Library of Congress Articles
MANHATTAN, THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, THE BIG PARADE at Packard Campus
Packard Campus December Film Series: Introduction Series Schedule Thursday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. Manhattan (United Artist, 1979, R-rated*) A television comedy writer in New York falls for his best friend’s girl. Directed by Woody Allen, who stars with Diane Keaton, the film was named to the National Film Registry in 2001. *No one under 17 will be admitted without a parent or an adult guardian. [...]
Abbott & Costello, Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Screenings
Packard Campus’ November Series Intro Schedule and film information from the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus website: Thursday, November 05 (7:30 pm.) THE MIRACLE WORKER (United Artists, 1962) The story of Anne Sullivan’s struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. Directed by Arthur Penn. With Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. 35 mm, black & white, 106 minutes. Copyright collection print. [...]
Packard Campus’ Fall 2009 Film Series
Library of Congress Packard Campus’ Fall 2009 Film Series schedule: Thursday, Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. Jezebel (Warner Bros., 1938) A haughty, headstrong southern belle in antebellum Louisiana loses her fiancé because of her stubborn vanity and pride, but vows to get him back. Starring Bette Davis and Henry Fonda, the film was directed by William Wyler. Friday, Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m. Ransom! (MGM, 1956) A [...]
Bette Davis, Barbara Steele, ALIEN: Library of Congress Packard Campus’ Fall Series
Oscar winners, horror movies, and silent shorts are all part of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation’s fall film series in Culpeper, Va., starting Oct. 8. Among the Oscar winners is best actress Bette Davis in Jezebel (1938), William Wyler’s classic romantic melodrama that was Warner Bros.’ answer to Gone with the Wind. (The film was based on a flop [...]