associated First …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Though titled “Court of Human Relations,” this obscure, 1959 NBC-TV daytime program was far less “Judge Judy” than a more emotional “Meet the Press.” “Court” had begun on radio, the brainchild of its producer/host A.L. Alexander, and had the lofty goal of bringing the process of mediation to the media while also paying tribute to …
Posted in: National Screening Room, Television
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) The Packard Campus Theater’s look at the “future” continues this weekend with the following films. “Akira” (Friday, September 23, 2022; 7:30 pm) Tokyo is all but destroyed in a third World War. What does it look like thirty years later? …
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Since 2016, the Library of Congress has been trying to identify some super-obscure film, TV and music stills. We started with 800 "unknowns." We now have only about 15 left! Might you know who these mystery people are or what movie this shot is from?
Posted in: Unidentified Stills