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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 added to Us film archive
31 December 2009 8:50 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson's Thriller has become the first music video in the Us national film archive. The 1983 zombie classic is among 25 films that will be preserved for their cultural importance. The Muppet Movie, from 1979, and Bette Davis's classic Jezebel are among the other new entrants to the Library of Congress film registry. The archive, established 20 years ago, ensures important films are 'preserved for future generations'. Oscar-winning films that made the cut include Jezebel, which won Davis her second Academy Award. Steve Legett, the National Film Preservation Board's (Nfpb) co-ordinator, said 'the time was right' for Thriller's inclusion after Jackson's death earlier this year. 'Because of the way the recording industry is
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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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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Becomes National Treasure in U.S. History
30 December 2009 6:59 PM, PST
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Michael Jackson's classic "Thriller" video will go down in U.S. history as a national treasure - the 1983 promo is set to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. The work of the late King of Pop is the first music video to make it into the archives, which preserves original copies of classic film, TV and other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Virginia.
However, Library officials will have to battle to obtain a copy of the horror video for preservation because it's currently the subject of a lawsuit between music video director John Landis and the tragic star's estate. Landis, who directed and co-wrote the "Thriller" script, filed suit against Jackson in January 2009, claiming he's owed royalties for his work on the video.
"Thriller" will be entered into registry on Wednesday, December 30 alongside 24 other films
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The Muppet Movie Archived For Posterity
30 December 2009 2:31 PM, PST
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Every year, the Us National Film Registry choose to preserve 25 movies and shorts in the Library of Congress. And this year? The likes of Thriller, Dog Day Afternoon and The Muppet Movie have made the list.The choices are decided by Librarian of Congress James H Billington and, as usual, they're an eclectic bunch. Among the titles are are 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man, 1911 silent release Little Nemo and 1968's Sergio Leone classic Once Upon A Time In The West. But yes, this year, Michael Jackson's Thriller and the cinematic debut of Kermit and co have also been deemed worthy of inclusion. And why not?"Established by Congress in 1989, the National Film Registry spotlights the importance of protecting America's matchless film heritage and cinematic creativity," Billington said in a statement. "By preserving the nation's films, we safeguard a significant element of our cultural patrimony and history." You can find
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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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Michael Jackson's Thriller picked for U.S. registry
30 December 2009 10:13 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson's 1983 short movie "Thriller," the song-and-dance horror flick that helped popularize television music videos, will live on in the U.S. National Film Registry.The 14-minute "Thriller" is among 25 films the Library of Congress on Wednesday named to the registry, and it became the first music video included in the 2009 list of cultural treasures that will be preserved for all time."The Muppet Movie" of 1979, featuring Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, 1975 bank robbery drama "Dog Day Afternoon" starring Al Pacino, the 1957 science fiction movie "The Incredible Shrinking Man" and Sergio Leone's 1968 spaghetti western "Once Upon a Time in the West" also made the list.Jackson, who died at age 50 on June 25 from an overdose of powerful medications, worked on the "Thriller" video with director John Landis.The Library of Congress described the
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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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Jackson's Thriller Makes Congress Archives
30 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson's classic Thriller video will go down in U.S. history as a national treasure - the 1983 promo is set to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
The work of the late King of Pop is the first music video to make it into the archives, which preserves original copies of classic film, TV and other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Virginia.
However, Library officials will have to battle to obtain a copy of the horror video for preservation because it's currently the subject of a lawsuit between music video director John Landis and the tragic star's estate.
Landis, who directed and co-wrote the Thriller script, filed suit against Jackson in January 2009, claiming he's owed royalties for his work on the video.
Thriller will be entered into registry on Wednesday alongside 24 other films including 1979's The Muppet Movie, 1957 sci-fi epic The Incredible Shrinking Man, Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), and Jezebel (1938), which starred Bette Davis.
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U.S. Film Registry Inducts Muppets and Spaghetti Western
30 December 2009 7:36 AM, PST
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The selections for this year's additions to the National Film Registry include some Muppets, a Sergio Leone classic, dancing zombies, and a Doris Day rom-com. In short, not a bad slice of U.S. film history.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Library of Congress chooses 25 films each year to add to the registry, picking titles that they consider "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant. The movies aren't preserved because they're the "best," but rather because of their cultural importance. This year's selections bring the number of films in the collection to 525.
The 2009 entries include 1979's The Muppet Movie, Sidney Lumet's Oscar-winning Dog Day Afternoon, 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man, the William Wyler-directed Mrs. Miniver, and the Doris Day-Rock Hudson classic Pillow Talk. Also on the list are the animated 1911 adaptation of Windsor McKay's Little Nemo, and Mabel Normand's silent Mabel's Blunder, which the actress wrote and directed,
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'Thriller', 'Muppets' selected for film archive
30 December 2009 5:26 AM, PST
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Michael Jackson's Thriller has been selected for preservation by the Us National Film Registry, says The Hollywood Reporter. The John Landis-directed music video for the King of Pop's 1983 single is one of 25 films chosen for the Registry's archive based on cultural, historic and aesthetic significance. The Incredible Shrinking Man, Dog Day Afternoon and The Muppet Movie are also among the annual selections. The Library of Congress's James H. Billington said: "Established by Congress in 1989, the National Film Registry spotlights the importance of protecting America's matchless film heritage and cinematic creativity. By preserving the nation's films, we safeguard a significant element of our cultural patrimony and history." The Terminator, Back To (more)
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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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It's Time to Meet the Muppets, Again
15 December 2009 9:51 AM, PST
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"Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody" debuted on the Muppets' newly inaugurated YouTube channel just three weeks ago. But nearly ten million views later, it already feels like a signpost that we'll look back on fondly -- a goofy capper to a rotten decade, a bridge to whatever lies ahead, and perhaps a future time capsule, a reminder of what it felt like to be alive at this strange time. It's a pop culture upper in a league with two classic bubblegum chart-toppers that heralded the shift from '60s darkness to '70s hedonism: John Lennon's "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" and the Captain & Tennille's cover of "Love Will Keep Us Together."
There's no world-shattering depth to those songs, just a straightforward reassurance that even though times are tough, as long as we're capable of having fun, things aren't quite as bad as they seem. "Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody" and the
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'I'm not like Orson Welles. I'm a quiet director'
2 December 2009 6:58 AM, PST
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The indie film-maker talks about his new film Me and Orson Welles, starring Zac Efron
In his later years Orson Welles made wine and beer commercials. He acted in The Muppet Movie and Magnum Pi and narrated a documentary about Bugs Bunny. Sometimes he gave lectures, too, shambling into the half-empty town-halls of middle America to breathlessly introduce himself as a film director, writer and actor; a magician, designer and painter. Then his eyes would flick across the rows of empty seats. "Isn't it strange," he said, "that there are so many of me and so few of you?"
It was Welles's fate to burn too brightly, too quickly. He was a man who could be everything except a cog in the Hollywood machine; an artist whose precocity would prove his undoing. He was a stage star in his teens and the creator of Citizen Kane at the age of 25. After that,
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The Muppets Cover Bohemian Rhapsody
24 November 2009 1:38 PM, PST
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The Muppets are one of the few entities that can fail with little to no retribution. People.s love for them will go on unaffected. Remember Muppets from Space? Yeah, me neither. How about The Muppets Wizard of Oz? Let me give you a clue to its quality: Ashanti starred in it. Yet, these subpar flicks could never take away from the genius that is The Muppet Show and The Muppet Movie. I guess The Muppets are a lot like Weezer.
But lately, there have been indicators that suggest that Jim Henson.s crew may once again grace us with quality entertainment. Judd Apatow alumni Jason Segal is penning a script for a new flick entitled The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made, which suggests that Segal will be bringing back the self-referential style that made the first film so intriguing. Then there.s the video below, which has The Muppets
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5 Balloon Mishaps Worthy of the Attention
29 October 2009 8:07 AM, PDT
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With "balloon boy" costumes "practically flying off the shelves" this Halloween — and April Fools' Day less than six months away (Ok, it's a bit of a stretch) — we thought we'd offer some alternative balloon viewing.
Here are five balloon mishaps from movies that are guaranteed to elicit a variety of emotional reactions, with one notable exception: Disgust.
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Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal Blu-ray Reviews
7 October 2009 9:02 PM, PDT
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For most people, just coming up with a cast of characters as wonderfully lovable as the Muppets - to say nothing of helping spearhead a pair of television classics as durable as The Muppet Show and Sesame Street - would be enough to justify an early and lucrative retirement. For Jim Henson, however, those feats only scratched the surface of his ambition, and by the early ’80s, the man who helped turn puppets from a sideshow trick into an art form was ready to try his hand at slightly more grown-up fare. The results were 1982’s The Dark Crystal and 1986’s Labyrinth, a pair of PG-rated fantasy films that connected the dots between The Muppet Movie and The Lord of the Rings. Neither film made much of an impression at the box office, but they’ve both acquired cult status over the years - and now they’ve both been
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Classic Cameos: The Muppet Movie
21 September 2009 2:33 PM, PDT
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I think our original idea behind the Classic Cameos series was to pick one memorable cameo from a movie. However, The Muppet Movie is a long string of cameos, and why should I have to highlight only one? So many people pop up throughout the 1979 film -- my favorites are James Coburn, who owns the El Sleezo nightclub; Carol Kane's very silly "Myth? Yeth?" running gag; Mel Brooks in what's really more of an actual role than a cameo, as the mad scientist; and Orson Welles at the end of the film.
If that sounds like enough cameos, I've barely started. The Muppet Movie also has appearances from Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Telly Savalas, Paul Williams, Cloris Leachman, Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Edgar Bergen (and Charlie McCarthy), Elliot Gould and Big Bird. Director James Frawley supposedly appears onscreen briefly, but I'm not sure I'd recognize him. I've included
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