The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, August 24 (7:30 p.m.) Platinum Blonde (Columbia, 1931) Jean Harlow is the title character in this romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra. Originally intended as a vehicle for starlet Loretta Young, who is top billed, the name was changed from Gallagher (Young’s […]
Eli Cook River of Blues: A Performance Celebrating the Story of Blues Music in America The legendary Son House (1902-1988) was known to say “Blues is a feelin’.” Eli Cook’s music expresses that same raw honesty in a unique blend of contemporary and old-school styles, creating an original sound at the fore-front of modern Blues […]
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, July 13 (7:30 p.m.) The Lady from Shanghai (Columbia, 1947) Orson Welles wrote, directed and produced this film noir thriller based on a novel by Sherwood King. Welles also stars as Irish seaman Michael O’Hara, who joins a bizarre yachting cruise and […]
The following is a guest post by Rachel Del Gaudio of the Packard Campus. Wednesday, June 14 (7:30 p.m.) Behind the Door (Paramount, 1919) Described by esteemed film historian Kevin Brownlow as “the most outspoken of all the WWI vengeance films,” this shockingly graphic drama was directed by Irvin Willat and stars Hobart Bosworth as […]
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 8 (7:30 p.m.) A Global Affair (MGM, 1964) Bob Hope stars as Frank Larrimore, an official at the United Nations in New York, who finds himself in charge of an infant that was abandoned in the building. Besides being an […]
The following is a post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, June 1 (7:30 p.m.) The Best of Shindig (ABC-TV, 1964-1966) ABC’s musical variety series Shindig! offered the best from American and British performers of the day. Artists included on this program of highlights from the show include The Beatles, The Byrds, The […]
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, May 25 (7:30 p.m.) Waiting for Guffman (Warner Bros., 1996, R-rated for brief strong language*) After collaborating with director Rob Reiner on the largely improvised and wildly popular 1984 satire about a fictional heavy metal band, This is Spinal Tap, Christopher […]
This time, in our mystery photo blog, we look at a handful of ladies who, despite ringing many bells, we don’t know the name of. Therefore, we need YOUR help. Please take a look (“clicking” on any of the images below will increase them in size to that they are easier to see). And please offer […]
It all began innocently enough. As part of my job working for the National Recording Preservation Board, I assist with the annual announcement of the National Recording Registry. Last year, when Bobby Darin’s recording of “Mack the Knife” was added to the Registry, I researched the Moving Image Section’s collection of film and entertainment stills […]
The following post is by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, April 27 (7:30 p.m.) My Man Godfrey (Universal, 1936) In one of her greatest roles, Carole Lombard sparkles as a dizzy but good-hearted heiress in Gregory LaCava’s comedic take and sometimes caustic commentary on the Great Depression. William Powell portrays Godfrey with knife-edged […]