The 2024 class of the National Film Registry breaks out today, featuring recent award-winners, touching indie hits, family films and, perhaps the pick with the most punch, the horror landmark “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the annual list of 25 films today, naming inductees as prominent as “The Social Network,” “No Country for Old Men,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Mi Familia” as well as documentaries, student films and cinematic milestones.
“Films reflect our nation’s history and culture and must be preserved in our national library for generations to come,” Hayden said. “This is a collective effort in the film community to preserve our cinematic heritage, and we are grateful to our partners, including the National Film Preservation Board.”
The selections span from 1895, with a silent film created to entice audiences at the dawn of cinema, to 2010, with a film about the dawn
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