The Library of Congress National Film Registry has unveiled their 25 movie title additions for the year, a quarter of them being films from the 1980s. The National Film Registry recognizes those movies of cultural, historic or aesthetic importance which preserves the nation’s film heritage. Among the 1980s titles are such blockbusters as Dirty Dancing, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and the Eddie Murphy action comedy, Beverly Hills Cop. Tomorrow (12/18), Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will host a television special to screen a selection of films named to the registry this year. Other films added for 2024: Pride of the Yankees (1942), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Up in Smoke (1978), No Country for Old Men (2007), and The Social Network (2010). See the FULL LIST HERE
NEWS: The @LibnOfCongress has announced the annual selection of 25 films to be inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry. Each was chosen for its cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Fun facts about some of this year’s inductees, a 🧵: pic.twitter.com/nJ1NxPB22S
— Library of Congress (@librarycongress) December 17, 2024
