An odd assortment...what do you think?

Films Selected for the 2024 National Film Registry, in chronological order:

• Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
• Koko’s Earth Control (1928)
• Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
• Invaders from Mars (1953)
• The Miracle Worker (1962)
• The Chelsea Girls (1966)
• Ganja and Hess (1973)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
• Zora Lathan Student Films (1975-76)
• Up in Smoke (1978)
• Will (1981)
• Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
• Dirty Dancing (1987)
• Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
• Pow Wow Highway (1989)
• My Own Private Idaho (1991)
• American Me (1992)
• Mi Familia/My Family (1995)
• Compensation (1999)
• Spy Kids (2001)
• No Country for Old Men (2007)
• The Social Network (2010)

You can read more about these films in the official announcement, and the Library of Congress will be sharing visuals and details on Instagram, X, and Facebook throughout the day @librarycongress and #NatFilmRegistry.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will screen films from the 2024 National Film Registry on Wednesday, December 18, starting at 8 p.m. (Eastern Time). Dr. Hayden will join TCM host and National Film Preservation Board chair Jacqueline Stewart to discuss the films.

Nice to see ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES (1938) and INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) in there.

No glaring inclusions, IMO, EXCEPT Spy Kids. That’s a big WTF from me.

I’m happy to see:
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Beverly Hills Cop
No Country for Old Men
The Social Network.

All solid choices.

Spy Kids? Seriously?

The Library of Congress announcement, that is linked to above, says this:I'm just going to bypass "Up in Smoke" and at "Wrath of Khan."

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I have always liked "Pride of the Yankees" because I like both sports films and old Hollywood hokum, but this is not a movie that represents artistic achievement. It's such a pandering hagiography.

And I will take this opportunity to recommend "The Winning Team" starring Ronald Reagan to any "Pride of the Yankees" fans that happen into the thread.

Who would have thought that No Country for Old Men would enter the National Film Registry before it even got a 4K digital upgrade?

Not my cup of tea,but it's wildly popular with people who were in grade school when it was created. There will always be stuff like this that crossovers with a segment of the general public that is picked for the NFR,I am sure some Rock and Marvel films will be picked in the next 10-20 years.

Up in Smoke. I don't know about the Hispanic angle, but it perfectly captures the contemporary culture of the time it was made. A historical record if you will. A great film for history classes. FM does it better though. Original cast SNL (1975-79) does it best.