The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress announced the latest 25 movies to be preserved for all time as “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” and “The Empire Strikes Back (left), the 1980 sequel to “Star Wars” made the list.
According to “The Hollywood Reporter,” some of the other 25 films selected included Spike Lee’s 1992 bio-drama “Malcolm X,” the Blake Edwards comedy “The Pink Panther,” “The Exorcist,” “All the President’s Men” and the comedy “Airplane!” and the 1971 Robert Altman Western McCabe and Mrs. Miller.”
“The National Film Registry is a reminder to the nation that the preservation of our cinematic creativity must be a priority because half of the films produced before 1950 and as much as 90 % of those made before 1920 have been lost to future generations.”
The recent selections bring the National Film Registry count to 550.