And you as well Carla Hayden! Missing you this morning when volunteering at SXSW and seeing Ada Limón.

The Library of Congress Moving Image Section Head is a great job. You are privileged to work with amazing staff in a wondrous building for an inspiring cultural institution. Plus, you’re guaranteed to be an improvement over your predecessor! usajobs.gov/job/778657100

psst, the Moving Image Section Head position at this wonderland just posted too usajobs.gov/job/778657100

Honored to share the airwaves with Dan Streible!

No exaggerations here.

I once stood in a lunch line with him and sheepishly admitted to having watched the Batman triology on the back of an airplane seat and his reaction was 'long flight?'

Patrick Midtlyng, Head of the Recorded Sound Section: Some people love being surrounded by old books in the stacks. For Patrick, it’s the lacquer disc collection in the vaults at the National Audio Visual Conservation Center. The NAVCC holds thousands of discs, including this one

You gotta go hear Stephen Horne, NYC pals.

Love this video Carla Hayden, but one quibble: the Library of Congress Jefferson is THE most beautiful building in DC, a neverending source of inspiration. (I know you need to be generous with the neighbors, so understand the 'one of' 😊).

I'm listening to the excellent How Would Lubitsch Do It? podcast, so this tracks. How Would Lubitsch Do It? - a Film Formally Joint

Fun (for me) fact: I was Bob's grad student in the early 90s and suggested this title. 🙂

Or as we like to call Fred at LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Our Founder.

Thoughts on the passing of the great Naomi Feil, co-creator of the 1968 film THE INNER WORLD OF APHASIA, among many other things.
wp.nyu.edu/orphanfilm/202…

The hill I will die on: this was Buñuel's finest period.

My favorite sponsored film. Thanks to Rick Prelinger W6XBE for championing this and other Calvin Communications gems and the NFPF for putting the Library of Congress scan online with hopes it can get on the 2024 National Film Registry.

So glad I was there for his 606 total yards against Florida. Well deserved honor!