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'The Dark Knight' and 'The Blues Brothers' join National Film Registry “The Blues Brothers” (1980). (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- As the oft-quoted line from “The Dark Knight” goes, “You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.” Now a more respectable immortality awaits this 2008 Christopher Nolan superhero blockbuster, which earned Heath Ledger a posthumous Academy Award for his performance as the Joker: It is among the memorable motion pictures, along with “Shrek,” “A Clockwork Orange” and “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” that have been chosen f...

Bay Briefing: 'This is a big day' FacebookTwitterEmail Dr. Brian Thompson waits to receive the vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center.Jae C. Hong/Associated Press Good morning, Bay Area. It’s Tuesday, Dec. 15, and a classic film about San Francisco is getting a big honor. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. ‘The hope of this vaccine will not crush this curve’ Five Los Angeles health care workers were the first people in California to be immunized with the newly approved vaccine developed by Pfizer and the German company BioNTech on Monday. San Francisco wa...

The Dark Knight Among 25 Classic Movies Added to the National Film Registry The Dark Knight Among 25 Classic Movies Added to the National Film Registry Along with other hit titles like Shrek and Grease, Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight is now on the National Film registry. The Dark Knight is now officially a part of the Library of Congress' National Film registry. On Monday, the Batman movie was among a list of 25 new titles unveiled as additions for the year 2020, joining other classic movies like A Clockwork Orange, Shrek. Directed by Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight in particular c...

National Film Registry Spotlights Diverse Filmmakers Among 25 Titles Selected for Preservation in 2020 ​The camerawork of nine ASC members is included in this latest roster of motion pictures added to the Library of Congress’ impressive lineup. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced in Dec. 14 the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These films range from the innovative silent film  Suspense, which was co-directed by a woman in 1913, and Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning pe...

Iconic 'Blues Brothers' joins film registry Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune (TNS) Dec. 15, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Actors John Belushi (left) and Dan Aykroyd on the set of The Blues Brothers directed by John Landis.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis | Getty Images The John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd Chicago valentine “The Blues Brothers” has secured its place on the new National Film Registry list of 25 films distinguished by “cultural, historic or aesthetic importance.” Spun off from the popular “Saturday Night Live” white-man-blues act, director John Landis’ 1980 melee, featuring musical per...