And the Nominees are....

September 28th is the deadline to submit nominations for the National Film Registry. Submission is simple, and you can find instructions on how to do this here. Any film that you nominate has to be “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and at least 10 years old. Now as to the culturally, historically or aesthetically significant status of your selection, I believe that is more of a personal thing (as films are a form of art) so the film that you feel fits that criteria, someone else may look at as just pop culture nostalgia or worse. Take a look at the films in the registry and judge for yourself. But I say if there is a film that you feel needs to be preserved, nominate away. You can submit a total of 50 nominations (per year) and since the deadline is so close, the 50 titles I have submitted are located below. I have taken them from a list of films not yet nominated, that can be found here. And yes, I have seen all of these movies, some of them multiple times.

 1. Mark of Zorro (1920)

 2. The Gay Divorcee (1934)

 3. Captain Blood (1935)

 4. After the Thin Man (1936)

 5. Topper (1937)

 6. Harvey (1950)

 7. Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century (1953)

 8. Guys and Dolls (1955)

 9. Ali Baba Bunny (1957)

10. The Blob (1958)

11. The Magnificent Seven (1960)

12. The Great Escape (1963)

13. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

14. A Shot in the Dark (1964)

15. The Dirty Dozen (1967)

16. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

17. Dirty Harry (1972)

18. Superfly (1972)

19. Serpico (1973)

20. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

21. Marathon Man (1976)

22. Superman (1978)

23. The Warriors (1979)

24. Blues Brothers (1980)

25. Escape from New York (1981)

26. Evil Dead (1981)

27. 48 Hours (1982)

28. Star Trek II: Wrath of Khan (1982)

29. A Christmas Story (1983)

30. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

31. Ghostbusters (1984)

32. Sixteen Candles (1984)

33. The Breakfast Club (1985)

34. Aliens (1986)

35. Top Gun (1986)

36. Lethal Weapon (1987)

37. The Princess Bride (1987)

38. Die Hard (1988)

39. Batman (1989)

40. A Few Good Men (1992)

41. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

42. Jurassic Park (1993)

43. Pulp Fiction (1994)

44. Clerks (1994)

45. Usual Suspects (1995)

46. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

47. Fight Club (1999)

48. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut (1999)

49. The Matrix (1999)

50. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)