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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. 

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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

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