The Quest for Arch Oboler
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Matt Rovner shares his discoveries from the collection of prolific radio playwright and independent film maker, Arch Oboler.
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound
Category: Motion Pictures
This Coming Month at the Packard Campus Theater — May 2025
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Every month, the Library of Congress' Packard Theater in Culpeper pulls some treasures from its vaults to show on the big screen. See what we have set for the month of May!
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Behind the Scenes of “Apollo 13” with Ron Howard
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
This month marks the 55th anniversary of one of NASA’s most remarkable missions and thirty years since the release of the film that brought the harrowing story to the big screen. Today, Ron Howard reveals his personal feelings about the making of "Apollo 13."
Posted in: Film Essay, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Countdown at Kusini: a Forgotten Chapter of African American Filmmaking
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Learn more about the 1976 film “Countdown at Kusini" directed by Ossie Davis, a seminal and unique work held by the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center.
Posted in: Black Films, Mary Pickford Theater, Motion Pictures, Moving Image Research Center