The Packard Campus Theater will be closed until January 6, 2017
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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Smokey Robinson Receives Gershwin Prize for American Song
Posted by: Karen Fishman
Last night, Wednesday, November 16, Smokey Robinson, a rhythm and blues icon whose career has spanned more than 50 years, received the Library’s Gershwin Prize for American Song. The gala award event, featuring prominent performers and musicians was held at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden presented the award. …
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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (November 16-19, 2016)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Wednesday, November 16 (7:30 p.m.) On the Firing Line with the Germans (War Film Syndicate Company, 1915) In 1915, newsreel director and cinematographer Wilbur H. Durborough spent seven months with the German army in Russia and Turkey and shot 16,000 feet of …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater, Uncategorized
Rock the Vote
Posted by: Bryan Cornell
Today’s Post is guest-written by Kristi Moore, a volunteer helping to process and organize collections in the Recorded Sound Section. Eighteen years before, MTV’s “Rock the Vote” targeted potential young Americans in their campaign to increase political involvement, the record industry took the initiative to help register young voters, using the famous names and faces …
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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 2016)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Friday, September 30 (7:30 p.m.) How to Marry a Millionaire (20th Century-Fox, 1953) Resourceful Schatze Page (Lauren Bacall), spunky Loco Dempsey (Betty Grable), and ditzy Pola Debevoise (Marilyn Monroe) pool their resources to rent a luxurious New York penthouse for a month …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Uncategorized
Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 9-10, 2016)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Friday, September 9 (7:30 p.m.)—SOLD OUT!!! The Malpass Brothers Live in Concert Christopher and Taylor Malpass’s smooth vocal blend and skillful musicianship layer infectiously into the deep respect they pay to legends who have paved the way. The Malpass …
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Mystery Photo #4: Musical Mysteries
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
It is week number four for our blog of “mystery photos.” Thanks to all who reviewed and commented on our previous posts over the past few weeks. (If you want to see those again, here are the links: Who’s That Lady?; Who’s That Gent? and Name That Movie!) This time we are posting photos that we …
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Mystery Photos #1: Who’s That Lady?
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
While it’s natural that people would associate the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division with, well, film, video, and sound recordings, we have a tremendous amount of associated documentation like scripts, lobby cards, pressbooks, and copyright descriptive material. We also have well more than a million publicity stills, a fraction of which we’ve used …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Recorded Sound, Television, Uncategorized, Unidentified Stills
Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (August 4-6, 2016)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Culpeper Campus. Adventure films, operetta, comedy and silent movies are all part of the August film schedule at The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater. David March, a Preservation Specialist in the Moving Image Section and one the three projectionists for the theater, is …
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