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Category: National Film Preservation Board

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

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 …

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“Top Gun” — The Library of Congress Keeps Receipts

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.