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These Amazing Shadows
The film depicts the history and importance of the organization called The National Film Registry that saves the very best in American cinema. The filmmakers interview some of the biggest directors of their time including John Lasseter, Rob Reiner, and Christopher Nolan.
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10 July 1892, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
31 October 1879, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
29 August 1915, Stockholm, Sweden
14 June 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
November 19, 1938 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
6 January 1895, Bayard, Iowa, USA
7 August 1884, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
13 July 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 July 1923, Siluria, Alabama, USA
13 February 1933, Chicago, Illinois, USA
25 January 1918, New York City, New York, USA
May 13, 2011
Anyone who loves movies will find a great deal to adore and admire about this new movie.
May 19, 2011
If movies are our kiss-kiss-bang-bang arenas of desire, then this addictive movie-centric documentary from Paul Mariano and Kurt Norton makes the Library of Congress sound like the Playboy Mansion.
January 23, 2011
...a fascinating documentary...
May 06, 2011
Documentary has more on its mind than just showing off the riches of America's cinematic heritage.
May 10, 2011
This is one government-sponsored project that is committed to saving Americana that could have been lost forever.
May 19, 2011
"Shadows'' is a deeply heartfelt, if scattered, effort that plays like an Oscar-night clip show with a mission.
February 03, 2011
it's interesting to hear what kind of films are important to Rob Reiner or Wayne Wang but, frankly, we've seen more insightful, emotional responses in any AFI TV special
May 05, 2011
For lovers of American filmmaking, "These Amazing Shadows" may be the ultimate sampler buffet.
May 18, 2011
a long commercial promotion for The National Film Registry
May 27, 2011
"Shadows" is an 88-minute valentine to cinema, a reminder of why we continue returning to the multiplex, and an abiding faith in the power of film to transport us to faraway places.
May 10, 2011
Film preservation is an important part of our culture and the documentary details exactly why that is.