National Film Registry 2008: A FACE IN THE CROWD, JOHNNY GUITAR

2008 National Film Registry

Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner in The Killers

National Film Registry 2008 Article
Film information from the National Film Registry press release
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
John Huston’s brilliant crime drama contains the recipe for a meticulously planned robbery, but the cast of criminal characters features one too many bad apples. Sam Jaffe, as the twisted mastermind, uses cash from corrupt attorney Emmerich (Louis Calhern) to assemble a group of skilled thugs to pull off a jewel heist. All goes as planned — until an alert night watchman and a corrupt cop enter the picture. Marilyn Monroe has a memorable bit part as Emmerich’s "niece."
Deliverance (1972)
Four Atlanta professionals (Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Ronnie Cox and [...]

by Andre Soares | December 30, 2008   
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National Film Registry 2008

This year, the Library of Congress has selected another 25 American films to be included in their National Film Registry, which under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act is supposed to preserve "for all time" short and feature films that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant. (See full list.)
Among the selected films are Howard Hawks‘ flag-waving 1941 war drama Sergeant York (right), which earned Gary Cooper his first best actor Oscar; John Boorman’s Oscar-nominated 1972 drama Deliverance; John Huston’s 1950 film noir The Asphalt Jungle, starring Sterling Hayden and featuring a pre-stardom Marilyn Monroe; and Nicholas Ray’s campy 1954 Western Johnny Guitar, which stars Hayden in the title role, plus Joan Crawford and Mercedes McCambridge as a [...]

by Andre Soares | December 30, 2008   
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