‘The Thing,’ ‘Before Sunrise,’ and ‘Inception’ Among 25 Films Added to Library of Congress by National Film Registry

Dating back to 1988, the National Film Preservation Board selects 25 films each year to add into the Library of Congress as part of the National Film Registry, and this year, that registry of films has now grown to 925 entries across over a century of cinema. ET to screen a selection of films named to the registry this year, as hosted by TCM host Jacqueline Stewart, who is also chair of the National Film Preservation Board. “It is very meaningful that the National Film Registry is adding six silent film titles, showing the range of topics and styles in the earliest years of American filmmaking,” Stewart said in an official statement. “The Oath of the Sword” is one of the earliest known examples of an Asian American film production. These selections for the National Film Registry show us that films are instrumental in capturing important parts of our nation’s story,” said Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen.