Wednesday, November 28th, 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. NATIONAL FILM …
In 1992, among the films added to the National Film Registry was the unforgettable noir, “Detour.” Though made a staggering 73 years ago, when viewed today, “Detour” is as hard-hitting as it ever was. The story of one of the most brutal road trips ever depicted on film, “Detour” was the work of director Edgar …
In 1991, the third year of the National Film Registry, the Registry welcomed that big ape known as “King Kong” to its list. Though the film has since been remade–three times and counting–to many fans, nothing has surpassed the original in terms of thrills, heart and humanity. Film historian and “Kong” devotee Michael Price said of …
The Marx Brothers made their way onto the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 1990 with their hilarious 1933 film “Duck Soup,” a film many consider to be most emblematic of the famous comedy team. Film critic William Wolf once said of this particular mash-up of on-screen mayhem: “When Paramount released ‘Duck Soup’ in …
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Begun in 1989, the Registry annually recognizes American-made films, encompassing all genres, which are of such aesthetic, historic or cultural importance to the United States that they are worthy of preservation by copyright holders or archives such as the …
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, November 1 (7:30 p.m.) The Dawn Patrol (First National, 1930) Richard Barthelmess and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. co-star as two ace pilots in a Royal Flying Corps squadron dealing with the stress of combat in France during World War I. John Monk …
Thursday, November 8th, 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. NATIONAL FILM …
As Sally Field’s long-awaited memoir, In Pieces, arrives in bookstores, author Gabriel Miller looks back at her breakthrough film role, Martin Ritt’s Norma Rae, which was added to the National Film Registry in 2008. See the essay below: “Norma Rae“ (1978)
The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson of the Packard Campus. Thursday, October 25 (7:30 p.m.) Homicidal (Columbia, 1961) The horror films produced and directed by William Castle were often more famous for their promotional gimmicks than their effectiveness as movies. This one was typical of Castle’s carnival barker approach with its tagline …
