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Archive for the Packard Campus Theater Category (287 posts)

This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 30 – October 1, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA)

As September fades into the October, the Packard Campus Theater finishes with the “future,” and looks at various “Monsters Among Us.”  But, first, we embrace the “silents.”

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 @ 7:30 p.m.

“The Song of Life” (Associated First National, 1922)

John Stahl directed this tale of a woman who finds life unbearable so abandons her husband and child.  Years later the woman and her son cross paths.

B&W, 84 minutes. Live musical accompaniment by Jon Mirsalis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PLEASE NOTE:  In case of a government shutdown, the screenings of October 1st will be cancelled.]

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 2:00 p.m.

Gaslight (MGM, 1944)

Not all monsters are ugly, and not do just physical harm.  Charles Boyer plays with Ingrid Bergman’s sanity in this George Cukor directed classic.  “Gaslight” was added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2019.

B&W, 114 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 7:30 p.m.

Psycho (Universal, 1960)

It would be giving away too much to tell you who the monster is in this Alfred Hitchcock film.  But best to stay out of the shower.  “Psycho” was added to the Library’s National Film Registry in 1992.  For more about this film, see this essay by film scholar Charles Taylor.

B&W, 109 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

More Info:  //www.loc.gov/programs/audio-visual-conservation/events-and-screenings/screenings/

This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 23 – 24, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) The Packard Campus Theater’s look at the “future” continues this weekend with the following films. “Akira” (Friday, September 23, 2022; 7:30 pm) Tokyo is all but destroyed in a third World War. What does it look like thirty years later? […]

This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 16 and 17, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) The future is now!  Or then, as the case may be.  This month, at the Packard Theater, we are highlighting futuristic films whose time has passed. “Soylent Green” (1973) (Friday, September 16, 2022; 7:30 pm) This is the film that […]

This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 9 – 10, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) Anyone interested in experiencing a nostalgia for the future should be sure to come this weekend to the Packard Campus Theater where we continue our month-long look at “futuristic” films that we have now passed by. “High Treason” (1929)  Friday, […]

This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (September 2 – 3, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) Everything new is old again at the Packard Campus this month as we showcase this coming weekend three more “film from future past,” films once made and set in the far-off future which, now, are just our yesterdays. “Metropolis” (1927):  […]

This Week at the Packard Campus Theater (August 26 – 27, 2022)

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This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA)               “The Godfather” (1972):  Friday August 26, 2022  (7:30pm)                   “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1932):  Saturday, August 27, 2022  (2pm)         […]

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’S PACKARD CAMPUS RESUMES THEATER SCREENINGS!

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The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater will reopen its doors to patrons with a new season of film screenings on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning July 15. The relaunch of the film screenings at the art deco theater has several new offerings focused on a different theme every month. In July, “Packard Campus Potpourri” will […]

Opening the Treasure Chest: National Silent Movie Day

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Today we celebrate National Silent Movie Day by opening the treasure chest and sharing some of the resources that the Library of Congress offers to research and expand your interest in these classic and iconic motion pictures. The American silent feature film era lasted from 1912 to 1929 with nearly 11,000 feature films produced, but […]

On the Film Registry: “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978): An Interview with Tim Matheson

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It was 20 years ago that the Library of Congress added “National Lampoon’s Animal House” to the National Film Registry. Originally released in 1978 and inducted in 2001, “Animal House” remains one of the most quoted and iconic comedy films in history. In his book, “America’s Film Legacy:  The Authoritative Guide To The Landmark Movies […]

Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (March 5 – 7, 2020)

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The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 5 (7:30 p.m.) Saboteur (Universal, 1942) California aircraft factory worker Barry Kane (Robert Cummings) goes on the run across the country when he is wrongly accused of starting a fire that killed his best friend. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the […]