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Archive: 2015 (46 Posts)

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Duke Ellington on the National Film Registry: Jam Session (1942)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The Library always announces new additions to the National Film Registry in December, and this year will be no different. The National Film Preservation Board had its annual meeting in October to, among other things, advise Acting Librarian David S. Mao on Registry selections. Once they’re announced, the final 25 selections will bring the total …

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How a Bill Became a Law…in 1950

Posted by: Mike Mashon

Ah, September. The first hints of cooler fall weather, football season starts, and baseball pennant races heat up…even as we ruefully acknowledge that Washington Nationals fever isn’t quite where it was last year. For those of us who toil in the federal vineyards, September also marks the end of the fiscal year. I recently attended …

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The Cabinet of Curiosities: Early Universal Logos

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Nitrate Vault Manager George Willeman. Because a significant amount of our nitrate film collection was donated to or deposited with us by Hollywood studios–Columbia, Warner Bros., Paramount, and Disney all being good examples–we’ve developed a particular expertise when it comes to identifying variations in corporate logos. One of …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 17-19, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. September guest programmer Rachel Parker offers more entertaining selections. Thursday, September 17 (7:30 p.m.) What Dreams May Come (Polygram, 1998) Robin Williams stars as physician Chris Nielsen who, after dying in car accident and going to heaven, discovers that …

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As a Matter of Fact, We ARE Ready for Some Football

Posted by: Mike Mashon

Spring practice has come and gone, minicamps, two-a-days and OTAs are done, and–mercifully–we’re finished with preseason games for the pros. College football started last weekend and the NFL starts in a few days; let the anxiety and heartburn begin! The oldest football film in the Library’s collection is the 14 November 1903 match between Princeton …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 9-12, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Please note that the program originally scheduled for September 9 (Verdi and the Silent Film) has been postponed. More treats from September guest programmer Rachel Parker. Wednesday, September 9 (7:30 p.m.) Monte Carlo — silent version (Paramount, 1930) Ernest …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (September 3, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Rachel Parker, a Processing Technician in the Moving Image Section, and our theater programmer in September. I am a native of Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated from Chapman University in Orange, California. I arrived at the Packard Campus in 2009 after an internship at the Academy Film Archive, and …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (August 27-28, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Two more terrific films from August’s guest programmer Richard Hincha. Please note there will be no screening on Saturday, August 29. Thursday, August 27 (7:30 p.m.) Hatari! (Paramount, 1962) John Wayne stars as Sean Mercer, a macho game hunter …