7 articles from 2009
Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Makes the National Film Registry List
31 December 2009 12:36 PM, PST
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Michael Jackson's 1983 video "Thriller" is among the 25 motion pictures that have been selected this year for preservation by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.
The Hollywood Reporter tells us:
Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, each year the Librarian of Congress names 25 films to the registry that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant, to be preserved for all time. These films are not selected as the "best" American films of all time; rather, they are chosen as works of enduring importance to American culture.
So now, "Thriller" is one of the 525 films since the Registry's inception to be preserved and honored as a significant element of our history.
Here's the complete list of 2009 selections:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Exiles (1961)
Heroes All (1920)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin (1972)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Jezebel (1938)
The Jungle (1967)
The Lead Shoes (1949)
Little Nemo (1911)
Mabel's Blunder (1914)
The Mark of Zorro (1940)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Muppet Movie
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Preserved in the Library of Congress
31 December 2009 1:23 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson's "Thriller" music video has been kept secured in the Library of Congress. The video directed by John Landis was inducted into 2009 National Film Registry for preservation on Wednesday, December 30, Associated Press reported. It is among a line-up of 25 films, which are deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant to be preserved for all time".
Steve Leggett, coordinator of the National Film Preservation Board, revealed that the 14-minute mini-movie has been considered for the induction. The library felt the time is right after Jackson's sudden passing in June. "Because of the way the recording industry is evolving and changing, we thought it would be good to go back to the development of an earlier seismic shift, which was the development of the music video," he said.
With the induction, the video dubbed by the library as "the most famous music video of all time" becomes the first music video named to the registry.
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Thriller, Dog Day, and Muppets Among 2009 National Film Registry Entries
30 December 2009 12:18 PM, PST
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The classic music video/short film for Michael Jackson’s Thriller (directed by John Landis) was among 25 films selected Wednesday to be forever preserved by the Library of Congress. Every December, films that have attained a certain level of historical importance are selected to be entered into the National Film Registry, and the list of this year’s inductees offers a few classics, something never done before, and even the Muppets.
Here’s the list:
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Exiles (1961)
Heroes All (1920)
Hot Dogs For Gauguin (1972)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Jezebel (1938)
The Jungle (1967)
The Lead Shoes (1949)
Little Nemo (1911)
Mabel’S Blunder (1914)
The Mark Of Zorro (1940)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968)
Pillow Talk (1959)
Precious Images (1986)
Quasi At The Quackadero (1975)
The Red Book (1994)
The Revenge Of Pancho Villa (1930-36)
Scratch And Crow (1995)
Stark Love (1927)
The Story Of G.I. Joe (1945)
A Study In Reds (1932)
Thriller (1983)
Under Western Stars
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Michael Jackson, Muppets join the National Film Registry
30 December 2009 11:10 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson, the Muppets and "Attica! Attica!" have earned a place in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry.
The library announced its annual 25 additions to the registry on Wednesday (Dec. 30), and as usual they're a mix of well-known feature films -- "The Muppet Movie," "Dog Day Afternoon" (featuring Al Pacino's famous "Attica! Attica" rant), "Pillow Talk" -- pieces of early cinematic history and experimental and short films.
For the first time since the registry was founded, the list also includes a music video: Michael Jackson's "Thriller," which, in the registry's words, "revolutionized the music industry with this lavish and expensive production."
The National Film Registry's goal is not to crate a best-of list but rather to preserve movies that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and stand as "works of enduring importance to American culture."
Following is this year's list of additions to the registry. More detailed
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25 Films Added to National Film Registry
30 December 2009 10:16 AM, PST
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The Library of Congress’ National Film Registry I assume has some sort of vault that will hold up under nuclear blast and global warming to preserve the most important films for future generations. Because an infinite number of DVD double-dips won’t suffice.
In all seriousness, though — an entry into the Registry means that your film has significance of some sort, whether it be historic, aesthetic or cultural. This year, the number of films in the registry has been hiked from 500 to 525.
New to the list this year:
• Dog Day Afternoon
• Michael Jackson/John Landis’ Thriller music video
• Hot Dogs for Gaugin (?)
• The Muppet Movie
• Once Upon a Time In the West (how was this not entered already?)
• Pillow Talk
• The Exiles
• Quasi at the Quackadero
• Precious Images
• The Red Book
• Little Nemo
• Mabel’s Blunder
• Scratch and Crow
• Jezebel
• The Incredible Shrinking Man
• Mrs. Miniver
• Heroes All
• The Story of G.I. Joe
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25 More Films Added to the National Registry (With Video)
30 December 2009 8:51 AM, PST
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Every year for the last 20 years, 25 motion pictures have been selected for archiving in the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. Here's the full of list of this year's films, while after the break I will embed full video for some of the shorts.
Dog Day Afternoon, Dir. Sidney Lumet (1975)
The Exiles, Dir. Kent MacKenzie (1961)
Heroes All, Dir. Anthony Young (1920)
Hot Dogs for Gauguin, Dir. Martin Brest (1972)
The Incredible Shrinking Man, Dir. Jack Arnold (1957)
Jezebel, Dir. William Wyler (1938)
The Jungle, Dir. Charlie "Brown" Davis, Jimmy "Country" Robinson, David "Bat" Williams (1967)
The Lead Shoes, Dir. Sidney Peterson (1949)
Little Nemo, Dir. Winsor McCay (1911)
Mabel's Blunder, Dir. Mabel Normand (1914)
The Mark of Zorro, Dir. Rouben Mamoulian (1940)
Mrs. Miniver, Dir. William Wyler (1942)
The Muppet Movie, Dir. James Frawley (1979)
Once Upon a Time in the West, Dir. Sergio Leone (1968)
Pillow Talk, Dir. Michael Gordon (1959)
Precious Images, Dir. Chuck Workman (1986)
Quasi at the Quackadero,
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Added To National Film Registry
30 December 2009 1:45 AM, PST
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Iconic clip is the first music video to be inducted into the Library of Congress.
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson in his "Thriller" music video
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images
Since his death on June 25, 2009, late pop icon Michael Jackson has been showered with accolades and honors for his 40-plus-year musical career. But on Wednesday (December 30), one of Jackson's most enduring legacies, the pioneering 1983 dancing-ghoul-filled video for "Thriller," was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
The Associated Press reported that the 14-minute mini-movie that revolutionized music videos and cemented Jackson's status as one of the most ambitious, innovative pop stars of all time, was one of 25 films that were inducted into the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
The iconic video, directed by John Landis ("Animal House," "The Blues Brothers"), is the first music video named to the registry. It earned
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