Posted on 12/14/2020 8:34:36 PM PST by DoodleBob
The Library of Congress has unveiled its annual list of 25 movies to make the cut for the National Film Registry. The selection this year, considered among America’s most influential motion pictures, includes such titles as Christopher Nolan’s 2008 The Dark Knight; DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek, 1978 summer musical smash Grease and 1980 John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd comedy The Blues Brothers.
The list also notably shines a spotlight this year on diverse stories and filmmakers including Wayne Wang’s 1993 The Joy Luck Club; 1963’s Lilies Of The Field, for which Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win the Oscar for Best Actor; Melvin Van Peebles’ 1971 Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song; 2010 documentary Freedom Riders; and 1982’s Losing Ground from Kathleen Collins.
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Here’s the full rundown of this year’s additions:
The Battle Of The Century (1927)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Bread (1918)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Cabin In The Sky (1943)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Devil Never Sleeps (1994)
Freedom Riders (2010)
Grease (1978)
The Ground (1993-2001)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Illusions (1982)
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
Kid Auto Races At Venice (1914)
Lilies Of The Field (1963)
Losing Ground (1982)
The Man With the Golden Arm (1955)
Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2006)
Outrage (1950)
Shrek (2001)
Suspense (1913)
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
Wattstax (1973)
With Car And Camera Around The World (1929)
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Should add the movie Idioacracy.
Oh yeah, gotta luv those Blues Bros.
Love dat movie! Hurt Locker great, too!
How about Blazing Saddles?
I am around a bunch of 25 or so year olds who can quote that movie, and Blues Brothers ver batum.
Fun.
Boom boom boom boom
Haw Haw Haw Haw.
Hey Hey!
Complete list
Yes Airplane! Is in there
Election_2020 not yet
Glad to see that the elite gave “Losing Ground” a thumbs up for once. /sarc
I’m surprised ‘Lilies of the Field’ had not previously made the cut.
How is it that Clockwork Orange just got added? Thats the kind of movie they fawn over. Figured it’d have been in ages ago.
Future candidates will include:
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 1978.
Napoleon Dynamite 2004
Clerks 1994
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
Agree about The Blues Brothers.
It was 40 years ago this summer that it was released.
It’s still timeless, still classic.
I don’t know if “Blazing Saddles” is on the registry or not, but in today’s atmosphere of Political Correctness, this film may be “too anti-PC” to be chosen.
After all, it stars a Jewish guy (Wilder) as a gunman; a black man (Clevon Little) as a good sheriff; a bunch of anti-black cowboys; discriminated against but very funny black railroad workers; anti-black townspeople who later become pro-black townspeople; Alex Karras as a slow-witted humongous cowboy philosopher (Mongo only a pawn in the game of life); Mel Brooks as a crooked governor; Harvey Korman as a horny politician; a hangman who likes to hang horses; a “Motley Crew” of criminals, killers, soldiers, who enjoy their work; and a Jewish actress, Madeline Kahn, singing old German songs and serving “snitzel” by the ton to a black man, will all the sexual innuendoes that could be stuffed in that one dinner scene.
Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?
BTW, did this fella raid Herb Tarlek's wardrobe closet ?
They are adding too many movies to their list each year.
#18 and 19 This means no good films in the future will be listed. It is quota based now just like the award shows.
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