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25 Films Added to The National Film Registry in 2017

Published Wed, 13 Dec 2017 18:15:45 -0600

The Library of Congress's National Film Registry has officially announced the 25 films chosen to be added into their grand collection of cinema this year. First established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, the National Film Preservation Board works to ensure the survival, conservation and increased public availability of America's film heritage by selecting films to be added into a collection the library curates.

The oldest film being added into the collection for 2017 is from 1905, titled Interior New York Subway, 14th Street to 42nd Street while the most recent is 2000's Memento. Some other notable entries include Christmas classic Die Hard, Disney's animated Dumbo, The Goonies, Superman, and Titanic.

Here is the complete list of this year's chosen flicks taken from the official registry website:

Ace in the Hole (aka Big Carnival)	1951	2017
Boulevard Nights	1979	2017
Die Hard	1988	2017
Dumbo	1941	2017
Field of Dreams	1989	2017
4 Little Girls	1997	2017
Fuentes Family Home Movies Collection	1920s and 1930s	2017
Gentleman's Agreement	1947	2017
The Goonies	1985	2017
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner	1967	2017
He Who Gets Slapped	1924	2017
Interior New York Subway, 14th Street to 42nd Street	1905	2017
La Bamba	1987	2017
Lives of Performers	1972	2017
Memento	2000	2017
Only Angels Have Wings	1939	2017
The Sinking of the Lusitania	1918	2017
Spartacus	1960	2017
Superman	1978	2017
Thelonius Monk: Straight, No Chaser	1988	2017
Time and Dreams	1976	2017
Titanic	1997	2017
To Sleep with Anger	1990	2017
Wanda	1971	2017
With the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain	1937-38	2017

Start thinking about movies you'd like to see added in 2018; the Film Registry is currently accepting suggestions and nominations through their website.

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