Exploring the Library of Congress’ National Screening Room: A vast collection of free online films

The Library of Congress’ National Screening Room is a massive online repository that puts cinema’s most influential films at the tips of your fingers.
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Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a ...
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World’s first robot movie claim tied to 128-year-old film found in US library

Cinema history has always been linked to technology, but a recent find pushes back ...
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From ‘The Big Chill’ to ‘Inception,’ here are the 25 films added to the National Film Registry this year

While President Donald Trump is pushing Americans to see his wife’s documentary “Melania” which premieres this week, the Library of Congress is reminding us that the country’s cinematic history is ...
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First robot on film

It’s official: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the ...
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‘The Thing,’ ‘Before Sunrise,’ and ‘Inception’ among 25 films added to Library of Congress by National Film Registry

Dating back to 1988, the National Film Preservation Board selects 25 films each year to add into the Library of Congress as part of the National Film Registry, and this year, that registry of films ...
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‘Philadelphia’ among newest selections to added to the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress

It’s hard to go wrong with Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, and the City of Philadelphia — and the Library of Congress apparently agrees. Philadelphia, the Oscar-winning 1993 legal drama that helped ...
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The first appearance of a robot on film has made its way to the Library of Congress

A long-lost 1897 George Melies film, arguably the first robot science fiction story committed to film, has made its way to the Library of Congress.