The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, October 8 (7:30 p.m.) The Errand Boy (Paramount, 1961) Following the great success of his directorial debut with The Bellboy (playing at Culpepers historic State Theatre in cooperation with the Library of Congress on October 9 as part …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, October 1 (7:30 p.m.) Reservoir Dogs (Miramax, 1992, R-rated*) With his directorial debut of Reservoir Dogs, Quentin Tarantino went from being an unproduced screenwriter and part-time actor to one of the most influential filmmakers of the 1990s. In …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, September 24 (7:30 p.m.) The Changeling (Associated Film, 1980, R rated *) After his wife and daughter are killed in a car accident, classical composer John Russell (George C. Scott) moves to Seattle to teach at his alma …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. September guest programmer Rachel Parker offers more entertaining selections. Thursday, September 17 (7:30 p.m.) What Dreams May Come (Polygram, 1998) Robin Williams stars as physician Chris Nielsen who, after dying in car accident and going to heaven, discovers that …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Please note that the program originally scheduled for September 9 (Verdi and the Silent Film) has been postponed. More treats from September guest programmer Rachel Parker. Wednesday, September 9 (7:30 p.m.) Monte Carlo — silent version (Paramount, 1930) Ernest …
The following is a guest post by Rachel Parker, a Processing Technician in the Moving Image Section, and our theater programmer in September. I am a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated from Chapman University in Orange, California. I arrived at the Packard Campus in 2009 after an internship at the Academy Film Archive, and …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Two more terrific films from August’s guest programmer Richard Hincha. Please note there will be no screening on Saturday, August 29. Thursday, August 27 (7:30 p.m.) Hatari! (Paramount, 1962) John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a macho game hunter …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. More cinematic treats from Richard Hincha, this month’s guest programmer. Thursday, August 20 (7:30 p.m.) The Pink Panther (United Artists, 1963) This comic masterpiece by Blake Edwards introduced both the animated Pink Panther character in the film’s opening and …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. More entertaining selections from Richard Hincha, this month’s guest programmer. Thursday, August 13 (7:30 p.m.) Khartoum (United Artists, 1966) When the fanatical Sudanese leader Muhammad Ahmad (Laurence Olivier) massacres a British-led force of 8,000 and marches on the strategic …