The objectives of the Library of Congress Packard Campus public programs are: 1) to showcase the film, television, radio and recorded sound collections of the Library of Congress. 2) To celebrate the extraordinary range of creativity and exuberance inherent in the recorded forms of American culture and entertainment since the late 19th century.3) And, to demonstrate the work of the staff and laboratories devoted to preserving and restoring analog and digital audiovisual materials in the Packard Campus laboratories.
Schedule
Short subjects will be presented before select programs. Titles are subject to change without notice.
The Packard Campus Theater will be closed for Thanksgiving weekend.
Thursday, October 29 (7:30 pm.)
THE LAST GANGSTER (Warner Bros., 1937)
When a notorious gangster gets out of prison, he vows revenge on the wife who left him.
Directed by Edward Ludwig.
With Edward G. Robinson and James Stewart.
35mm, black & white, 81 minutes. Copyright collection print.Friday, October 30 (7:30 pm.)
DOUBLE FEATURE:
BLACK SUNDAY (AIP, 1960)
A Bavarian princess, burned at the stake with her lover for being a witch, comes to life after three hundred years to enact the curse of revenge on her remaining family members. Italian with English subtitles.
Directed by Mario Bava.
With Barbara Steele and John Richardson.
THE WICKER MAN (British Lion, 1973)
A police sergeant is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. Stranger still, however, are the rituals that take place there.
Directed by Robin Hardy.
With Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee and Britt Ekland.
35mm, color, 88 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Saturday, October 31 (7:30 pm.)
ALIEN (20th Century-Fox, 1979)
A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2002.
Directed by Ridley Scott.
With Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt.
35mm, color, 117 minutes, Print gift from Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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.
Friday, November 06 (7:30 pm.)
CONFESSIONS OF A NAZI SPY (Warner Bros., 1939)
An FBI agent risks his life to infiltrate Nazi sympathizers in the U.S.
Directed by Anatole Litvak.
With Edward G. Robinson and Francis Lederer.
35mm, black & white, 104 minutes. Print preserved by the Library of Congress.
Saturday, November 07 (7:30 pm.)
RIDE THE HIGH COUNTRY (MGM, 1962)
Two aging gunslingers sign on to transport gold from a remote mining town. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1994.
Directed by Sam Peckinpah.
With Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea.
35mm, color, 94 minutes. Gift from the Turner Entertainment Company.
Thursday, November 12 (7:30 pm.)
WHO DONE IT? (Universal, 1942)
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Directed by Erle C. Kenton.
With Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
35mm, black & white, 77 minutes. Print preserved by the Library of Congress.
Friday, November 13 (7:30 pm.)
COME AND SEE (Belarusfilm/Kino International, 1985)
The story of eastern Soviet Union villages that were destroyed by German troops in 1943 as seen through the eyes of a teenage boy who loses his home, family and friends. In German and Russian with English subtitles. Scenes of disturbing violence – not for children.
Directed by Elem Klimov.
With Aleksei Kravchenko and Olga Mironova.
35 mm, black & white, 144 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Saturday, November 14 (2:00 pm.)
ALADDIN (Walt Disney Pictures, 1992)
Aladdin, a street urchin, falls in love with a princess and finds a magical genie who grants him three wishes.
Directed by Ron Clements John Musker.
With the voices of Robin Williams, Scott Weinger and Linda Larkin.
35 mm, color, 82 minutes. Copyright collection print.
Thursday, November 19 (7:30 pm.)
LOVE FINDS ANDY HARDY (MGM, 1938)
A small-town boy tries to juggle two girlfriends at once. Selected for the National Film Registry in 2000.
Directed by George B. Seitz.
With Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.
35mm, black & white, 91 minutes. Print gift from Warner Bros. Pictures.
Friday, November 20 (7:30 pm.)
EASY RIDER (Columbia Pictures Corp., 1969)
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices. Rated R. Selected for the National Film Registry in 1998.
Directed by Dennis Hopper.
With Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda.
35mm, color, 95 minutes. Print gift from Sony Pictures Corp.
Saturday, November 21 (2:00 pm.)
THE CIRCUS (United Artists, 1928)
The Little Tramp joins a circus to hide from the police. Silent with live musical accompaniment by Andrew Simpson.
Directed by Charles Chaplin.
With Charles Chaplin and Merna Kennedy.
35mm, black & white, 71 minutes. Copyright collection print.
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Last Updated: 10/29/2009