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Thursday, December 20, 2012

(LIST) National Film Registry Adds 25 Movies!

The Library of Congress has added 25 films to its National Film Registry, with some familiar titles in the mix, reports the LA Times:

  • A Christmas Story (1983): Yep, the perennial favorite about the quest for a Red Ryder BB gun.
  • The Matrix (1999): The one that started the sci-fi franchise, with Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne.
  • Dirty Harry (1971): Clint Eastwood introduced Detective Harry Callahan to San Francisco and the nation.
  • Slacker (1991): Richard Linklater's innovative indie flick about a day in the life of Austin, Texas.
  • A League of Their Own (1992): Penny Marshall's movie about a women's baseball league, complete with Madonna.
  • Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961): With Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly.
Click for the full list, which includes an 1897 film about a famed boxing match and the 1984 documentary about San Francisco's Harvey Milk.

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