[lit-ideas] Re: What a day!
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- Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:12:08 +0200
On 24-Jul-12, at 5:31 PM, Donal McEvoy wrote:
On 24-Jul-12, at 9:05 AM, [Chris Bruce] wrote:
List members might be interested to learn what other movies (25 in
all) were on the United States National Film Registry's inaugural
list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"
films.
Also the agenda-setting in such lists. It seems to me almost
unarguable that 'The Godfather Parts I and II' are not of greater
significance than many on this list ...
'Star Wars' ... is a much less significant film, aside from its
negative effect on the business of movies, than 'E.T' ...
Donal and other list members will be happy to note that THE GODFATHER
PARTS I AND II and E.T., together with many other notable films (such
as, for example, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? and GARLIC IS AS GOOD AS TEN
MOTHERS [!?!]), have been subsequently added to the National Film
Registry's list of "culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant" films. For the full list see
http://www.loc.gov/film/registry_titles.php
Every year the National Film Registry adds 25 films to the list. The
criteria can be found here
http://www.loc.gov/film/filmabou.html
"To be eligible, films must be at least 10 years old, though they need
not be feature-length or have had a theatrical release in order to be
considered. The legislation’s intent is that the broadest possible
range of films be eligible for consideration."
And, interestingly enough, anyone can nominate a film for inclusion.
(The National Registry website even provides a list of films in order
of year of release which have not yet 'made the cut'.) I note that the
right to nominate films is not (at least at that site) explicitly
restricted to American citizens; perhaps this 'cut' is made later ...
http://www.loc.gov/film/vote.html
http://www.loc.gov/film/NFRposs.html
Chris Bruce,
signing off to catch up on such 'significant' classics (try YouTube)
as the immortal
THEODORE CASE SOUND TEST: GUS VISSER AND HIS SINGING DUCK (1926), in
Kiel, Germany
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