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'Thriller', 'Muppets' selected for film archive
Wednesday, December 30 2009, 8:26am EST

By Simon Reynolds, Movies Editor


WENN
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 The Future and Toy Story have been preserved in previous years.

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a193154/thriller-muppets-selected-for-film-archive.html
 
Whoop whoop, amazing news. Its about time Thriller was reserved. To say its iconic is an understatement!
 
Here's a more detailed article from Yahoo News:





'Thriller' to be preserved in US film registry

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By BRETT ZONGKER, Associated Press Writer Brett Zongker, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 48 mins ago


WASHINGTON – Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.
The 1983 music video directed by John Landis, though still the subject of lawsuits over profits, was one of 25 films to be inducted Wednesday for preservation in the 2009 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.


It's the first music video named to the registry. It had been considered in past years, but following Jackson's death, the time was right, said Steve Leggett, coordinator of the National Film Preservation Board.


"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.


Joining the King of Pop in the 2009 class will be the Muppets from 1979's "The Muppet Movie" — the first time on the big screen for Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy — and the 1957 sci-fi classic "The Incredible Shrinking Man," among other titles.


The library works with film archives and movie studios to ensure original copies are kept safe. It also acquires a copy for preservation in its own vaults among millions of other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in the hills near Culpeper, Va.


"By preserving the nation's films, we safeguard a significant element of our cultural patrimony and history," said Librarian of Congress James H. Billington.


Congress established the registry in 1989, which now totals 525 films. They are selected not as the "best" American films but instead for their enduring importance to U.S. culture.


The library selects films that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant after reviewing hundreds of titles nominated by the public and consulting with the National Film Preservation Board.


In "The Muppet Movie," Kermit leads his fellow TV characters on a road trip to Hollywood where they meet Steve Martin, Mel Brooks and other actors with the magic of creators Jim Henson and Frank Oz.


Other notable titles include "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968), directed by Sergio Leone, representing the "spaghetti western" genre that helped propel such rising stars as Clint Eastwood. The list also includes Bette Davis' Oscar-winning performance in "Jezebel" from 1938.


The oldest film inducted was "Little Nemo" from 1911, a mix of live action and animation adapted from Winsor McCay's comic strip "Little Nemo in Slumberland." The film, highly advanced for its time, influenced future animators, including Walt Disney.


Regardless of ongoing legal disputes over rights to Jackson's "Thriller," the library holds a copy submitted in 1984 for copyright purposes and will seek to acquire another for preservation.
 
why do I feel like it has already been preserved....hmmm,maybe that was the album lol
 
WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video, with that unforgettable graveyard dance, will rest among the nation's treasures in the world's largest archive of film, TV and sound recordings.

The 1983 music video directed by John Landis...
was one of 25 films to be inducted Wednesday for preservation
in the 2009 National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MJsPYT1 said:
why do I feel like it has already been preserved....hmmm,maybe that was the album lol
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I remember it's the album.

Btw, I just want to say I really like AP. It's the only news agency that gives MJ his due. If it were other famous news agencies, be sure to see 'died of overdose of prescription drugs' and a unnecessary lines of 'child abuse allegation'. Or maybe, the ' 'Thriller' video famous in the 80s' (as if that's the only times it's famous)
 
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Well this truly validates MJ as a film pioneer and genius (we already knew that), as well as a musical one.

Music, film, videos - have NEVER been the same after Michael dropped upon us Thriller audio and Thriller video.

He didn't just change the game, he broke it & made a new one. And the world wonders at MJ's masterpieces like people admiring Egyptian pyramids with the : How in the world did he/they do that??

And when they figure out the simple yet brilliant way, critics immediately try to discredit & destroy it.

But the general public (i.e. you & me) never forget and never will.
 
That's so great! Videos were never the same again after Thriller. It's also the first music video to be in there. Michael would have loved that.
 
This is the kind of news that I love to read about! Thanks for posting! 'Thriller' continues to be the music video standard and as far as I am concerned nobody has been able to make another music video with the amount of impact that Thriller had on the general public.

It rightly deserves a place in the film registry in the Library of Congress.
 
I am totally like so proud of him. It's like wow. I have never heard of this before, but it sounds big and very important. Like not everyone gets picked. I am so happy. The was GREAT!!!!! news.
 
I'm confused...lol whats the "but" for? that article is about the loc's National FILM Registry.

Anyway...Thriller (both the album and Video) are Offically U.S./National Treasures that generations will come to love so I'm happy.
 
babykinsilk05 said:
I'm confused...lol whats the "but" for? that article is about the loc's National FILM Registry.

Anyway...Thriller (both the album and Video) are Offically U.S./National Treasures that generations will come to love so I'm happy.
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What it means is this:

Thousands of years from now - when humans are non-existent, Thriller - like many of the films that are preserved - will be live on when whatever new species evolves after humans die OR aliens land to populate this planet - or both.

And the aliens from another planet & neo-humans will dance & sing to Thriller - forever & ever.

Until the Sun decides to go red giant on us and goodbye solar system, that is. Sun has 5 Billion years left though.
 
babykinsilk05 said:
I'm confused...lol whats the "but" for? that article is about the loc's National FILM Registry.

Anyway...Thriller (both the album and Video) are Offically U.S./National Treasures that generations will come to love so I'm happy.
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*sorry*
I thought both articles are only about the video (in 2008 and in 2009) - that's why I was confused :D


Now it's clear: album + film were in the Library.
 
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