"Beautiful! Stirring! Dramatic!" Just who was Pare Lorentz? What does it mean to be "FDR's Filmmaker"? And how did government film with a covertly conservationist bent end up alongside The Godfather and Raging Bull in the second class of Registry inductees? Our guest, Dr. Robert J. Snyder, joins us to answer those questions and more. We'll talk Lorentz's career, what it's like writing an essay for the National Film Registry, and even touch on our favorite cuss words.Watch The River here for freeNext week:Meshes of the Afternoon w/ Dr. Sabina Stent (watch it here for free)Hosts:Michael NataleTwitterInstagramLetterboxd Tom LorenzoTwitterInstagramLetterboxd Producer:Kyle LamparTwitterInstagram Guest:Dr. Robert J. SnyderDr. Snyder's National Film Registry EssayCrohn's and Colitis Foundation Pare Lorentz Center Follow the Show:TwitterInstagramWebsite Music by Mike Natale