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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
Over 20 years ago, two unassuming VHS tapes were delivered to the Library of Congress’s Packard Campus as part of a copyright deposit. This past month, they became an internet and anime sensation. It took some dogged, dedicated detective work to finally, fully understand the notoriety of these two works. It was a long-simmering puzzle, …
Posted in: Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Television
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) “The Godfather” (1972): Friday August 26, 2022 (7:30pm) “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” (1932): Saturday, August 27, 2022 (2pm) …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
I am happy to say that I work with some of the most fascinating, brilliant and passionate people that I’ve ever known. The halls here at the Library of Congress National Audio-Video Conservation Center are abuzz every day with discussions about movies, directors, cinematography, casting decisions, and opinions about what is the greatest film of …
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Uncategorized
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
As the great Mary McLeod Bethune gets her own statue at the US Capitol, the Library's own Stacie Seifrit-Griffin examines her life and legacy via the Library's audio-video collections.
Posted in: American Archive of Public Broadcasting, Civil Rights, Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Screening Room, NBC Radio Collection, Recorded Sound Research Center
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. Cinemateca Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal https://www.cinemateca.pt/programacao.aspx?ciclo=1410 THE BLACKENED …
Posted in: Film Loans, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Uncategorized
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Today we celebrate National Silent Movie Day by opening the treasure chest and sharing some of the resources that the Library of Congress offers to research and expand your interest in these classic and iconic motion pictures. The American silent feature film era lasted from 1912 to 1929 with nearly 11,000 feature films produced, but …
Posted in: Film/Video, Motion Pictures, Moving Image Research Center, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Screening Room, Packard Campus Theater, Silent Film Project
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
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. EYE Filmmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands https://www.eyefilm.nl/en/programme/film-noir/337723 OUT OF THE …
Posted in: Film Loans, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
This is a guest post by Patty Templeton, who was a 2020 Library of Congress Junior Fellow Summer Intern. Michael Hinton has been a Motion Picture Preservation Specialist at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation since 2009. Before joining the Library, Hinton worked in cinema for 35 years, having founded INTERFORMAT, a San Francisco-based …
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Staff Profile