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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater will reopen its doors to patrons with a new season of film screenings on Fridays and Saturdays, beginning July 15. The relaunch of the film screenings at the art deco theater has several new offerings focused on a different theme every month. In July, “Packard Campus Potpourri” will …
Posted in: National Film Registry, Packard Campus Theater
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
One of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves is to follow our dreams. It’s not always easy and many will want you to fail, but with the friends you make and a strong conviction, the mark you leave can make an impact even when you don’t realize it. Such is the life of Antonia …
Posted in: Film Essay, Film/Video, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
One hundred years ago this month, the film “Nanook of the North” premiered at New York City’s Capitol Theatre. It has been watched and discussed ever since, as a complicated combination of art and ethnography, docudrama and reenactment, exploitation and cooperation. Today, we look back on the film with an essay from Patricia Zimmermann …
Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
With graduation season in full swing, there is no better time to share the Library’s collection and the song, “Pomp and Circumstance.” And if you’re thinking about films, “The Graduate” is just one related to graduation and coming of age that has been added to the National Film Registry. If you don’t know “Pomp and …
Posted in: Film Essay, Jukebox, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
It’s hard to find a book written about Fred Astaire that doesn’t mention Irving Berlin within the first five pages. During the making of the movie “Top Hat” (1935), Fred Astaire and Irving Berlin met for the first time and formed a close friendship that would last the rest of their lives, and the two …
Posted in: Film Essay, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
It’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since the passing of comedic legend Don Rickles. While his iconic career in stand-up, television and film spanned almost six decades, it may be his role in “Toy Story” that is his most beloved. “Toy Story” (1995) was inducted into the Library of Congress National Film …
Posted in: Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In today’s post, we close out Women’s History Month with the Library’s own Cary O’Dell examining yet another remarkable facet to the life and legend of the great Gloria Swanson. Rightfully, in the past few years the celebrated screen siren Hedy Lamarr has been rediscovered. But not so much for her extraordinary beauty or even …
Posted in: Motion Pictures, National Film Registry
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
So much to celebrate as this sweet little girl turns 76, and the musical film that made her a star celebrates 50 years since its 1972 theatrical debut. Liza Minnelli was born on March 12, 1946 into true Hollywood royalty and all that it encompasses. Her father, the great film director Vincente Minnelli, and her …
Posted in: Film Essay, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry, National Screening Room
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Yesterday we learned of the passing of William Hurt, and today, internet, cable and even broadcast news will be filled with stories of his award-winning career spanning over 50 years and over 100 credits. Hurt holds a respected place in cinema for being nominated for the best actor Oscar for three consecutive years; “Kiss of …
Posted in: Film Essay, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Film Registry