2011·Documentary·1h 28m
7.1
★
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
Directed by Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton
filmmaking
library of congress
film preservation
IMDB
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Cast
Jeff Adachi
Self
Charles Burnett
Self
Julie Dash
Self
Peter Coyote
Self
Christopher Nolan
Self
Zooey Deschanel
Self
Wayne Wang
Self
John Waters
Self
Caleb Deschanel
Self
Gale Anne Hurd
Self
Steve James
Self
John Lasseter
Self
Crew
Douglas Blush
Writer
Peter Golub
Original Music Composer
Alex Calleros
Editor
Douglas Blush
Editor
Frazer Bradshaw
Director of Photography
Douglas Blush
Producer
Popular Reviews
8 reviews
mimi
6.0★ · 11/10/23
“It’s our family album.”
“It’s our family album.”
Jacob Dickens
7.3★ · 06/21/22
A wonderful advertisement for the medium of film and the need for its preservation. The structure of the film is largely talking head segments extolling their favorite films and their memories with classic movies which is always nice but it doesn't aim to go any deeper than that. If I had seen this as a kid when I was just beginning my interest in film, I would have been all over this but at this point I found myself wanting to know much more about the National Film Registry as an institution and not so much about how great films like Star Wars and The Godfather are. Still, I'm not gonna complain that much about a film so filled with genuine love for the medium of film and there are enough neat tidbits about the Registry itself to make it worth the watch.
A wonderful advertisement for the medium of film and the need for its preservation. The structure of the film is largely talking head segments extolling their favorite films and their memories with classic movies which is always nice but it doesn't aim to go any deeper than that. If I had seen this as a kid when I was just beginning my interest in film, I would have been all over this but at this point I found myself wanting to know much more about the National Film Registry as an institution and not so much about how great films like Star Wars and The Godfather are. Still, I'm not gonna complain that much about a film so filled with genuine love for the medium of film and there are enough neat tidbits about the Registry itself to make it worth the watch.
Erik Olsson
7.0★ · 06/14/22
Honestly I could watch stuff like this for hours. I love watching nerds geek out over their favorite movies.
Honestly I could watch stuff like this for hours. I love watching nerds geek out over their favorite movies.
Robbie deBrucky
9.0★ · 01/20/21
Philip Bondar
8.0★ · 04/02/18