25 films to be added to the National Film Registry
Many of you will be able to find at least one of the 25 films chosen to be set for preservation by the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress this year to be THRILLing, and you might even be feeling like having a DOG DAY AFTERNOON after reading this article.
Once again, puns are the way of GATW, and as you probably figured out, DOG DAY AFTERNOON and Michael Jackson’s iconic music video “Thriller” are two of the 25 picks this year for the National Film Registry.
The rest of the list includes many older films (not surprising) and probably a few films that very few are familiar with, as (wisely) all kinds of film are examined and considered for the honor, even the experimental. If anyone has heard of every film on this list, then you have impressed me and officially accomplished something today.
One of my top two favorite Westerns of all-time made the list – Sergio Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, which you should definitely watch if you haven’t already. Sadly though, JUNGLE 2 JUNGLE was again overlooked this year. When will true perfection be recognized? When!?!?
Here is the complete list:
DOG DAY AFTERNOON (1975)
THE EXILES (1961)
HEROES ALL (1920)
HOT DOGS FOR GAUGUIN (1972)
THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957)
JEZEBEL (1938)
THE JUNGLE (1967)
THE LEAD SHOES (1949)
LITTLE NEMO (1911)
MABEL’S BLUNDER (1914)
THE MARK OF ZORRO (1940)
MRS. MINIVER (1942)
THE MUPPET MOVIE (1979)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
PILLOW TALK (1959)
PRECIOUS IMAGES (1986)
QUASI AT THE QUACKADERO (1975)
THE RED BOOK (1994)
THE REVENGE OF PANCHO VILLA (1930-36)
SCRATCH AND CROW (1995)
STARK LOVE (1927)
THE STORY OF G.I. JOE (1945)
A STUDY IN REDS(1932)
THRILLERS (1983)
UNDER WESTERN STARS (1938)
Source The Hollywood Reporter
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