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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Added to the Library’s National Recording Registry in 2004, “The Girl From Ipanema” is recalled by writer/musician Glenn Zottala. Astrud Gilberto In the 1960s–a very turbulent time in America–Stan Getz released “The Girl from Ipanema.” This became a huge hit both nationwide and worldwide. Who would have thought such gentle lyrical music would catch the …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Forty-seven years ago today, President Richard Nixon resigned the Presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal. A story worth retelling and exploring, Hollywood of course took it on in 1976’s seminal journalism film, “All the President’s Men.” “Men” was added to the Library’s National Film Registry in 2010. Below, film reviewer Mike Canning looks …
Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry, Uncategorized
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In this excerpt from the National Film Preservation Foundation’s “Treasures of the American Archives” DVD set, author Scott Simmon takes a look at the film “A Bronx Morning,” a “city symphony” of a film added to the Library’s National Film Registry in 2004. “A Bronx Morning” is a portrait of a place and time. It …
Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
As the great Tony Bennett turns 95 today, the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, with the assistance of Bill Christine, looks at at the making of his signature hit, 1962’s “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.” By 1953, George Cory and Douglass Cross, who had met while pulling their stateside Army duty during …
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
It was 20 years ago that the Library of Congress added “National Lampoon’s Animal House” to the National Film Registry. Originally released in 1978 and inducted in 2001, “Animal House” remains one of the most quoted and iconic comedy films in history. In his book, “America’s Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide To The Landmark Movies …
Posted in: Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Here are some of the titles from the Library’s motion picture collections–many preserved by the NAVCC 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. BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE: London, England https://www.bfi.org.uk/ PRIVATE …
Posted in: Film Loans, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center