Some true classics, modern and vintage, comedy and drama, and some healthy doses of film noir fills the screen at the Packard Campus this month. Come and see us in September.
A Place in the Sun (1951) ● Thursday, September 4 at 7:30 p.m.
A poor factory worker (Montgomery Clift), employed by a wealthy uncle, meets and falls in love with an heiress (Elizabeth Taylor), but his happiness and promising future are jeopardized by a previous affair with a coworker (Shelley Winters). A Best Picture nominee that was adapted from Theodore Dreiser’s best seller, “An American Tragedy.” Black & white, 122 min. (Film)
WarGames (1983) ● Friday, September 5 at 7:30 p.m.
A high-school computer whiz (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly gains access to the Pentagon’s missile-warning system. Innocently, he agrees to a game pitting America against the Soviet Union and inadvertently sparks the countdown to World War III. Color, 114 min. (Film)
Film Noir Double Feature ● Thursday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Stranger on the Third Floor (1940) A young reporter is haunted by the knowledge that he may have sent an innocent man to the electric chair for murder—which means the real killer is on the loose! Black & white, 64 min. (Film)
The Florentine Dagger (1935) An Italian playwright obsessed with the fact that he is a descendant of the Borgias believes that he may have committed the murder of the father of his bride-to-be. Black & white, 69 min. (Film)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) ● Friday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman) is always dreaming up new ways to get rich quick. His sidekick, Sundance (Robert Redford), is the frontier’s fastest gun. But the notorious outlaws begin to discover that banks and railroads are getting much harder to rob. William Goldman won an Oscar for his highly-acclaimed screenplay. Color, 110 min. (Film)
Midnight (1939) ● Thursday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m.
A wily American showgirl (Claudette Colbert) masquerades as a Hungarian royal in Paris, where she’s hired by a French aristocrat (John Barrymore) to seduce his wife’s playboy suitor. But can she stop herself from falling in love with a handsome but poor Parisian cabbie (Don Ameche)? Black & white, 94 min. (Film)
Underworld (1927) ● Friday, September 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed (George Bancroft) rehabilitates his former lawyer (Clive Brook) from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed’s girlfriend (Evelyn Brent). The film launched director Josef von Sternberg’s eight-year collaboration with Paramount Pictures. Silent, with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model. Black & white, 80 min. (Digital)
A Special Day (1977) ● Thursday, September 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Set in Rome on the historic day in 1938 when Benito Mussolini first rolled out the red carpet for Adolf Hitler, an unexpected friendship blossoms between a conservative housewife (Sophia Loren) tending to her domestic duties and a liberal radio broadcaster (Marcello Mastroianni) awaiting deportation. In Italian with English subtitles. Black & white, 107 min. (Digital)
Best in Show (2000) ● Friday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m.
Christopher Guest directs and stars in this “mockumentary” that focuses on several eccentric dog owners as they gear up for the canine showdown of their lives—the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. The ensemble cast also includes Parker Posey, Michael McKean, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge, Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara. Color, 90 min. (Digital)
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.