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Archive: January 2019 (12 Posts)

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Film Night at the Mary Pickford Theater: Tuesday, January 15

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

Tuesday, January 15th, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. Every month, films from the Library’s collection are shown at the Mary Pickford Theater in the James Madison building, ranging from titles newly preserved by the National Audio Visual Conservation Center film lab, classics from the National Film Registry, and lesser known titles worthy of discovery. This month …

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Welcoming Two “New” Films to the Public Domain

Posted by: Mike Mashon

Yesterday was a pretty momentous day in America, and not just because so many of us got a head start on breaking New Year’s resolutions. It also was a significant milestone in the history of intellectual property rights for a variety of expressive works, including motion pictures. Put simply, motion pictures with renewed copyrights published …

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Film Loans from the Library of Congress — January 2019

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Here are some of the titles preserved by our film laboratory that we’re loaning for exhibition this month. As always, we can’t guarantee that schedules won’t change or links get broken, but this is our best information at the time of publication.   January 2, 5, 13, 2019 “Bringing Up Baby” (1938) Cinematheque Seoul Art …