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Archive for the Film Category (102 Posts)

Mid-range photo of Elfman, holding a microphone and addressing the crowd on a concert-lit stage.

Danny Elfman, Legendary Film Composer, Debuts Classical Work at LOC

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Concerts, Events, Film, Library Work and Employees, Music, Performing Arts

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“Iron Man,” Marvel, Rocket Into the 2022 National Film Registry

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American, Film, Hispanic and Latino, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry, Performing Arts

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“The Big Bang” of Cinema: Library Researcher Finds First Copyrighted Film

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Film, Library Work and Employees, National Film Registry, News, Performing Arts, Preservation, Rare Book and Special Collections, Researcher Stories, Technology

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The Neil Simon Collection: Now Playing at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Film, Music, Performing Arts, Theater, Writers

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“Top Gun” — The Library of Congress Keeps Receipts

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Film, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry

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Historical Documentaries are the Key to Understanding Our Common History as Americans

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Film, Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film

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The (Very Polite) Letters Behind “Double Indemnity”

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Film, Manuscripts, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Writers

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Mystery Photographer: Who Is the Altamont Filmmaker?

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: Audiovisual, Concerts, Film, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Video

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The “tick, tick … BOOM!” Research at the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Film, Music, Performing Arts, Theater