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22.01.2022 Fred And Ginger Cheered Us Up During The Depression. Might They Do It Again? Sydney: State Library NSW Metcalfe Auditorium Superstars of the Silver Screen February 14 Sunday at 2pm the sublime talents of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the Academy Award winning Swing Time (1936) 103 minutes with soundtrack. Directed by multiple award winning director, George Stevens. See a wonderful article at https://www.npr.org//fred-and-ginger-cheered-us-up-during-... And see the Swing Time (1936) Official Trailer - Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgimMImX-VE

20.01.2022 February 28 Sunday at 2pm Hell’s Hinges (1916) live music with Mauro Colombis Metcalfe Auditorium, State Library NSW 64 minutes William Hart, the original screen cowboy, in Hell’s Hinges (1916) 64 minutes live music with Mauro Colombis. Tix at the website home page right hand side.... This stark, brutal Western from 1916, co-directed by and starring William S. Hart, presents a raw, violent, thoroughly demythologized Wild West... The images are as direct and bare as the characters' emotions, and the harsh drama builds to a mad, apocalyptic climax of crime and revenge. Reverend Robert Henley and his sister Faith arrive in the lawless frontier town of Hell's Hinges, intent on reforming its amoral citizens. Local saloon keeper and deepdyed villain Silk Miller, realizing that a temperate populace would be bad for business, discredits the preacher by ordering a dancehall girl to seduce and denounce him. But Miller hasn't reckoned on interference from his former accomplice, notorious gunfighter Blaze Tracy, who has fallen in love with Faith and becomes an avenging angel on her behalf. By 1916, former stage actor Hart was already established as a Western star, but the unexpected box-office success of Hell's Hinges took his career to another level. Although he had portrayed reformed outlaws before, something about Blaze Tracy resonated powerfully with moviegoers - so much so that he would play variations of the character in most of his subsequent films. But Hart's performance wasn't the only exemplary thing about Hell's Hinges: C. Gardner Sullivan's story brought Biblical allusion to sagebrush sagas, and its apocalyptic, fire-and-brimstone climax rocked audiences accustomed to tamer resolutions in Westerns. Access reviews at https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2005/cteq/hells_hinges/ , https://www.loc.gov//national-f/documents/hells_hinges.pdf and https://centuryfilmproject.org/2016/05/14/hells-hinges-1916/ The State Library NSW has special conditions of entry and is following guidelines as per the NSW Health checklist. Covid Safety Plan All patrons who attend a session must check in to the State Library using the QR code provided at the Library entrances. Online pre-show sales only. No ticketing transactions at door. Physical distancing measures remain in place. Please keep I seat from other patrons.