Established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, the National Film Preservation Board is an advisory body for the Librarian of Congress. The Board helps shape national film preservation planning policy, and also recommends films for the National Film Registry, including 25 additional films just named for 2011. Chosen for their cultural, historic, or aesthetic significance, this year's selections cover a wide gamut of genres and time periods, from The Cry of the Children and A Cure for Pokeritis in 1912 to Forrest Gump in 1994.The public is encouraged to make nominations for selections to the 2012 National Film Registry.
1990s
Forrest Gump (1994)
El Mariachi (1992)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1980s
Stand and Deliver (1988)
Fake Fruit Factory (1986)
1970s
Norma Rae (1979)
I, an Actress (1977)
Hester Street (1975)
A Computer Animated Hand (1972)
Growing Up Female (1971)
1960s
Faces (1968)
Crisis: Behind A Presidential Commitment (1963)
Allures (1961)
1950s
Porgy and Bess (1959)
The Big Heat (1953)
War of the Worlds (1953)
1940s
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Negro Soldier (1944)
Bambi (1942)
1930s
Nicholas Brothers Family Home Movies (1930s-40s)
Twentieth Century (1934)
1920s
The Iron Horse (1924)
The Kid (1921)
1910s
The Cry of the Children (1912)
A Cure for Pokeritis (1912)
Further information on the Registry as well as the films themselves can be found on the Library of Congress' web site. All 500+ films selected for the Registry since 1989 can also be browsed online.
In other news about the registry, These Amazing Shadows, a documentary about the National Film Registry and its cultural significance since its inception, will air nationally on the PBS series "Independent Lens" on Thursday, Dec. 29, at 10 p.m (check local listings).
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