The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 22 (7:30 p.m.) Copacabana (United Artists, 1947) Groucho Marx, in his first film without his brothers, stars as two-bit theatrical agent Lionel Q. Devereaux, whose overzealous promotion of his only client — fireball entertainer Carmen Novarro (Carmen Miranda) results in …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 18 (7:30 p.m.) Best in Show (Warner Bros., 2000) This satirical look at the world of championship dog breeding and competition tracks several canine contestants and their handlers as they prepare for the prestigious Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. Among the …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Wednesday, May 10 (7:30 p.m.) Marty Stuart Presents Roger McGuinn – Live — SOLD OUT! Multiple Grammy-Award -Winning country music singer-songwriter Marty Stuart will be joined by Roger McGuinn, frontman of the rock group The Byrds, for an evening of music and …
The following is a post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 4 (7:30 p.m.) For Your Consideration (Warner Independent, 2006) The camera follows a trio of actors during production of Home for Purim, a low-budget drama set in the mid-1940s American South, as rumors circulate that their performances are generating Oscar buzz …
The following post is by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 27 (7:30 p.m.) My Man Godfrey (Universal, 1936) In one of her greatest roles, Carole Lombard sparkles as a dizzy but good-hearted heiress in Gregory LaCava’s comedic take and sometimes caustic commentary on the Great Depression. William Powell portrays Godfrey with knife-edged …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 20 (7:30 p.m.) The Ninth Configuration (Warner Bros., 1980, R-rated *) William Peter Blatty (“The Exorcist”) wrote, produced, and directed this comedy-horror thriller based on his novel Twinkle, Twinkle, ‘Killer’ Kane. A new commanding officer (Stacy Keach) arrives at a …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 13 (7:30 p.m.) Ruby in Paradise (October Films, 1993, R-rated *) Ashley Judd made her big-screen debut as Ruby Lee Gissing, a despondent young Tennessee housewife who escapes to Panama City, Florida, in search of freedom, independence, and a better …
Library’s Packard Campus Welcomes Rock And Roll Hall of Famer Legendary Rocker Roger McGuinn and Country Music Star Marty Stuart The Library’s Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation is hosting a night of music and dialogue featuring Rock and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and frontman of rock group “The Byrds,” Roger McGuinn, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 6 (7:30 pm) The Fighting 69th (Warner Bros., 1940) Two years after they appeared together in “Angels with Dirty Faces” (1938), James Cagney and Pat O’Brien were again cast, respectively, as a cocky troublemaker and the clergyman who tries to …
