National Film Registry
The National Film Registry, Library of Congress
1) ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948)
2) ADAM’S RIB (1949)
3) THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938)
4) THE AFRICAN QUEEN (1951)
5) ALIEN (1979)
6) ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
7) ALL MY BABIES (1953)
8) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
9) ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS (1955)
10) ALL THAT JAZZ (1979)
11) ALL THE KING’S MEN (1949)
12) AMERICA, AMERICA (1963)
13) AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
14) AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951)
15) ANNIE HALL (1977)
16) ANTONIA: A PORTRAIT OF THE WOMAN (1974)
17) THE APARTMENT (1960)
18) APOCALYPSE NOW [...]
by Andre Soares | January 2, 2009
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Tags: All Quiet on the Western Front, Ben-Hur, Casablanca, Classic Movies, Library of Congress, Little Caesar, National Film Registry, Now Voyager, Shadow of a Doubt, The Jazz Singer, The Philadelphia Story
National Film Registry 2008: SERGEANT YORK, THE PERILS OF PAULINE
Gary Cooper in Sergeant York
National Film Registry 2008 Article
National Film Registry 2008 Line-Up: Part I
The March (1964)
George Stevens Jr., who headed the United States Information Agency (USIA) Motion Picture Service unit from 1962-67, brought in several young talented documentary filmmakers such as Charles Guggenheim, Carroll Ballard, Kent McKenzie, Leo Seltzer, Terry Sanders, Bruce Herschensohn, and James Blue, who directed "The March." This period ushered in the "Golden Era" of USIA films. Examining the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington from the ground-level and focusing on the idealistic passion, joy and synergy of the crowds, Blue’s documentary lets us see the event take shape from the planning stage — with sound checks [...]
by Andre Soares | December 30, 2008
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Tags: Classic Movies, Gary Cooper, National Film Registry, Pearl White, Sergeant York, So's Your Old Man, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The Pawnbroker, The Perils of Pauline, The Terminator
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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Tags: Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Burt Reynolds, Classic Movies, Deliverance, Flower Drum Song, Hallelujah, Johnny Guitar, National Film Registry, The Killers
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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Tags: Classic Movies, Film Preservation, Flower Drum Song, Gary Cooper, Howard Hawks, Library of Congress, National Film Registry, Sergeant York, Sessue Hayakawa
