Hayden selects 25 films to be added to national registry
Longtime Baltimorean Carla Hayden isn't merely the nation's chief bookworm. Today she's serving as America's chief film critic.
Hayden, in her new job as librarian of Congress, named 25 movies that are at least 10 years old and are deemed to have cultural, aesthetic or historical importance, to the library's National Film Registry on Wednesday.
The titles include Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film “The Birds,” the 1994 Disney animated blockbuster “The Lion King,” and “Paris is Burning,” the 1990 documentary about drag queen balls in New York City.
Each year, the librarian of Congress adds 25 movies to the film registry after considering public submissions and consulting with the National Film Preservation Board.
The new selections bring the total number of films included in the registry to 700.
“Motion pictures document our history and culture and serve as a mirror of our collective experiences,” Hayden, the former CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library, said in a news release. “The National Film Registry embraces the richness and diversity of film as an art form and celebrates the people who create the magic of cinema.”
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