LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: Beginning in October, the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation will present two additional days of film programming in collaboration with the newly restored historic State Theatre in Culpeper, Va. Billed as "Library of Congress Presents," these screenings offered by the State Theatre in association with the Library will highlight the National Film Registry and celebrate the nation’s rich cinematic heritage with titles from the Library’s vast collections. Regularly programmed on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons, these ongoing cooperative screenings may occasionally be scheduled at other times as well. The film program at the 560-seat State Theatre opens with one of the finest Hollywood features from the National Film Registry—the 1942 classic "Casablanca"—on Oct. 2. Other registry screenings during the month include "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales." For more information on the National Film Registry, visit loc.gov/film/filmnfr.html. A series highlighting aviation films—"The Movies Take to the Air"—will take to the screen at both venues beginning with "Only Angels Have Wings" (1939) at the Packard Campus Theater and a special screening of the newly restored National Film Registry title "Wings" (1927) at the State Theatre. Andrew Simpson will provide live musical accompaniment on the State Theatre’s restored, circa-1937 Bosendorfer piano. On Oct. 4, the Packard Campus’ year-long tribute to the films of 1933, presented by Moving Images Section Head Mike Mashon, continues with the legendary "King Kong." Film historian Ben Model will host an evening highlighting the television work of Ernie Kovacs and his wife Edie Adams on Oct.17. The next evening, Model will provide musical accompaniment for a program of silent comedy shorts featuring author Steve Massa, who presents a selection of titles to coincide with his newly published book, "Lame Brains and Lunatics." A special live presentation, "Beauty of Bulgarian Dance and Music," will take place on the Packard Campus Theater stage on Oct. 26. The month concludes with a series of scary movies at both locations. "Monsters, Mischief and the Movies" will cover a wide range of titles including spooky—but funny—comedies such as "Fright Night" (1985) and Bob Hope’s "The Cat and the Canary" (1939) at the Packard Campus Theater and a Universal horror classic double feature—"The Invisible Man" (1933) and "The Wolf Man" (1941) at the State Theatre.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:30:27 +0000
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