"Two actors received double recognition when the Library of Congress announced its most recent additions to the National Film Registry, a collection of classic films intended to highlight film preservation efforts and the depth and breadth of American film. Bing Crosby, the popular midcentury crooner, starred in White Christmas (1954) and High Society (1956). And Denzel Washington starred in Glory (1989) and Philadelphia (1993), all now part of the registry's roundup of the country's most culturally significant films."
"Created in 1988, the National Film Registry adds 25 films every year. New additions are usually announced in December of each calendar year. The Library of Congress did not explain why its 2025 films were announced in 2026. Half a dozen silent films were added to the registry, more than usual. Many of them were recently discovered or restored. The oldest, The Tramp and the Dog (1896), is an early example of "pants humor," which comes from the fun of watching people lose theirs."
"The Oath of the Sword (1914) is the earliest known Asian American film, about a Japanese student in California yearning for his beloved back home. Other newly added silent films include the first student film on record, made in 1916 at Washington University in St Louis, Mo. and Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926), a melodrama with an all-Black cast, one of only two surviving films made by the Colored Player Film Corporation of Philadelphia."
"Four documentaries were added to the collection, including Ken Burns' first major documentary, The Brooklyn Bridge (1981). Widely familiar additions include one Boomer classic - The Big Chill (1983) - and several Gen X ones: Before Sunrise (1995), Clueless (1995) and The Karate Kid (1984.) "I'm amazingly proud," star Ralph Macchio told the Library of Congress in an interview. "The National Film Registry and film preservation are so important because it keeps the integr"
The Library of Congress added 25 films to the National Film Registry, including multiple films for Bing Crosby (White Christmas, High Society) and Denzel Washington (Glory, Philadelphia). The registry, created in 1988, typically adds 25 films annually and usually announces additions in December; the 2025 selections were announced in 2026 without explanation. The update included an unusually large number of silent films, several recently discovered or restored, such as The Tramp and the Dog (1896) and The Oath of the Sword (1914). New entries also encompass early student films, an all-Black cast melodrama, documentaries including Ken Burns' The Brooklyn Bridge, and modern classics like The Big Chill, Before Sunrise, Clueless, and The Karate Kid.
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