The Library of Congress' National Film Registry has added 25 films, including classics like 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' and 'Dirty Dancing,' to its collection.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, the Eddie Murphy action-comedy Beverly Hills Cop, the romantic drama Dirty Dancing, The Social Network, about the founding of Facebook, and the Coen Brothers' modern western No Country for Old Men, are among the films named today to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, to be preserved for future generations.
Each year since 1989, the Library has selected 25 motion pictures to be preserved given their cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to America's film heritage. The Registry includes movies from all genres, after being nominated by filmmakers, academics and fans. Also among this year's additions: Cheech & Chong's stoner comedy Up in Smoke; the James Cagney-Humphrey Bogart crime drama Angels with Dirty Faces; Andy Warhol's underground classic The Chelsea Girls; the children's fantasy-adventure Spy Kids; and the gruesome horror film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The full list of this year's additions reflects advances in film technology, from the earliest (an Edison short from 1895 called Annabelle Serpentine Dance) to the most recent (David Fincher's slickly edited and shot Social Network, from 2010), as well as the breadth of the American experience. Edward James Olmos stars in two Registry additions (American Me and My Family/Mi familia) depicting the lives of Latino immigrants, while Powwow Highway tells a story of Native Americans, and Compensation dramatizes the lives of deaf characters. Films reflect our nation's history and culture and must be preserved in our national library for generations to come, said Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. We're honored by the responsibility to add 25 diverse new films to the National Film Registry each year as we work to preserve our cultural Heritage. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 8 p.m. ET, Turner Classic Movies will screen a selection of this year's Registry addition
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