The National Film Registry Board under the Library of Congress selected 25 films they deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" for the 2010 year. I was happy to see a couple of my favorites made the list, Airplane!, All the President's Men, The Empire Strikes Back, Grey Gardens, Malcolm X and Saturday Night Fever.  

 Check out the full list below (films we currently have in our catalog are linked): 

• AIRPLANE! (1980)
• ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976)
• THE BARGAIN (1914)
• CRY OF JAZZ (1959)
• ELECTRONIC LABYRINTH: THX 1138 4EB (1967)
• THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980)
• THE EXORCIST (1973)
• THE FRONT PAGE (1931)
• GREY GARDENS (1976)
• I AM JOAQUIN (1969)
• IT'S A GIFT (1934)
• LET THERE BE LIGHT (1946)
• LONESOME (1928)
• MAKE WAY FOR TOMORROW (1937)
• MALCOLM X (1992)
• MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER (1971)
• NEWARK ATHLETE (1891)
• OUR LADY OF THE SPHERE (1969)
• THE PINK PANTHER (1964)
• PRESERVATION OF THE SIGN LANGUAGE (1913)
• SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (1977)
• STUDY OF A RIVER (1996)
• TARANTELLA (1940)
• A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN (1945)
• A TRIP DOWN MARKET STREET (1906)

What do you think of the year's selections?

Remember the National Film Preservation Board allows you to nominate films each year by email or postal mail. Or check out a list of films not yet named to the National Film Registry (you can always re-nominate your favorites) or view all films in the registry from 1989 - 2009.