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Tom Hanks sits on a park bench, back to camera.
"Forrest Gump" (Paramount/1994)

This Coming Thursday and Friday at the Packard Campus Theater (August 28 and 29, 2025)

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Katherine Hepburn and Tom Hanks–both in classic roles–help us close out the month at the Packard Campus.

Katherine Hepburn pictured opposite Colin Clive.
“Christopher Strong” (RKO/1933)

Christopher Strong (1933) ● Thursday, August 28 at 7:30 p.m.

After meeting at a party, a celebrated aviatrix (Katherine Hepburn) and a married politician (Colin Clive) struggle to resist the powerful attraction they feel for each other. Hepburn’s second film and first starring vehicle. Black & white, 78 min. (Digital)

Tom Hanks sits on a park bench, back to camera.
“Forrest Gump” (Paramount/1994)

Forrest Gump (1994) ● Friday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Through three turbulent decades, Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) rides a tide of events that whisks him from physical disability to football stardom, from Vietnam hero to shrimp tycoon, from White House honors to the arms (Robin Wright). Color, 142 min. (Film)

“Forrest Gump” is on the Library’s National Film Registry.

 

For more information on LC screenings, see this link.

Titles and formats subject to change.

 

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