In addition to screenings at the Packard Campus and the Mary Pickford Theater in the Library's Madison Building, the Recorded Sound Section hosts lectures, special displays, and orientations to in-person and online audiences.
Events
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EventMighty Joe Young (RKO, 1949) Hollywood showmen attempt to exploit a giant African gorilla raised by an orphan girl. Black & white, 94 min. (Film)- Date: 2024-10-05
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EventInvasion of Astro-Monster (Toho, 1965) Alien beings from the mysterious “Planet X” unleash Godzilla, Rodan, and King Ghidorah as part of a devious plan to invade Earth. Color, 94 min. (Digital)- Date: 2024-10-05
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EventThose Who Dance (1930) A pre-Code "ripped from the headlines" drama about a police detective working undercover to obtain evidence against a gangster who had murdered his brother and framed an innocent man for the crime. Preceded by the Laurel & Hardy short "Blotto"...- Date: 2024-10-10
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EventThe Birds (Universal Pictures, 1963) Flocks of ferocious birds terrorize a California coastal town in director Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller. Color, 119 min. (Digital)- Date: 2024-10-11
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EventDr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (Walt Disney Pictures, 1963) Disguised as the terrifying Scarecrow of Romney Marsh, kindly country clergyman Dr. Christopher Syn defends local villagers from the tyranny and taxes of King George III. Color, 98 min. (Digital)- Date: 2024-10-19
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EventAlien (Twentieth Century Fox, 1979) When the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds with human hosts. Color, 116 min. (Film)- Date: 2024-10-19
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EventTremors (1990) Residents of a small desert town find themselves fighting for their lives against giant prehistoric worms...- Date: 2024-10-24
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EventSomething Wicked This Way Comes (Walt Disney Pictures, 1983) A small Midwestern town is visited by a seductive stranger and his nightmarish traveling circus, which harbors a dark and destructive secret. Color, 95 min. (Film)- Date: 2024-10-25
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EventHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Warner Bros., 2002) Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione encounter a sinister new terror during their second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Color, 160 min. (Film)- Date: 2024-10-26
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EventAliens (Twentieth Century Fox, 1986) Having survived an earlier alien attack, Ellen Ripley journeys to a remote space colony with a team of battle-hardened marines to eradicate a horde of the deadly creatures. Color, 137 min. (Film)- Date: 2024-10-26
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EventLilies of the Field (1963) Sidney Poitier became the first African-American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for this role of an itinerant handyman who helps a group of European nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.- Date: 2024-11-07