Some true film classics are being shown this month at the Packard Campus. Come and see your favorite or your soon-to-be new favorite!
The Matrimonial Bed (1930) ● Thursday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m.
First Thursdays with director Michael Curtiz: A man with amnesia who has unknowingly remarried finds his life thrown into chaos when he unexpectedly encounters his first wife and her new husband. Black & white, 69 min. (Film)
With: Two Heads on a Pillow (1934)
Neil Hamilton and Miriam Jordan star as once-married attorneys who face off during a heated divorce case. Black & white, 68 min. (Film)
Pride and Prejudice (2005) ● Friday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
When Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley) meets the handsome Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen), she believes he is the last man on earth she could ever marry. But as their lives become intertwined in unexpected adventure, she finds herself captivated by the very person she swore to loathe for all eternity. Adapted from Jane Austen’s beloved masterpiece. Color, 129 min. (Film)
42nd Street (1933) ● Thursday, October 9 at 7:30 p.m.
When the leading lady of a Broadway show breaks her ankle on the eve of opening night, a wide-eyed chorus girl (Ruby Keeler) is thrust into the role. Featuring Busby Berkeley’s sensational Depression-lifting production numbers and timeless songs by Harry Warren and Al Dublin, this Warner Bros. classic launched the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals. Black & white, 89 min. (Film)
Toy Story (1995) ● Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Woody (Tom Hanks), an old-fashioned cowboy doll, is the favorite toy of six-year-old Andy. But his world is turned upside down with the arrival of Buzz Lightyear, a flashy new space hero who takes Andy’s room by storm. This family favorite is the first full-length computer animated feature film. Color, 81 min. (Film)
Beau Geste (1926) ● Thursday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Based on Percival Christopher Wren’s 1924 adventure novel, three brothers demonstrate sibling devotion while serving in the infamous French Foreign Legion in the North African desert. New restoration by Robert A. Harris and James Mockoski, supervised by the Library of Congress and collaborative partners. Silent, with music compiled and performed by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Black & white, 130 min. (Digital)
West Side Story (1961) ● Friday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m.
This electrifying musical sets the ageless tragedy of Romeo and Juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in the slums of 1950’s New York. Featuring unforgettable songs by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim including “Maria,” “America,” “Somewhere” and “Tonight.” Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, with acclaimed performances by Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno and George Chakiris. Color, 153 min. (Digital)
Beauty and the Beast (1946) ● Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s enduring fairy-tale—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. In French with English subtitles. Black & white, 93 min. (Film)
The Secret of NIMH (1982) ● Friday, October 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Based on the award-winning children’s novel by Robert C. O’Brien, a mild-mannered mother mouse must find a way to save her home and family from the farmer’s plow. Along the way, she gets help from a colorful menagerie of critters including a klutzy crow, a wise owl and some highly intelligent rats. Color, 82 min. (Film)
Monkey Business (1952) ● Thursday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.
In this screwball comedy from director Howard Hawks, an absentminded scientist (Cary Grant) and his voluptuous secretary can’t stop themselves from engaging in a little monkey business after a chimpanzee concocts, then dumps, an anti-aging formula into the office water cooler. Black & white, 97 min. (Film)
I Married a Witch (1942) ● Friday, October 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Veronica Lake casts a seductive spell as a charmingly vengeful sorceress who wreaks havoc when she falls in love with a young politician (Fredric March). Restored by the Library of Congress and The Film Foundation. Funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation. Black & white, 77 min. (Film)
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.
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We will travel an hour to see several movies at the Paramount Theater. Thank you for bringing these movies on the big screen.