Are you holding out for a hero? Well, we got ’em this weekend at the Packard as we begin our month of movies that jumped from the comic book page to the big screen.
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (United Artists, 1943)
Friday, August 2 @ 7:30 PM
Roger Livesey dynamically embodies outmoded English militarism as the indelible General Clive Candy, who barely survives four decades of tumultuous British history, only to see the world change irrevocably before his eyes. An incomparable film about war, love, aging, and obsolescence, shot in gorgeous Technicolor. Based on the satirical Colonel Blimp comic strip by David Low. Color, 143 min. (35mm)
Black Panther (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, 2018)
Saturday, August 3 @ 2:00 PM
T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) is crowned king of Wakanda, a high-tech Central African kingdom never colonized by the West. Using superhuman powers bestowed by the mantle of the Black Panther, T’Challa fights to keep Erik Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) from starting a global revolution. Director Ryan Coogler’s triumph smashed barriers and was nominated for seven Oscars, winning three. Color, 134 min. (Digital)
Danger: Diabolik (Paramount, 1968)
Saturday, August 3 @ 7:30 PM
Diabolik is a suave, psychedelic-era thief who can’t get enough of life’s good things. Not when there are priceless jewels to swipe from the super-rich and currency shipments to steal from snooty government officials. The elusive scoundrel finds plenty of ways to live up to his name in director Mario Bava’s tongue-in-cheek action caper. Adapted from the popular Italian comic series. Color, 99 min. (Digital)
ALSO THIS MONTH…
Flash Gordon (Universal Pictures, 1936)
At every screening during the month of August, the Packard will show an installment from the 1936 Buster Crabbe serial “Flash Gordon”! Will Flash and Dale survive the latest peril inflicted on them by Ming! You’ll have to keep comin’ back to find out! This “Flash” was added to the National Film Registry in 1996. To learn more about the serial, see this link.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.