Jeffrey Brown:
And the story of an American hero told in one of its seminal sports films.
Three of the 25 films chosen by a Library of Congress panel from the more than 6,700 nominated by the public for consideration this year. Led by University of Chicago cinema studies historian and Turner Classic Movies host Jacqueline Stewart, the panel worked to choose titles that demonstrate a wealth of films and genres.
The oldest name this year, “Annabelle Serpentine Dance,” made in 1895 by the Edison Manufacturing Company. From the dawn of cinema, the silent short is one of a series of recordings of popular dances performed by dancer and Actress Annabelle Moore.
The newest films, 2007’s “No Country For Old Men” and “The Social Network” from 2010.
