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These Amazing Shadows

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 28m
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7.6/10
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These Amazing Shadows (2011)
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Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.

  • Directors
    • Paul Mariano
    • Kurt Norton
  • Writers
    • Douglas Blush
    • Paul Mariano
    • Kurt Norton
  • Stars
    • Jeff Adachi
    • James H. Billington
    • Robin Blaetz
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    1.7K
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    • Directors
      • Paul Mariano
      • Kurt Norton
    • Writers
      • Douglas Blush
      • Paul Mariano
      • Kurt Norton
    • Stars
      • Jeff Adachi
      • James H. Billington
      • Robin Blaetz
    • 9User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Photos12

    Rob Reiner in These Amazing Shadows (2011)
    John Lasseter in Toy Story (1995)
    Tim Roth in These Amazing Shadows (2011)
    Leonard Maltin in These Amazing Shadows (2011)
    John Nein at an event for These Amazing Shadows (2011)
    Kurt Norton at an event for These Amazing Shadows (2011)
    John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Academy Award winning director of, Toy Story, reviews The National Film Registry with Lost Forever co-producer, Barbara Grandvoinet.
    John Singleton greets Rob Reiner during break in shooting an interview for documentary, "Lost Forever."
    Rob Reiner and John Singleton at the Writers Guild of America Theater to shoot an interview for the documentary, "Lost Forever."
    Stephen Leggett, Program Coordinator, National Film Preservation Board inside the theater at the Packard Campus - Culpeper, Virgninia
    (left to right) Paul Mariano with Sheryl Cannady, Public Affairs Officer, Library of Congress and Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress.

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    Jeff Adachi
    • Self
    James H. Billington
    • Self
    Robin Blaetz
    • Self
    Brooks Boliek
    • Self
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Burnett
    Charles Burnett
    • Self
    Jay Carr
    • Self
    Martin Cohen
    • Self
    Peter Coyote
    Peter Coyote
    • Self
    Arlene Damron
    • Self
    Julie Dash
    Julie Dash
    • Self
    Allen Daviau
    Allen Daviau
    • Self
    Caleb Deschanel
    Caleb Deschanel
    • Self
    Zooey Deschanel
    Zooey Deschanel
    • Self
    Kristine Fong
    • Self
    Robert A. Harris
    • Self
    Amy Heckerling
    Amy Heckerling
    • Self
    Jan-Christopher Horak
    Jan-Christopher Horak
    • Self
    • Directors
      • Paul Mariano
      • Kurt Norton
    • Writers
      • Douglas Blush
      • Paul Mariano
      • Kurt Norton
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    • Trivia
      At the Library of Congress, the vaults that hold the highly flammable nitrocellulose footage are maintained at 39 degrees F, and 30% relative humidity.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      John Ptak: There is nothing like going to a theater, a communal atmosphere, watching something that is bigger than life.

      Robin Blaetz: It's dark, you don't look at anybody...

      John Ptak: And then the movie started, and it was really, really magical.

    • Connections
      Features Blacksmith Scene (1893)

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    Very inspiring but WAY too short.
    "These Amazing Shadows" is a very inspiring film. You cannot watch it without feeling a strong sense of the importance of film preservation and film as an important part of our history. However, the film suffers from trying to do WAY too much in much to short a time. I could easily see several films or even a series come out of this material and felt the film just went way too fast.

    The beginning of the film talks about the fragile nature of nitrate film stock (the standard for movies until the mid-1950s). You see how the film tends to stick together or turn to powder--though this is a bit rushed, as they never really talked about how combustible these old films are as well. And then you get to hear some film preservationists from the Library of Congress talk about their love of their work. I LOVED this part of the film and really wished they had just focused on this or perhaps done so a bit longer.

    The next portion of the film is the biggest problem. A sampling of SOME of the films on the National Film Registry is given and folks say a few blurbs about them and what stands out about these films. Well, considering how important and great these films are, they certainly deserved MUCH more about why they were chosen and why they are so unique. It felt like someone trying to encapsulate the entire Bible or American History in 90 minutes or less! Overall, this is a nice introduction into film preservation and the National Registry, but better films on similar subjects have been made--ones that are more thorough and less episodic--such as "Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque". Well worth seeing nevertheless.
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    • Nov 27, 2011

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lost Forever
    • Filming locations
      • Bay Area, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Gravitas Docufilms
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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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