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Post by spiderwort on Dec 13, 2018 0:25:52 GMT
Films Selected for the 2018 National Film Registry (alphabetical order) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Broadcast News (1987) Brokeback Mountain (2005) Cinderella (1950) Days of Wine and Roses (1962) Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency (1908) Eve’s Bayou (1997) The Girl Without a Soul (1917) Hair Piece: A Film for Nappy-Headed People (1984) Hearts and Minds (1974) Hud (1963) The Informer (1935) Jurassic Park (1993) The Lady From Shanghai (1947) Leave Her to Heaven (1945) Monterey Pop (1968) My Fair Lady (1964) The Navigator (1924) On the Town (1949) One-Eyed Jacks (1961) Pickup on South Street (1953) Rebecca (1940) The Shining (1980) Smoke Signals (1998) Something Good – Negro Kiss (1898)
So many good ones there. TCM is paying tribute to many tonight.
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Post by politicidal on Dec 13, 2018 0:53:28 GMT
Some of these I'm surprised they were already added like Rebecca or Lady from Shanghai.
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 13, 2018 3:39:14 GMT
I watched Lady From Shanghai and On The Town within this calendar year.
I too am surprised that a few of these were not already on the register, e.g. The Informer, My Fair Lady, and Days Of Wine And Roses.
"They are not long, the days of wine and roses:
Out of a misty dream
Our path emerges for a while, then closes
Within a dream."
– Ernest Dowson, from "Vitae Summa Brevis" (1896)
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Post by london777 on Dec 13, 2018 5:02:28 GMT
How long has this thing been going and how many titles on it?
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 13, 2018 5:35:29 GMT
How long has this thing been going and how many titles on it? According to my very best friend (Wikipedia): By my count (including the 2018 inductees) there have been 727 films preserved in the Register. |
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Post by OldAussie on Dec 13, 2018 6:33:53 GMT
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Post by snsurone on Dec 13, 2018 12:50:54 GMT
What is the importance of the National Film Registry?
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Post by fangirl1975 on Dec 13, 2018 20:15:12 GMT
I'm thrilled to see that Jurassic Park got picked.
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Post by Isapop on Dec 13, 2018 21:54:57 GMT
Are you people blind? Don't you realize that a national film registry is the first step in the government's plan to take away our films?
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 14, 2018 2:05:48 GMT
What is the importance of the National Film Registry?
"The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's (NFPB) selection of films deserving of preservation. The NFPB, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008. The NFPB's mission, to which the NFR contributes, is to ensure the survival, conservation, and increased public availability of America's film heritage." - wikipedia
Films are selected by the NFR from films nominated by its members and the public that have cultural and historical significance to America from various eras, and cover everything from features, documentaries, experimental and avant-garde films, commercials, and even 1-5 minute films that document unique things about American culture that are worth preserving. One of the films this year is an 1898 film, "Something Good - Negro Kiss," which lasts about a minute, but is clearly historically significant. I saw it night before last and found it captivating.
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Post by london777 on Dec 14, 2018 3:16:24 GMT
The selection process by a bunch of guys of whom no-one has ever heard seems very cumbrous. Surely the choices should be made by whoever is the current American President? He (or she) is the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people.
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Post by spiderwort on Dec 14, 2018 3:50:37 GMT
london777 Here are the current members of the National Film Registry who vote each year for a total of 25 of those films nominated by the public and other organizations. Public nominations play a key role when the Librarian and Film Board are considering their final selections. They, I believe, are far better qualified to select significant films, given their experience in the medium, than any President of the United States. Current Board Members Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Member: John Bailey Alternate: Stephanie Allain Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers Member: Carol Lombardini Alternate: Tracy Cahill American Film Institute Member: John Ptak Alternate: Tim Lanza American Society of Cinematographers and International Cinematographers Guild Member: Caleb Deschanel Alternate: Bradford Young Association of Moving Image Archivists Member: Dennis Doros Alternate: Laura Rooney Directors Guild of America Member: Martin Scorsese Alternate: Christopher Nolan Motion Picture Association of America Member: Charles Rivkin Alternate: Gail MacKinnon National Association of Theater Owners Member: Ted Pedas Alternate: Patrick Corcoran National Society of Film Critics Member: David Kehr Alternate: David Sterritt Department of Film and Television of the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University Member: Antonia Lant Alternate: Dan Streible Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) Member: Richard Masur Alternate: Valerie Yaros Society for Cinema and Media Studies Member: Matthew Bernstein Alternate: Jennifer Horne Society of Composers and Lyricists Member: Alan Bergman Alternate: Ashley Irwin United States members of the International Federation of Film Archives Member: Susan Oxtoby, Pacific Film Archive Alternate: Rajendra Roy, Museum of Modern Art University Film and Video Association Member: Ben Levin, University of North Texas Alternate: Simon Tarr, University of South Carolina Department of Film and Television of the School of Theater Member: Bob Rosen Alternate: Jan-Christopher Horak
Writers Guild of America Member: Richard Wesley (WGA East) Alternate: Howard A. Rodman (WGA West)
At-Large Member: Grover Crisp Alternate: Gregory Alan Barnes At-Large Member: Scott Martin Alternate: Schawn Belston At-Large Member: Alfre Woodard Alternate: Caroline Frick At-Large Member: Bruce Goldstein Alternate: Charles Ramirez Berg At-Large Member: Leonard Maltin Alternate: Jacqueline Stewart
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Post by morrisondylanfan on Dec 14, 2018 3:52:42 GMT
The selection process by a bunch of guys of whom no-one has ever heard seems very cumbrous. Surely the choices should be made by whoever is the current American President? He (or she) is the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. If the films were chosen by POTUS, you would get the other side, (whichever one is not in power) loudly saying that the choices are bias, and on POTUS speaking for "the people", in the 2000's there have been two winners who have not gotten the "popular" vote. |
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Post by mikef6 on Dec 14, 2018 5:28:32 GMT
The selection process by a bunch of guys of whom no-one has ever heard seems very cumbrous. Surely the choices should be made by whoever is the current American President? He (or she) is the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. I certainly hope and pray that Individual-1 is NOT the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. |
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Post by london777 on Dec 14, 2018 13:18:26 GMT
The selection process by a bunch of guys of whom no-one has ever heard seems very cumbrous. Surely the choices should be made by whoever is the current American President? He (or she) is the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. I certainly hope and pray that Individual-1 is NOT the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. But I am sure he has excellent taste in movies. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 14, 2018 13:40:33 GMT
I certainly hope and pray that Individual-1 is NOT the embodiment of the United States and speaks for the people. But I am sure he has excellent taste in movies. "Home Alone 2" would have been selected. |
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Post by petrolino on Dec 14, 2018 14:28:24 GMT
I'm glad to see they picked up 'Pickup On South Street'. Great class overall, a few I need to see. Thanks for broadcasting the news. 
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 14, 2018 16:21:02 GMT
"The Shining (1980)" really came a long way. It was panned when it first released, saying that people would have problem understand the movie if not reading the book. It even got a Razzie nomination for Kubrick. When I watched it later, I was blown away by the atmosphere especially the back story and did not get the hate. Glad people finally gets Kubrick style and accept it as a horror classic.
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Post by london777 on Dec 14, 2018 23:02:00 GMT
But I am sure he has excellent taste in movies. "Home Alone 2" would have been selected. I understand Air Force One and Independence Day are his favorites. In fact, they inspired him to stand for President and he stands ready to play similar roles in real life. Not sure about your suggestion, The plot might be a bit too complex to follow and I do not think he like kids very much. |
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Post by Rufus-T on Dec 14, 2018 23:15:44 GMT
I'm glad to see they picked up 'Pickup On South Street'. Great class overall, a few I need to see. Thanks for broadcasting the news.
I forgot how beautiful Holly Hunter was back in the 80s and 90s. |
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