The Packard Campus Theater will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s.
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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“The Preservation of Sign Language”: Film Registry #22
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Diversity is an important part of the National Film Registry. It is not just a list of great blockbusters. Along with a diversity of races and genders and viewpoints represented on the list, so are films that, though never shown on a big screen, are nevertheless important in the history of film, and the history of …
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Now Playing at the Packard Campus (Nov. 15 -17, 2018)
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, November 15 (7:30 p.m.) Dogfight (Warner Bros., 1991 – Rated R*) Set in San Francisco in 1963, this original and thought-provoking drama chronicles the brief relationship between a young Marine (River Phoenix) who is about to be shipped out to Vietnam …
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At the Packard Campus Theater — December 2018
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
On December 7, the Library of Congress will observe the 77th anniversary of the surprise military strike against the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor that led to the United States’ entry into World War II with a screening of Pearl Harbor, the epic film from 2001. The on-going series of films directed by contemporary …
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Film Loans from the Library of Congress — November 2018
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Here are some of the titles preserved by our film laboratory that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication. November 1 and 12, 2018 Filmpodium Zürich, Switzerland https://www.filmpodium.ch/ “Give Us This Day” …
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Thirty Years of the National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
A repost from yesterday’s blog of the Library of Congress by Librarian of Congress Carla D. Hayden The National Film Preservation Board meets at the Library this morning. Photo by Shawn Miller. Something exciting is happening today. Of course, there are always exciting things happening at the Library of Congress, but today I want to take …
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Frankenstein at the Mary Pickford Theater: Friday, October 26
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Friday, October 26th, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Every month, films from the Library’s collection are shown at the Mary Pickford Theater in the James Madison building, ranging from titles newly preserved by the National Audio Visual Conservation Center film lab, classics from the National Film Registry, and lesser known titles worthy of discovery. On Friday, …
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An Evening of Sounds, Stories and Surprises with Jim Metzner
Posted by: Bryan Cornell
Award-winning broadcaster Jim Metzner—founder, producer, field recordist and host of “Pulse of the Planet”, one of radio’s longest running science programs, will be making a special appearance at the Library of Congress on Wednesday, October 10, at 7:00 pm, celebrating 30 years of “Pulse of the Planet,” as well as his many other radio creations. …
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Film Night at the Mary Pickford Theater: Thursday, October 18
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Thursday, October 18th, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Every month, films from the Library’s collection are shown at the Mary Pickford Theater in the James Madison building, ranging from titles newly preserved by the National Audio Visual Conservation Center film lab, classics from the National Film Registry, and lesser known titles worthy of discovery. This month …
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