Movies return to the Mount

The Library of Congress Mount Pony Theater re-launches its free movie programming Friday at 7:30 p.m. with “A Hard Day’s Night” (United Artists, 1964). But it’s going to be hard to get a seat unless you’ve already made reservations.

All seats in the 200-seat theater were fully reserved for the Beatles classic as of Tuesday, according to the reservation line.

But the LOC movie line is still accepting reservations today for “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (20th Century Fox, 1969), playing Saturday at 2 p.m. on Mount Pony.

Though the theater was dark just a month while the government figured out its budget, here’s a big hearty “Welcome back” to the LOC folks who make it all happen.

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Coming soon to Mt. Pony
April 10: “A Tale of Two Cities” (MGM, 1935)
April 11: “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (Walt Disney, 1996) with Mickey Mouse in a special short, “The Prince & the Pauper.”
April 17: “A Century Ago: The Films of 1908” (various studios, 1908)
April 18: “His Girl Friday” (Columbia, 1939)
April 24: “Culpeper Remembrance Days: Playing 75 years ago in Culpeper” features a special slide show on the history of film shows in Culpeper and, “Dinner At Eight” (MGM, 1933)
April 25: “Let It Be” (United Artists, 1970)

Friday night movies show at 7:30. Saturday matinees are at 2 and starting in May, the LOC adds a third weekly showing Saturday nights. Stay tuned.

Make your free reservations Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. up to one week in advance of each show by calling: (540) 827-1079 ext. 79994 or (202) 707-9994. Don’t have reservations? Show up early to get on stand-by. All unclaimed tickets will be distributed to those on stand-by 10 minutes prior to show time.

—Allison Brophy Champion