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.
"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.
– Jen Chaney,
Washington Post,
27 May 2011
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"Shadows'' is a deeply heartfelt, if scattered, effort that plays like an Oscar-night clip show with a mission.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
19 May 2011
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For lovers of American filmmaking, "These Amazing Shadows" may be the ultimate sampler buffet.