The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Our guest programmer for August is Richard Hincha, a preservation specialist in the Packard Campus film lab. My first theatrical film experience was Disney’s Sleeping Beauty on my fifth birthday, and I was immediately hooked. When I entered college, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, July 30 (7:30 p.m.) “Classic Jazz from the Library of Congress Archives” (1940s-1980s) An evening of rarely seen performances by such legendary jazz musicians and singers as Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gilliespie, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, John …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Brian Taves, Library of Congress archivist and author of the recently released Hollywood Presents Jules Verne, introduces three features adapted from Verne novels. Thursday, July 23 (7:30 p.m.) The Southern Star (Columbia, 1969) In French West Africa in 1912, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. A triple helping of National Film Registry titles this week. Thursday, July 16 (7:30 p.m.) Make Way for Tomorrow (Paramount, 1937) Director Leo McCarey’s progressive Depression-era drama–based on a play by Helen and Nolan Leary and a novel by …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. We’ll be dark for the Fourth of July weekend, but not before a Rambo double feature. Programming resumes on July 9, with a special live performance by The Paul Reisler Trio with Lea Morris and Marshall Keys on Friday, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Four more delights from June’s guest programmer Larry Smith. Thursday, June 25 (7:30 p.m.) Baraka (The Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1992) Shot on six continents and in 24 countries, this non-narrative documentary directed by Ron Fricke explores the formation and …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. More treats from June’s guest programmer Larry Smith. Thursday, June 18 (7:30 p.m.) Animal Crackers (Paramount, 1930) The legendary family comedy act known as the Marx Brothers were stars in vaudeville and on Broadway before making their first film, …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 11 (7:30 p.m.) **This screening is part of the “Mostly Lost” Film Identification Workshop. It is open to the public, but seating may be limited. Norma Talmadge Double Feature The Moth (Select Pictures, 1917) Norma Talmadge stars …
The following was co-written with Larry Smith, a Processing Technician at the Packard Campus. Larry Smith, a Processing Technician who has worked with nitrate film at the Library of Congress for the past 15 years, is the guest programmer for June. Prior to working at the Library, Larry was a theater manager-owner and projectionist at …