National Film Registry additions for 2000
by Tim Wick
Quick history quiz - what was the first article placed on our views page
just over 12 months ago?
No, it wasn't an obituary or a movie review.
Give up? You could have just looked at the main views page to find out, but
I'll tell you. Our first article was about the National Film Registry. You
probably could have figured that out just by asking yourself why I would be
inquiring about a pointless piece of trivia like that in an article about
the National Film Registry.
Now for some reeducation. The National Film Registry is a function of the
library of congress. Every year they add 25 films of historical
significance to their vaults, thereby preserving them for all time. Last
year, they added my all time favorite film, Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Typically, films added span every era from the dawn of film to modern films
that are already classics. Great film like Casablanca, Gone With the
Wind and Star Wars have long been members of this exclusive film library.
The great thing about this library is that not every film is a feature film.
Take for example the Zapruder film. When it was finally released to the
public, it was also put in to the film registry. The registry also includes
great cartoons like What's Opera Doc and Duck Amuck.
To be fair, this is an American institution and as such it includes only
American films. However, it is always worthwhile to look at the films they
have chosen to preserve each year.
I have to be honest. I have heard of few of this years inductees and seen
fewer of them. Of note to geeks everywhere are the classic Lugosi
Dracula, the 1928 adaptation of Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher and
my personal favorite, the Let's All Go to the Lobby trailer that
encouraged you to go and get some snacks! Also of note are Martin
Scorcese's classic gangster film, GoodFellas and the great Apocalypse
Now. The full list of this years inductees is below.
As always, the best use of a list like this is to get you to go out a rent a
movie you might have otherwise skipped. Happy hunting!
- Apocalypse Now (1979)
- Dracula (1931)
- The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
- Five Easy Pieces (1970)
- GoodFellas (1990)
- Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
- The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912)
- Let's All Go to the Lobby (1957)
- The Life of Emile Zola (1937)
- Little Caesar (1930)
- The Living Desert (1953)
- Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
- Multiple Sidosis (1970)
- Network (1976)
- Peter Pan (1924)
- Porky in Wackyland (1938)
- President McKinley Inauguration Footage (1901)
- Regeneration (1915)
- Salome (1922)
- Shaft (1971)
- Sherman's March (1986)
- A Star is Born (1954)
- The Tall T (1957)
- Why We Fight (series) (1943-45)
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
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Based on his belief that people coming to this site give a rip about his
opinion, you have probably guessed that Tim Wick has a pretty big ego.
Despite having no experience as a critic, he insists on writing these boorish
reviews of movies in a vain attempt to feel more important. Since it allows
us to put up new material on the site and keep you all coming back for more,
we go ahead and humor him.
We don't know anything about Tim's past. We assume that he just walked out
of the west like Cain in Kung Fu, but we don't really care. He is a member
of the board of directors for MISFITS and runs the read the book/see the
movie club.
Or so he claims...
You can also read Tim's thoughts on The Emperor's New Groove Review.
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