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December 29, 2010, Wednesday
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DARTH Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, and Tony Manero preening in his underwear are among the images that will be preserved by the United States Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry.
The 25 films selected this year include "The Empire Strikes Back," the 1980 sequel to "Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six "Star Wars" films. "Empire" shocked moviegoers with the revelation that masked villain Darth Vader was the father of hero Skywalker.
While Lucas didn't direct "Empire" - he entrusted it to the late Irvin Kershner - he got another film selected for the registry: the student short "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB." Lucas' "Star Wars" and "American Graffiti" are also among the 550 titles in the registry.
The Library of Congress announced the selections yesterday. The goal of the registry, which began in 1989, isn't to identify the best movies ever made but to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical significance.
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has chosen each of the films in the registry, culling them from suggestions by the National Film Preservation Board and by the public. More than 2,100 films were nominated by the public in 2010.
Original copies of films picked for the registry are kept safe and available for viewing by future generations.
This year's selections also include "Saturday Night Fever," John Badham's 1977 disco musical starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, the working-class youth known for his impressive dance moves at a Brooklyn nightclub.
The selections date back to 1891, with one of the first motion pictures ever made: "Newark Athlete," a short film of a teenager swinging Indian clubs, an exercise aid. The film was made at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, by two pioneers of motion-picture camera technology.
The 25 films selected this year include "The Empire Strikes Back," the 1980 sequel to "Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six "Star Wars" films. "Empire" shocked moviegoers with the revelation that masked villain Darth Vader was the father of hero Skywalker.
While Lucas didn't direct "Empire" - he entrusted it to the late Irvin Kershner - he got another film selected for the registry: the student short "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB." Lucas' "Star Wars" and "American Graffiti" are also among the 550 titles in the registry.
The Library of Congress announced the selections yesterday. The goal of the registry, which began in 1989, isn't to identify the best movies ever made but to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical significance.
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has chosen each of the films in the registry, culling them from suggestions by the National Film Preservation Board and by the public. More than 2,100 films were nominated by the public in 2010.
Original copies of films picked for the registry are kept safe and available for viewing by future generations.
This year's selections also include "Saturday Night Fever," John Badham's 1977 disco musical starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, the working-class youth known for his impressive dance moves at a Brooklyn nightclub.
The selections date back to 1891, with one of the first motion pictures ever made: "Newark Athlete," a short film of a teenager swinging Indian clubs, an exercise aid. The film was made at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey, by two pioneers of motion-picture camera technology.
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