Films NOT on the National Registry (1 Viewer)

[RobertMG]

Some Films Not Yet Named to the Registry | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs | Library of Congress

Each year, we begin the National Film Registry process anew and start from scratch. So if you voted for a film one year but it was not selected, that vote does not carry over to the next year. Films released in 2012 are now eligible for Registry consideration. To give you a few ideas, below are...

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Shocking how many famous films MIA

Bells Of St Mary's - Babes In Toyland 1934 - Animal Crackers - so many more

 

[Thomas Newton]

Here's why they're so far behind. From the main page:

The National Film Registry selects 25 films each year showcasing the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation.

Suppose they spread out those 25 films a year over a 100-year stretch of film history – and stopped trying to catch up with recent films at all. At 25 films per year, it would take them FOUR YEARS just to register ONE film from each of the years in the selected one-century period. Assuming that on average, many worthy films came out during each of those years, that implies that the registration process is so slow that it might not achieve good coverage within our lifetimes.