Registry - A Podcast
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA podcast that looks at The National Film Registry.
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Episodes
The 2019 National Film Registry
March 26, 2020 19:37 - 14 minutes - 8.61 MB25 Films that Changed American Cinema
Notes on the Circus
January 23, 2019 23:23 - 4 minutes - 3.94 MBThe death of Jonas Mekas reminds me that this is a film that must be on the Registry!
National Film Registry 2018 - Hair Piece
January 18, 2019 17:54 - 3 minutes - 3.42 MBA look at what is pretty much the only even vaguely avant garde piece included on the 2018 Registry and a fine work looking at African-American ideas of beauty.
National Film Registry 2018 - Brokeback Mountain
January 03, 2019 16:02 - 4 minutes - 3.85 MBA look at one of the finest films of the last twenty years. From acting to script to direction to impact, Brokeback is a film that 100% belongs on the Registry.
Registry - Something Good
December 18, 2018 23:29 - 7 minutes - 7.09 MBThe first of our looks at the 2018 entries to the National Film Registry, we look at Something Good - Negro Kiss, a 1898 film that is one of the most joyous 26 seconds you'll ever see!
Mean Girls
November 14, 2018 16:17 - 6 minutes - 6.4 MBA look at one of the best and most important of all Teen FIlms
Chicago
October 18, 2018 18:29 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBA look at the starting point for all 21st Century Musicals
2008
August 28, 2018 14:23 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MB2008 Films are now eligible for the Registry, but will any make it on the first ballot?
1980 - The Metaphor
July 20, 2018 17:11 - 4 minutes - 4.54 MBKing Vidor! Andrew Wyeth! A Short Documentary!!!!!
1980 - Swiss Army Knife with Rats and Pidgeons
July 18, 2018 14:51 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MBA look at Robert Breer's masterful abstract animation!
1980 - Lucifer Rising
July 12, 2018 15:20 - 8 minutes - 7.91 MBIt's a masterpiece of American Avant Garde cinema, and a film with a story of ebb and flow and how you SHOULDN'T make a movie. Lucifer Rising was one of the most important films of 1980 that's not on the National Film Registry!
1980 - Popeye
July 11, 2018 14:33 - 9 minutes - 8.26 MBOur look at the Year 1980 and all the National Film Registry worthy films that aren't on continues with Robert Altman's Popeye, a musical that explores both a fantastical comic strip world and Altman's own cinematic signatures!
1980 - Friday the 13th
July 10, 2018 15:38 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBWe begin our look at the amazing cinematic year that was 1980 with a consideration of Friday the 13th. Yes, it was the beginning of a massively important franchise that also didn't quite fit what the franchise would become. We look at the reasons it should be on the National Film Registry, what the impact was on the world of genre film, and why it and Halloween are so important.
The Works of John Waters
June 01, 2018 16:30 - 7 minutes - 7.08 MBHow should the Registry recognise the work of the legendary director John Waters? In this episode, I examine the possibility of four films that might be worthy - Pink Flamingoes, Female Troubles, Hairspray, and Cecil B. Demented.
Field of Dreams
December 28, 2017 16:08 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBA Fantasy Film 101 cross-over talking about the 2017 Registry addition Field of Dreams!
Dumbo
December 18, 2017 15:53 - 6 minutes - 5.56 MBA special episode of Fantasy Film 101 dealing with Dumbo, added to the Registry in 2017
The Role of Remakes on the National Film Registry
November 16, 2017 15:34 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBWhat is it? Does it have one?
The Black Cat
November 08, 2017 17:27 - 10 minutes - 9.51 MBBela Legosi and Boris Karloff together for the first, and by far the best, film in their careers!
Judy Garland, Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz, and the Two Registries
November 03, 2017 16:49 - 5 minutes - 5.44 MBA look at the song Over the Rainbow (added to the National Recording Registry in 2016) and The Wizard of Oz (an initial entry on the National Film Registry) and the meaning of the song when you look at the film, and her life.
Legendary Champions
October 30, 2017 14:49 - 4 minutes - 3.74 MBA look at the Harry Chapin classic late 19th and early 20th Century Boxing documentary!
Freaks by Todd Browning
October 26, 2017 14:16 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBOne of the most controversial of all the horror films of the 1930s, and in my eyes, one of the best. Todd Browning's FREAKS probably had the complex relationship with studios, director, writers, and audiences of all the films designed for frights, but it also sheds a very human light on people who were all too often dehumanized.
The Thieving Hand
October 18, 2017 13:56 - 4 minutes - 4.37 MBA look at an early work that influenced horror, and may have been saying something about class mobility. I was inspired to get off my butt and do the episode by the wonderful episode of Slums of Film History about Terrible Transplants!
The Band Concert
October 11, 2017 15:28 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MBA Disney Mickie Mouse short that should 100% be on the Registry, but somehow is not!!!!!
A Damsel in Distress
September 11, 2017 19:34 - 5 minutes - 4.58 MBA Fred Astaire/Joan Fontaine film that is really starring George Burns & Gracie Allen! Oh yeah, and music by the Gershwins and a script by P.G. Wodehouse...
Planet of the Apes
July 28, 2017 19:40 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBDoes it deserve to be on the National Film Registry? Sure.
9-to-5
July 25, 2017 14:04 - 5 minutes - 5.04 MBA wonderful 1980s comedy that gives an incredible view of the work place and set the stage of women-driven comedies!
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
July 19, 2017 22:13 - 5 minutes - 5.27 MBA look at the legendary Fantasy film Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, inducted to the National Film Registry in 2014
Eraserhead
July 18, 2017 15:22 - 8 minutes - 8.21 MBDavid Lynch's most horrifying filmn, and included on the National Film Registry in 2004-ish, I look at why it's such an important work, and why it really informs the rest of the Lynchian ouevre.
Ed Wood
July 17, 2017 20:52 - 5 minutes - 5 MBTim Burton is a filmmaker who is often defined by his style. Ed Wood may be the film that defines him by his heart.
Suzanne Suzanne
March 24, 2017 15:08 - 4 minutes - 3.68 MBA look at Camille Billop's 30 minute documentary Suzanne Suzanne, added to the Registry in 2016. You can send us thoughts at [email protected]
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me
March 16, 2017 17:45 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBThe first Episode of Registry in a while looks at David Lynch's first time working on a film from a TV show, and why that alone makes it worth while. Oh, and why it's a freakin' brilliant movie. If you wanna drop me a line - [email protected]
The 2016 National Film Registry List
December 15, 2016 15:50 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBThe 2016 National Film Registry was announced on the 14th, and the list is remarkable! — “Life of an American Fireman” (1903) — “Musketeers of Pig Alley” (1912) — “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” (1916) — Films of Solomon Sir Jones (1924-1928) — “The Beau Brummels” (1928) — “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) — “Lost Horizon” (1937) — “Ball of Fire” (1941) — “A Walk in the Sun” (1945) — “Blackboard Jungle” (1955) — “East of Eden” (1955) — “The Birds” (1963) — “Point Blank” (1967) — “Funny Girl” (196...
Works of Calder
October 26, 2016 15:25 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBA look at the wonderful experimental doc Works of Calder that features both a score by John Cage AND the voice of Burgess Meredith!!!
Lawrence Jordan on Film & Museums
July 17, 2016 17:12 - 9 minutes - 8.63 MBLawrence Jordan, director of the National Film Registry-entrant Our Lady of the Sphere, discusses the role of film in Museums.
Registry - Kids
July 17, 2016 16:18 - 6 minutes - 6.39 MBA massively impressive feature that explores young people in New York City in the mid-1990s. Should it be on the Registry? Listen!
Registry - Skater Dater
June 20, 2016 17:21 - 4 minutes - 4.36 MBDoes Skater Dater belong on the National Film Registry? Can a movement to get a film included work?
Registry - Bell Labs
June 06, 2016 16:54 - 4 minutes - 4.02 MBThe spot for Computer Graphics research in the 1960s, several films are worthy of inclusion on the registry as an example of the technical and artistic state-of-the-art.
Registry - Powers of Ten
June 03, 2016 15:58 - 5 minutes - 4.89 MBA look at the most spiritual film ever made about scientific matters!
Registry - Airplane
June 02, 2016 14:28 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBWe take a look at a seriously smart dumb comedy - Airplane, which Chris somehow forgot was on the National Film Registry at all!
Registry - Birth of a Nation
March 14, 2016 13:53 - 5 minutes - 4.8 MBArguably the most controversial American film taught in film classes today, Birth of a Nation is an amazing picture that argues for evil, and we look at whether or not it's important to include America's racism as a part of the Registry.
Registry - 1984 Apple Macintosh Commercial
February 10, 2016 17:49 - 3 minutes - 3.34 MBA look at the most important commercial of the 1980s and why it deserves an important place on the Registry!
Registry - Atomic Cafe
February 10, 2016 17:10 - 5 minutes - 4.62 MBA look at the amazing Nuclear Paranoia art film Atomic Cafe, which is not on the Registry, but really should be!
Registry- Sports
February 10, 2016 06:33 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBThere may be a blind spot on the Registry: The record of America's sporting life.
Registry - They Call It Pro Football
February 10, 2016 05:32 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBA look at the first feature film from NFL Films, a worthy Registry entry!
Episode 28 - Able Edwards
February 05, 2016 17:22 - 3 minutes - 2.83 MBA look at the Green Screened film Able Edwards, and why the National Film Registry may want to take technologically into consideration along with Culturally, Historically, Aesthetically...
Episode 27 - Top Gun
February 05, 2016 15:52 - 3 minutes - 2.89 MBA look at the most 1980s of 1980s movies!