Sergeant York Articles

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 [...]

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 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), [...]

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 [...]