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 …
August Film Screenings at the Packard Campus Theater Featuring Films from the National Film Registry A sampling of various film genres named to the National Film Registry for posterity will be showcased in August at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia. The series will offer a film every Friday at …
Every one of us yearns to be heard and appreciated. Yet at the same time, we are surrounded by a wondrous realm of vibrations that are rarely attended to, let alone valued. Listening can open the portal between these inner and outer worlds.—Jim Metzner For the past half century, Jim Metzner has taken the pulse …
The CDC COVID-19 Community Spread Level for Culpeper County is now at a HIGH status. Out of an abundance of caution and to safeguard the health of the public and Packard Campus employees, the public screenings for this weekend at the Packard Campus theater are cancelled. We will continue to monitor the CDC status and …
On May 24th, 1922, President Warren G. Harding spoke into a recording horn prepared for him at the White House. He recreated a speech he had given a year and a day earlier at a memorial ceremony held at Pier 4 on the Hoboken, NJ waterfront, where the remains of 5,212 Americans killed in World …
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. Wesleyan University – Middletown, Connecticut THE CROWD …
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. Anthology Film Archives: New York, New York …
How do you write about Sidney Poitier and feel you that are doing him justice? How do you recap a repertoire of some of the most important and beloved films of the last century, a career that spanned decades, and a legacy that broke barriers? How do you thank someone who’s taken you from crayons …
Today, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the annual selection of 25 films into the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Films are selected based on their cultural, historic and/or aesthetic importance, and must be at least 10 years old. The 2021 National Film Registry represents one of the most diverse collections of films …
