The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. A triple helping of National Film Registry titles this week. Thursday, July 16 (7:30 p.m.) Make Way for Tomorrow (Paramount, 1937) Director Leo McCarey’s progressive Depression-era drama–based on a play by Helen and Nolan Leary and a novel by …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. We’ll be dark for the Fourth of July weekend, but not before a Rambo double feature. Programming resumes on July 9, with a special live performance by The Paul Reisler Trio with Lea Morris and Marshall Keys on Friday, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Four more delights from June’s guest programmer Larry Smith. Thursday, June 25 (7:30 p.m.) Baraka (The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1992) Shot on six continents and in 24 countries, this non-narrative documentary directed by Ron Fricke explores the formation and …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. More treats from June’s guest programmer Larry Smith. Thursday, June 18 (7:30 p.m.) Animal Crackers (Paramount, 1930) The legendary family comedy act known as the Marx Brothers were stars in vaudeville and on Broadway before making their first film, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 11 (7:30 p.m.) **This screening is part of the “Mostly Lost” Film Identification Workshop. It is open to the public, but seating may be limited. Norma Talmadge Double Feature The Moth (Select Pictures, 1917) Norma Talmadge stars …
The following was co-written with Larry Smith, a Processing Technician at the Packard Campus. Larry Smith, a Processing Technician who has worked with nitrate film at the Library of Congress for the past 15 years, is the guest programmer for June. Prior to working at the Library, Larry was a theater manager-owner and projectionist at …
The following post was co-written with Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 28 (7:30 p.m.) Love, Betty: A Betty White Retrospective (1957-2015) Considered the reigning Queen of TV, Betty White will be showcased in this evening-long retrospective that will include full episodes of such White-starring series as 1957’s Date with …
Today’s entry is a guest post by Jan McKee, Reference Librarian, Recorded Sound Research Center. I have always wondered about the Edison tone tests. Is it really possible that an audience could not tell the difference between an Edison Diamond Disc being played on a phonograph and the live performer singing while standing next to …
Only one screening this week because of the Memorial Day holiday. Thursday, May 21 (7:30 p.m.) Far From Heaven (Focus Features, 2002) A 1950s suburban homemaker (Julianne Moore) is ostracized because of her friendship with an African-American man (Dennis Haysbert) while coping with her deeply closeted gay husband (Dennis Quaid) in Todd Haynes’ homage to …
