Screening on the Green in August at the National Mall

Did anyone go to the "Screening on the Green" event when this was screened at the National Mall in August? Its always interesting to screen these types of films for the general public - not that I don't enjoy watching old movies in the privacy of my own home, but this is about the closest you ever come to watching these films as they were originally screened, even as tastes have rapidly changed since 1948.

Few things I found interesting:

- Nora's spitting on Rocco provoked laughter from the audience even though and most people I know who have seen it generally find it to be a powerful, if quite disturbing and frightening scene
- James getting bullied by Rocco's thugs elicited an indignant reaction, predictably
- Rocco's impromptu kiss of Nora in reaction to her pounding was found to be disgusting, eliciting gasps and repulsed reactions
- Gaye's badmouthing Rocco behind his back only to turn around when he enters the room and sweet talk him also brought on laughter
- Gaye's faking Rocco out by pleading with him to take her with him, followed by her slipping Bogart a gun elicited uproarious laughter at first followed by cheers as if to say "you go girl!"
- People seemed to find Claire Trevor's emotional song to be quite funny, and Rocco's slapping Bogart for giving her the drink to be hilarious.
- Rocco's death predictably brought on cheers

What's creepy is that Lauren Bacall impressed me the most in a film with pretty stout competition - I remember leaving the Capitol Green that night thinking about her, and sure enough she died not a week after the screening.

Anyone else see the screening?