The National Film Registry's 25 new additions honor Leslie Nielsen; Wookies

The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has named the 25 films to be added to the national archives, preserved not only for being great but for their impact on society and the industry as a whole. Y'know,I really need to start going through my these old flicks and watching them one-by-one, because I think I've seen half of these. I've been putting off Make Way for Tomorrow for months. The late great funnyman, Leslie Nielsen, is recognized by the addition of Airplane!. George Lucas gets a double honor with his college short film, Electric Labrynth: TXH 1138 being preserved, as well as The Empire Strikes Back. I can't believe it took so long for that. Linda Blair's head turning(pun intended) performance in The Exorcist now will never be lost to history, either. And lookie there, Spike Lee's Malcolm X made the cut. Next up, School Daze! You can see the complete list of newly preserved flicks below.

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)