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Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Thursday, April 18th, 2018, at 7:00 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. ATOMIC CINEMA: …
Posted in: Mary Pickford Theater, Motion Pictures
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
April is Jazz Appreciation Month! The Smithsonian National Museum of American History began this month-long celebration in 2001 to encourage people to listen to, read about, and play jazz music. Unsurprisingly, jazz is well-represented in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division at the Library of Congress, from commercial recordings to film and more. …
Posted in: American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Jazz, Jukebox, Motion Pictures, National Screening Room, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Baseball season is upon us, even if many parts of the country are still in the throes of winter! With the Nationals’ home opener against the Mets this afternoon, here are some baseball-related items in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division to whet your appetite and gear up for Major League Baseball’s 2019 …
Posted in: Film/Video, Jukebox, Motion Pictures, Radio, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Thursday, April 2nd, 2018, at 7:00 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. ATOMIC CINEMA: …
Posted in: Mary Pickford Theater, Motion Pictures
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
This post was originally published by Wendi Maloney on the Library of Congress Blog. For the past three decades or so, Thomas Doherty has taught and written about films, television and Hollywood — a lot. An American studies professor at Brandeis University with a special interest in classical Hollywood, he has written seven books touching …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Radio, Researcher Profile
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Remembering Penny Marshall (1943-2018) - Thursday, March 21st, 2019 at 7:00 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 …
Posted in: Mary Pickford Theater, Motion Pictures
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Remembering Burt Reynolds (1936-2018) – Thursday, March 7th, 2019 at 7:00 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 …
Posted in: Mary Pickford Theater, Motion Pictures
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
A few months ago, we launched the National Screening Room—a new digital collection featuring films that showcase the wealth and diversity of the Library’s moving image collections. The films range from early silent shorts from the Library’s Paper Print Collection to newsreels and actualities, from home movies to educational and sponsored films, from television to …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Screening Room, Television
Posted by: Amanda Jenkins
Happy Presidents’ Day from the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division! Moving image and recorded sound materials offer exciting possibilities for engaging with the lives and political careers of past presidents. To launch your exploration, we’ve pulled together some online resources from the Division that illuminate the lives of past presidential figures. Moving …
Posted in: Film/Video, Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound