The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 30 (7:30 p.m.) Pay it Forward (Warner Bros., 2000) Emmy Award-winning director and producer (for E.R.) Mimi Leder helmed this drama based on the novel of the same name by Catherine Ryan Hyde. When given a class assignment to “make the …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Friday, March 24 (7:30 pm) The Student Nurses (New World, 1970, R-rated *) Roger Corman, renowned producer of low budget independent films, hired the wife and husband team of Stephanie Rothman and Charles S. Swart, for what he envisioned as “a contemporary …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Library of Congress. Thursday, March 16 (7:30 p.m.) The Piano (Miramax, 1993, R-rated *) One of the most highly acclaimed and hauntingly original motion pictures of the 1990s was written and directed by New Zealand-born Jane Campion, in her third feature film. Holly Hunter …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 8 (7:00 p.m.) Laura (20th Century-Fox, 1944) Otto Preminger directed this haunting film noir about a police detective who falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating. Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney star in this classic mystery, which …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 9 (7:30 p.m.) American Blues Masters (1945-2005) This program, curated from the Library’s vast collection of historic films and television programs, will feature 60 years of rare and classic blues performances dating from 1945 to 2005. Performers include Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, February 2 (7:30 p.m.) Beatlemania on American Bandstand (1964) This program will present a firsthand account of the effects that the Beatles had upon the youth of America in 1964, through performances culled from Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. Included is a compilation …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, January 26 (7:30 p.m.) Ball of Fire (RKO, 1941) When independent producer Samuel Goldwyn wanted to put together a top-notch film for his number one contract star Gary Cooper, he worked out a deal with Paramount to borrow their hottest screenwriting …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Friday, January 20 (7:30 p.m.) Blackboard Jungle (MGM, 1955) Equally renowned for its gritty depiction of rebellious teenagers in an inner-city school and its theme song by Bill Haley and the Comets’, “Rock Around the Clock,” The Blackboard Jungle is a landmark …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, January 12 (7:30 p.m.) The Spanish Dancer (Paramount, 1923) Set in early 17th-century Spain, the story of this humorous costume drama follows gypsy singer Maritana (Pola Negri) and her lover, penniless nobleman Don César de Bazan (Antonio Moreno), as they become …
