This Coming Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (May 9, 10, and 11, 2024)

HIT THE ROAD! And come to the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus for a great line-up of films all involving odd trips and some roads less traveled.

Dunaway and Beatty as the title characters — “Bonnie & Clyde” (1967)

Thursday, May 9, 2024 7:30pm

“Bonnie & Clyde” (WB, 1967)

Bored waitress Bonnie Parker is looking for a change in her life and finds it in small-time crook, Clyde Barrow. Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway sizzle in Arthur Penn’s neo-noir thriller as they ruthlessly blast their way across the most notorious crime spree in American history. Featuring one of the most shocking ending sequences ever filmed. Color, 111 minutes, 35mm. This film was added to the National Film Registry in 1992. To learn more about the film, see this essay.

Co-stars smoke and drive and make a very bad decision — “The Hitchhiker” (1953)

Friday, May 10, 2024 7:30pm

“The Hitch-Hiker” (RKO, 1953)

Ida Lupino directed and co-wrote this nail-biting thriller based on a true-to-life 1950 crime spree. Two friends on a fishing trip are taken hostage by an escaped convict and forced to endure a harrowing drive across the Baja California Desert. Edmond O’Brien and Frank Lovejoy star. Black & White, 71 minutes, 35mm. This film was added to the National Film Registry in 1998. To learn more about the film, see this essay.

A bearded Robin Williams as he appears in the film — “Jumanji” (1995)

Saturday, May 11, 2024 2pm

“Jumanji” (TriStar, 1995)

“Jumanji: a game for those who seek to find / a way to leave their world behind. Adventurers beware: do not begin unless you intend to finish. The exciting consequences of the game / will vanish only when a player has reached Jumanji and called out its name.”

If only Alan (Robin Williams) had read the instructions more clearly, he would have known the board game Jumanji was for keeps! One bad roll trapped him in a magical jungle for 26 years! When Jenny (Kristen Dunst) finds the game in the attic, her world and Jumanji collide, and she and her brother can finally give Alan the chance to get back home. From director Joe Johnston (“The Rocketeer”) and costarring David Allen Grier and Bonnie Hunt in a comedy adventure for every age! Color, 104 minutes, 35mm

Theron and Hardy dusted but ready for warfare — “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015)

Saturday May 11, 2024 7:30pm

“Mad Max: Fury Road” (WB, 2015)

Before the release of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” on May 24^th, return to the world of The Road Warrior, director George Miller’s fourth installment of the post-apocalyptic action series.

Witness me! After freeing the wives of a merciless warlord, Max and Furiosa battle across a hostile wasteland in a bleak and violent future. Pursued by an unstoppable army, Max and Furiosa are forced to make terrible choices to get themselves to safety. This high-octane action-fueled adventure was nominated for an incredible ten Academy Awards, taking home six. A film that absolutely demands to be seen on the big screen. Color, 120 minutes.

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