'Dark Knight', Sidney Poitier's 'Lilies of the Field' added to US National Film Registry | Entertainment
Lilies of the Field are among the 25 movies tapped for preservation this year. The national library said this year’s selections include a record nine films directed by women and film-makers of colour. “With the inclusion of diverse film-makers, we are not trying to set records but rather to set the record straight by spotlighting the astonishing contributions women and people of colour have made to American cinema, despite facing often-overwhelming hurdles,” Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said in a statement. Hayden and film historian Jacqueline Stewart will discuss the new se...