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 wealthy couple tries to cope with the press and the police when their son is kidnapped. Starring Glenn Ford and Donna Reed, the movie was directed by Alex Segal.
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2:00 p.m.
Fantasia (Walt Disney Pictures, 1940)
Disney animators set pictures to classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra. Segments include "The Nutcracker Suite," [...]
by Andre Soares | October 2, 2009
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National Film Registry 2008: SERGEANT YORK, THE PERILS OF PAULINE
Gary Cooper in Sergeant York
National Film Registry 2008 Article
National Film Registry 2008 Line-Up: Part I
The March (1964)
George Stevens Jr., who headed the United States Information Agency (USIA) Motion Picture Service unit from 1962-67, brought in several young talented documentary filmmakers such as Charles Guggenheim, Carroll Ballard, Kent McKenzie, Leo Seltzer, Terry Sanders, Bruce Herschensohn, and James Blue, who directed "The March." This period ushered in the "Golden Era" of USIA films. Examining the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington from the ground-level and focusing on the idealistic passion, joy and synergy of the crowds, Blue’s documentary lets us see the event take shape from the planning stage — with sound checks [...]
by Andre Soares | December 30, 2008
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Tags: Classic Movies, Gary Cooper, National Film Registry, Pearl White, Sergeant York, So's Your Old Man, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Pawnbroker, The Perils of Pauline, The Terminator
National Film Registry 2008
This year, the Library of Congress has selected another 25 American films to be included in their National Film Registry, which under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act is supposed to preserve "for all time" short and feature films that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. (See full list.)
Among the selected films are Howard Hawks‘ flag-waving 1941 war drama Sergeant York (right), which earned Gary Cooper his first best actor Oscar; John Boorman’s Oscar-nominated 1972 drama Deliverance; John Huston’s 1950 film noir The Asphalt Jungle, starring Sterling Hayden and featuring a pre-stardom Marilyn Monroe; and Nicholas Ray’s campy 1954 Western Johnny Guitar, which stars Hayden in the title role, plus Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge as a [...]
by Andre Soares | December 30, 2008
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Tags: Classic Movies, Film Preservation, Flower Drum Song, Gary Cooper, Howard Hawks, Library of Congress, National Film Registry, Sergeant York, Sessue Hayakawa
Meet the Oscars, New York 2008
The exhibition "Meet the Oscars, New York" will display 50 new Oscar statuettes, two inscribed Academy Awards, and one Oscar for the public to hold. The East Coast version of "Meet the Oscars" will take place at the Times Square Studios in New York City from Friday, February 15, through Saturday, February 23. The exhibition will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m. Admission is free.
The Oscar won by Gary Cooper for his performance as the title character in Sergeant York (1941, right) will be on display alongside Thelma Schoonmaker’s Academy Award for Film Editing for The Departed (2006).
Cooper and Schoonmaker each have won three Academy Awards.
Gary Cooper won his second Oscar for the 1952 Western High [...]
by Andre Soares | January 31, 2008
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Tags: 2008 Oscar, Academy Awards, Film Awards, Gary Cooper, Meet the Oscars, New York Screenings, Sergeant York, Thelma Schoonmaker
