Events at the Library of Congress

Saturday June 17, 2023

  • Event | film and video screenings

    The Life of Pi (20th Century-Fox, 2012)

    Saturday
    June 17, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    An old man, Pi, tells a young author about his adventures at sea. While traveling on a ship a storm hits sinking the vessel and putting Pi along with a menagerie of animals in a life boat. Ang Lee directed, and Suraj Sharma stars. Color, 127 minutes
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    Waterworld (Universal, 1995)

    Saturday
    June 17, 2023
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    "Mad Max" meets "Captain Blood" with a bit of "2001: A Spacey Odyssey" thrown in! This film tells of a future none of us want to see, a sentiment about the film itself when it was first released. A colossal flop now seen as a cult classic. Kevin Costner stars. Color, 135 minutes.

Friday June 23, 2023

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    Run Silent, Run Deep (United Artists, 1958)

    Friday
    June 23, 2023
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster do battle against the Japanese navy and each other aboard a World War II submarine. The film’s title speaks to how submarines during wartime had to move stealthy… silent and deep (which often also describes the stars acting methods).

Saturday June 24, 2023

  • Event | film and video screenings

    Million Dollar Mermaid (MGM, 1952)

    Saturday
    June 24, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    A semi-factual bio-pic about Australian swimming star Annette Kellerman portrayed by American swimming star Esther Williams. Kellerman’s swimming feats lead to her starring in the movies. Color, 115 minutes.
  • Event | film and video screenings

    Deliverance (Warner Bros, 1972)

    Saturday
    June 24, 2023
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    Four buddies have a blissful but uneventful weekend canoeing… or not. Jon Voight and Burt Reynolds star in the film that tells how sometimes town and country don’t mix together too well. Color, 109 minutes. Added to the National Film Registry in 2002.

Friday June 30, 2023

  • Event | film and video screenings

    Creature From the Black Lagoon (Universal, 1954)

    Friday
    June 30, 2023
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    This movie is about a creature that comes from the black lagoon. Sorry for spoiler alert. The creature takes a liking to Julie Adams (and who wouldn’t) setting up a retelling of the beauty and the beast story. Black & white, 80 minutes.

Saturday July 1, 2023

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    Free Willy (Warner Bros, 1993)

    Saturday
    July 1, 2023
    2:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    A young orphan boy befriends a whale recently put into captivity. The two become friends and the young boy hatches a plot to give the whale its freedom, even knowing by doing so he will have to say farewell.
  • Event | film and video screenings

    Jaws (Universal, 1975)

    Saturday
    July 1, 2023
    7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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    Packard Campus Theater
    The Packard Campus Theater’s annual showing of Jaws to fully welcome in Summer. The water is still safe, or is it? The boat may need to be a bit bigger, but the cast Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfus are just right. Color, 124 minutes. Added to the National Film Registry in 2001.