Something for everyone this coming month at the Packard Campus Theater. From new classics to silent treats. See what is playing when!
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (RKO, 1948) — Friday, April 4 @ 7:30 PM
Cary Grant and Myna Loy star in this classic screwball comedy about a big city executive and his wife who move to the country in search of a simpler life. Black & white, 94 min. (Film)
The Red Pony (Republic Pictures, 1949) — Saturday, April 5 @ 2:00 PM
When his father gives him a pony as a gift, young Tom Tiflin learns the importance of responsibility, but also has to face the pain of loss. Adapted for the screen by John Steinbeck, based on his novella. Color, 89 min. (Film)
No Country for Old Men (Miramax, 2007) — Saturday, April 5 @ 7:30 PM
A deadly game of chance and destiny plays out against the stark backdrop of early-1980s West Texas in Joel and Ethan Coen’s Oscar-winning adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel. Newly added to the National Film Registry. Color, 122 min. Rated R. (Film)
The Night Cry (Warner Bros., 1926) — Friday, April 11 @ 7:30 PM
America’s original canine movie star, Rin Tin Tin, is unjustly accused of killing sheep and must clear his good name. Silent, with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model. Black & white, 70 min. (Film)
Toy Story 2 (Disney/Pixar, 1999) — Saturday, April 12 @ 2:00 PM
In further adventures of Andy’s toys, Buzz Lightyear and the gang race to save Woody after he’s kidnapped by a greedy toy collector. Color, 92 min. (Film)
Cléo from 5 to 7 (Ciné-tamaris, 1962) — Saturday, April 12 @ 7:30 PM
Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer (Corinne Marchand) set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy. In French with English subtitles. Black & white, 89 min. (Digital)
High School (Osti Productions, 1968) — Friday, April 18 @ 7:30 PM
What really happens inside the walls of an American high school? Famed documentarian Frederick Wiseman answers that question in this peek inside Philadelphia’s Northeast High School. Black & white, 75 min. (Film)
Snow Dogs (Walt Disney Pictures, 2002) — Saturday, April 19 @ 2:00 PM
A dog-hating dentist (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) leaves his successful practice in Miami Beach for the wilds of Alaska to claim his inheritance—seven Siberian huskies and a border collie. Color, 100 min. (Film)
Rebecca (United Artists, 1940) — Saturday, April 19 @ 7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock’s Oscar-winning story of a marriage haunted by the aura of the husband’s dead first wife. Based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier. This film is on the National Film Registry. Black & white, 130 min. (Digital)
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (Universal, 1982) — Friday, April 25 @ 7:30 PM
Steve Martin plays a tough private eye who interacts with classic film noir characters while investigating the mysterious death of a noted scientist. Martin and director Carl Reiner previously collaborated on the 1979 classic comedy, “The Jerk.” Black & white, 88 min. (Film)
Down With Love (Twentieth Century Fox, 2003) — Saturday, April 26 @ 2:00 PM
Set against the backdrop of New York City in the early sixties, a feminist author (Renée Zellweger) has her ideals challenged by a big-shot journalist (Ewan McGregor). Color, 102 min. (Film)
Hard to Handle (Warner Bros., 1933) — Saturday, April 26 @ 7:30 PM
A fast-talking publicity man (James Cagney) hatches a series of get-rich-quick schemes in order to win the hand of a beautiful blonde (Mary Brian). New 35mm print from NAVCC’s Film Preservation Lab. Black & white, 71 min.
PLEASE NOTE:
Programs are free and the matinee show will be family friendly. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Seating at the screenings is on a first-come, first-served basis unless otherwise noted.
Patrons must go through an “airport style” security check upon entering and no large parcels, purses or backpacks are permitted.
Federal law (18 U.S.C. 930) prohibits the possession of any firearm or other dangerous weapons on this Federal facility. This includes in the parking lot, on all roads, trails, and grounds as well as inside the building. This also applies to off-duty law enforcement officers (LEO) and concealed-carry permit holders.
The Packard Campus is located at 19053 Mount Pony Road in Culpeper, Virginia. Access to the campus parking lot begins one hour before show time, entrance into the building begins 45 minutes before the show, and the theater opens for seating 30 minutes before the curtain. Please do not arrive early and queue at the Packard Campus gate.
The Library of Congress Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center oversees one of the largest collections of motion pictures in the world. Acquired primarily through copyright deposit, exchange, gift and purchase, the collection spans the entire history of the cinema. Since 2008, the art deco theater located at the Packard Campus has shown films each week and screened more than 2,500 titles. The programs highlight the best in cinema, including silent films, Hollywood classics, kids’ cartoons and foreign films.
For more information on LC screenings, see this link.
Titles and formats subject to change.