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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In the about-to-be 30 years that the National Film Registry has existed, many very well-known films have been added to its list. Along the way, many films that are far less well known–but deserve far greater attention–have also been added. A case in point is 1973’s “The Spook Who Sat By the Door” which was added …
Posted in: Bob Hope Collection, Film Loans, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
We are only days away from the announcement of the newest films to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry. As we gear up, let’s look back. Who could ever forget the Disney’s magical story of a wide-eyed deer and its life in the woods? The beloved film “Bambi” was added to the Registry in …
Posted in: Film Essay, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
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. December 1, 2018 “The Finishing Touch” (1928) San Francisco Silent Film Festival San …
Posted in: Film Loans, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, December 6 (7:30 p.m.) Mr. Sardonicus (Columbia, 1961) Prolific and innovative filmmaker William Castle, best known for his promotional gimmicks in a string of popular low-budget thrillers such as House on Haunted Hill and The Tingler (both 1959) and Homicidal (1961), …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater, World War II
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In 2009, the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry added the charming and innovative animated work “Little Nemo” to its list. Animated works–both long-form and short-form-are often added to the Registry. And no list that attempts to convey the depth and richness of animation can ignore the work of the great Winsor McCay. As Daniel Eagan wrote …
Posted in: Film Essay, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Joan Crawford, once the queen of the MGM lot, had one of her very best late-career roles in the film “Johnny Guitar” which was added to the National Registry in 2008. “Johnny” is a unique and one-of-a-kind Western which Michael Schlesinger attempts to get a handle on by saying: “There are very few films—especially from Hollywood studios—that …
Posted in: Film Essay, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
It was in 2007, that the sci-fi classic “Close Encounters” was added to the Library’s National Film Registry. Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr and Melinda Dillon starred in the film that forever put Devil’s Tower on the map and seemed to codify the popular depiction of space aliens. Writer Matt Zoller Seitz looked back at this landmark film …
Posted in: Film Essay, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Concert films make up an element on the LC’s National Film Registry. For example, the legendary “The T.A.M.I. Show,” a legendary, filmed gathering of some amazing rock and roll talent, was added to the Registry in 2006. Maybe another great concert film will make the list this year…. The 25 new selections for the Registry will be announced …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Musical Theater, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
“Rear Window” is the classic film thriller of window-watching and murder; it was added to the Registry in 2005. Former Library of Congress Film Preservation Board member John Belton recapped the film by stating: “‘Rear Window’ tells the story of a globe-trotting photo-journalist who breaks his leg on a dangerous assignment and is confined to a wheelchair in …
Posted in: Film Essay, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry