Jean Harlow is the title character in this romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra. Originally intended as
a vehicle for starlet Loretta Young who is top billed, the name was changed from “Gallagher” (Young’s
character) to “Platinum Blonde” to capitalize on Harlow's rising popularity. Both women vie for the
attention of reporter Stew Smith: Young as one of his newspaper pals and Harlow as a society dame
whose family was recently embroiled in a sex scandal that Stew covered for the tabloid. Critics praised
the performance of relative newcomer Robert Williams as the cocky reporter and predicted a big career in
pictures to follow. Sadly, Williams died from peritonitis just four days after the film's bi-coastal premiere.
Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper,
VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707- 9994.

(RKO, 1939) Set in in the days before the American Revolution, local settlers and Indian fighters in Pennsylvania's
Allegheny Valley try to persuade the British authorities to ban the trading of alcohol and arms with the
marauding Indians. Released eight months after “Stagecoach,” this was the second pairing of the stars of
that film, John Wayne and Claire Trevor. William A. Seiter directed this historical adventure based on a
true incident. The supporting cast includes Brian Donlevy as a crooked trader and George Sanders as a
tyrannical British captain. The 35mm film print being shown was made by the Library of Congress Film
Preservation Lab in 2016. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053
Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707- 9994.

(Disney, 2002) Based on the best-selling children’s book by Natalie Babbitt, this Disney-released family fantasy film asks
the question, “If you could choose to live forever, would you?” It tells the story of the strictly-brought up
teenager Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel) whose world is opened up by a chance meeting with a boy and his backwoods family who seem to have discovered the secret for eternal life. Directed by Jay Russell, the cast also includes Jonathan Jackson, Sissy Spacek and William Hurt. Chicago Sun-Times critic Richard Roeper wrote that the film was “a successful merger of the whimsical and the weird.” Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707- 9994.

(1896-1953)  Of the 700 films currently on the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry, a significant number are not feature-length films.  Shorter films – experimental, animated, avant-garde, or musical in nature – also populate the list.  “All Things Being Equal 2” is an evening showcasing these briefer works which, though they may not fill theaters or marques, have nevertheless had a profound impact on the art of filmmaking and the development of America’s cultural landscape. 7:30 p.m. Free, at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater located at 19053 Mt. Pony Rd. in Culpeper, VA. No reservations required. For more information, call 202-707-9994.