Now See Hear! blog
Now See Hear! is the Library of Congress blog dedicated to the preservation work of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. Now See Hear! showcases collections, announces new acquisitions and projects, publicizes public programs, discusses the procedures and technology being used to describe, preserve, and make accessible our audiovisual heritage. The blog also highlights films on the National Film Registry and sound recordings on the National Recording Registry.
Recent posts about the National Film Registry:
Someday I’ll find it… “The Rainbow Connection,” “The Muppet Movie,” and Me!
July 23, 2025
Why the movie “Spy Kids” still resonates after 24 years! Interview with Spy Kids Mom Carla Gugino
July 16, 2025
Celebrating Judy Collins: On the National Film Registry
June 11, 2025
Behind the Scenes of “Apollo 13” with Ron Howard
April 16, 2025
“The Lost World” is 100 Years Old and Still Roaring
March 19, 2025
Remembering and Trying to Understand David Lynch
January 29, 2025
Announcing the 2024 National Film Registry
December 17, 2024
Trick or Treat? Not on this street!
October 31, 2024
“Modesta” (1956): Puerto Rican Filmmakers Honor the Power of Barrio Women
September 25, 2024
Deadline Approaching for the 2024 National Film Registry
August 8, 2024
Remembering Bruce Lee and “Enter the Dragon” (1973)
July 17, 2024
Celebrating Teachers with Edward James Olmos
May 8, 2024
April Showers bring Disney’s Flower…
April 11, 2024
Cesar Chavez, Family and Filmmaking with Luis Valdez
March 27, 2024
Oppenheimer’s Mind and the American Mindset
March 6, 2024
Learning That There’s So Much More to Colleen Moore!
January 24, 2024
Announcing the 2023 National Film Registry
December 13, 2023
Rare Native American Wax Cylinders Find a New Generation
November 1, 2023
From Book to Film with “All The President’s Men”
August 9, 2023
Help Us Build a Filmography of Latine Movies!
July 13, 2023
The Festival, the National Film Registry and You!
June 21, 2023
Remembering Kenneth Anger (1927 – 2023)
May 31, 2023
Behind the Scenes: Scoring a Silent Feature with Jon Mirsalis
May 30, 2023
An Intimate Conversation with Leslie Caron and 65 Years of “Gigi”
May 24, 2023
A Big Day Around Here!
May 4, 2023
Festival Screening: W.C. Fields “So’s Your Old Man” (1926) shown in 35mm made from the original nitrate negative
April 20, 2023
Remembering Buster Keaton and “The Navigator” (1924)
February 1, 2023
Knute Rockne and Damar Hamlin–Inspiring A Century Apart
January 25, 2023
Announcing the 2022 National Film Registry
December 14, 2022
Asking Your Opinion: National Film Registry
August 3, 2022
From Our Collection: Celebrating Mary McLeod Bethune
July 13, 2022
Following Your Dreams with “Antonia: A Portrait of the Woman” (1974)
June 22, 2022
“Nanook of the North” Released 100 Years Ago
June 15, 2022
Celebrating Graduation with “The Graduate” and “Pomp and Circumstance”
May 18, 2022
The Friendship of Irving Berlin, Fred Astaire and “Top Hat”
May 11, 2022
Remembering My Dad: Don Rickles and “Toy Story”
April 6, 2022
Celebrating Liza and “Cabaret”
March 23, 2022
Remembering William Hurt (1950-2022)
March 14, 2022
Celebrating “Casablanca” (1942)
March 2, 2022
“All My Babies” (1953)
February 7, 2022
Remembering Sidney Poitier Through the National Film Registry
January 12, 2022
Wattstax (1973)
August 20, 2021
National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978): An Interview with Tim Matheson
August 2, 2021