Two equally fine–though very different–films at the Packard Campus this week. Come and see them BOTH!
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)
“Back to the Future” was added to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 2007.