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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Hannah Whitaker, interning this summer as a junior fellow in the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, discusses her work in helping preserve live recordings from early in the 20th century, including performances by stars such as Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Gazette, Junior Fellows Program, Library Work and Employees, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige was excited, explaining why he and his filmmaking team were thrilled that their cornerstone feature, 2008’s “Iron Man,” was being inducted into cinematic Valhalla, the Library’s National Film Registry, in the class of 2022. “All of our favorite movies are the ones that we watch over and over again, and …
Posted in: Film, Hispanic and Latino, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry, Performing Arts
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The film "Top Gun: Maverick" has caught the nation's imagination 36 years after the first "Top Gun" did, setting box office records. The Library placed the original film in the National Recording Registry and has several items, including the original print of the film, preserved in its collections.
Posted in: Film, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Preservation Board, National Film Registry
Posted by: Neely Tucker
“Double Indemnity” is one of Hollywood’s classic films, the standard-bearer for noir cinema and a career highlight for stars Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. The Library has a fascinating exchange of letters between the “Double” stars and novelist James M. Cain, whose book was the basis for the film. The letters give us a glimpse into Hollywood history, how scandalous the movie was at the time and at the manners of a bygone era. It’s almost impossible to imagine this exchange taking place today.
Posted in: Film, Manuscripts, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Who was the mystery cameraman who shot the Library's newly discovered footage of the infamous 1969 Altamont Concert? The Library asks readers to help.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Concerts, Film, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Video
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center has found a never-before-seen home movie of the infamous Altamont Free Concert in 1969, during which a member of the Hell's Angels killed a member of the audience. The incident became a cultural turning point of the era.
Posted in: Library Work and Employees, Music, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Performing Arts, Preservation and Conservation