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 …
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, …
