The movies are back!  Come see the what we are showing this December at the Packard Campus Theater!

 

Four’s a Crowd (1938) ● Thursday, December 4 at 7:30 p.m.

First Thursdays with director Michael Curtiz: Features legendary screen duo Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland in their only comedy pairing. Flynn plays a fast-talking public relations expert whose scheme to boost a failing newspaper leads to a madcap love quadrangle. With Rosalind Russell, Patric Knowles, Walter Connolly. Black & white, 93 min. (Digital)

Elf (2003) ● Friday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m.

Will Ferrell plays Buddy, an orphan raised by elves in the North Pole who comes to realize that he doesn’t quite fit in. Determined to find a place where he belongs, Buddy travels to New York City to search for his father. With James Caan, Bob Newhart, Edward Asner, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel. Color, 97 min. (Film)

 

Sparrows (1926) ● Thursday, December 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Mary Pickford plays the oldest of a group of orphan children working on a farm deep in the Louisiana bayous. Fed up with the horrible conditions, she leads the kids on a perilous journey in search of a better life. Silent, with live musical accompaniment by Ben Model. Black & white, 109 min. (Film)

Back to the Future (1985) ● Friday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m.

An eccentric scientist (Christopher Lloyd) builds a time machine, which accidentally transports a high-school student (Michael J. Fox) back to the 1950s, where the teen inadvertently interferes with the budding romance between his future parents (Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson). Color, 116 min. (Film)

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) ● Thursday, December 18 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, December 20 at 7:30 p.m.

Frank Capra’s holiday classic stars Oscar nominee James Stewart as George Bailey, a decent small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he’d never been born. Black & white, 130 min. (Film)

White Christmas (1954) ● Friday, December 19 at 7:30 p.m. & Saturday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Two song-and-dance war veterans (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye) help a retired general with his strapped New England inn by putting on a big musical show with the help of their former army buddies and a singing sister act (Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen). Color, 120 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.