National Film Registry

 

Each year, the Library of Congress selects films, based on their cultural, historic, or aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage, to be inducted into the National Film Registry.  Yesterday Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced this year’s picks. (Full article on https://loc.gov/item/prn-20-082/)

Suspense (1913)

Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

Lilies of the Field (1963)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)

Wattstax (1973)

Grease (1978)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

Illusions (1982)

Losing Ground (1982)

The Joy Luck Club (1993)

Buena Vista Social Club (1999)

Shrek (2001)

The Hurt Locker (2008)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Freedom Riders (2010)

 

Not available within the Jefferson County Library system:

Bread (1918)

The Battle of the Century (1927) (Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p47i4MHOE5o)

With Car and Camera Around the World (1929)

Outrage (1950) (Available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRemHI0usY)

The Devil Never Sleeps (1994)

Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege (2006) Available online: https://oiwi.tv/oiwitv/mauna-kea-temple-under-siege/