Doom House Added to National Film Registry

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Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

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The National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has selected a new crop of movies that it deems culturally, historically or aesthetically significant enough for preservation. Among the 25 films selected are two cult-favorite slacker adventure epics: Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka and Kevin "Fragmaster" Bowen's Doom House and John Hughes' Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The Library praised the "highly quoted" Doom House's themes of "alienation, inequality and class structure" and for positioning star Kyanka in a career-defining role, and it described Hughes' first film on the registry as a "career highpoint" significant for its depiction of "late-20th century youth."

Other noteworthy movies include Steven Spielberg's war film Saving Private Ryan, Roman Polanski's horror Rosemary's Baby, Mel Stuart's beloved fantasy Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Arthur Penn's Western drama Little Big Man. The new additions bring the number of motion pictures the Film Registry recognizes, which span the years 1913 to 2004, up to 650. The full selection of movies is viewable here.

"The National Film Registry showcases the extraordinary diversity of America's film heritage and the disparate strands making it so vibrant," James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, said in a statement. "By preserving these films, we protect a crucial element of American creativity, culture and history."

In addition to the movies' cultural significance or otherwise, the film must be at least 10 years old to qualify for inclusion into the registry. The Librarian of Congress decides the titles each year after reviewing nominations from the public, Library film curators and the National Film Preservation Board. The public can vote on next year's additions on the Library of Congress website.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:05

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 01:59

unlimited shrimp: Aug 30, 2008

OP is lying he just replaced the Big Lebowski references with Doom House references :siren:

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:07

Rambling Robot: Sep 13, 2011; Duggar Fan Club Superstar #1 LOL

i see what you did there.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:08

Panamaniac: Jun 18, 2007; HEROES NEVER DIE

unlimited shrimp posted:

OP is lying he just replaced the Big Lebowski references with Doom House references

Now he's inside your basement, and inside your mind.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:08

Oh Long Johnson: Oct 22, 2010

A doom house?

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:08

Matoi Ryuko: Jan 6, 2004

Dr. Spiderman posted:

A doom house?

Typo, it was a dome house.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:09

Fishy Joe: Apr 19, 2005; Eat at Fishy Joe's

cool congratiss

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:10

Rambling Robot: Sep 13, 2011; Duggar Fan Club Superstar #1 LOL

Matoi Ryuko posted:

Typo, it was a dome house.

it was once a doomed dome house.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:11

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

I have the doll from doom house

# ? Dec 17, 2014 22:12

a shiny rock: Nov 13, 2009

hosed up if true

# ? Dec 17, 2014 23:34

Huge Lady Pleaser: Jun 17, 2005; hello how r u doing im just looking for ppl 2 chill wit relax go out n have funn if ur looking for da same thing hit me up; Nap Ghost

That doom really tied the house together

# ? Dec 17, 2014 23:36

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

Parallax Scroll posted:

hosed up if true

it is true, i have pictures.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 23:39

root of all eval: Dec 28, 2002

Doom Hose 2000 is what I call my dillz.

# ? Dec 17, 2014 23:51

Howard Beale: Feb 22, 2001; It's like this, Peanut

DoctorWhat posted:

I have the doll from doom house

You should get a doll house

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:05

mysterious frankie: Jan 11, 2009; This displeases Dev- ..van. Shut up.

if that home video of my uncle severing his thumb with a flat-head screwdriver can get in the Criterion Collection, this is plausible too.

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:06

Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

unlimited shrimp posted:

OP is lying he just replaced the Big Lebowski references with Doom House references

he's also famously bad poster Og Oggilby

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:06

Concerned Citizen: Jul 22, 2007; Ramrod XTreme

DoctorWhat posted:

it is true, i have pictures.

LEAVE MY HAPPY HOME

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:07

Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

mysterious frankie posted:

if that home video of my uncle severing his thumb with a flat-head screwdriver can get in the Criterion Collection, this is plausible too.

Werner Herzog Loses His Thumb

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:07

Sheng-Ji Yang: Mar 5, 2014

DoctorWhat posted:

it is true, i have pictures.

what is this... figurine

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:07

Smoremaster: Aug 5, 2009; Don't forget to source your quotes!

shut the gently caress up, OP, you're out of your element

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:11

Maldoror: Oct 5, 2003; by R. Guyovich; Nap Ghost

what has happened to fragmaster

someone post an old pic of him wearing a gamespy shirt

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:52

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

Concerned Citizen posted:

LEAVE MY HAPPY HOME

it's LEAVE THIS HAPPY HOUSE, pleb

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:54

ArbitraryC: Jan 28, 2009; Pick a number, any number; Pillbug

Doom house was a work of art.

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:56

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

ArbitraryC posted:

Doom house was a work of art.

"was"???

# ? Dec 18, 2014 00:58

proof of concept: Mar 6, 2005; by FactsAreUseless

mood house not getting enough love in this thread

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:02

Prokhor Zakharov: Dec 31, 2008; This is me as I make another great post

Good luck with your depression!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:04

Maldoror: Oct 5, 2003; by R. Guyovich; Nap Ghost

make a doom house sequel starring shmorky

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:06

Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

proof of concept posted:

mood house not getting enough love in this thread

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:07

DoctorWhat: Nov 18, 2011; A little privacy, please?

Egbert Souse posted:

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE

I'M HAVING A VERY GOOD TIME

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:12

ElectricSheep: Jan 14, 2006; Can't post for 5 hours!

doob house

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:21

Nathilus: Apr 4, 2002; I alone can see through the media bias.

I'm also stupid on a scale that can only be measured in Reddits.

OP is an rear end in a top hat. I'm guessing he's a member of the loving eagles.

# ? Dec 18, 2014 01:26

Egbert Souse: Nov 6, 2008

Nathilus posted:

OP is an rear end in a top hat. I'm guessing he's a member of the loving eagles.

I'm Don Henley

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:07

The Protagonist: Jun 29, 2009; The average is 5.5? I thought it was 4. This is very unsettling.

Maldoror posted:

make a doom house sequel starring shmorky

they tried but cameras undergo strange... anomalies when attempting to focus on him

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:10

1upclock: Sep 25, 2009; Taken completely out of context

Maldoror posted:

make a doom house sequel starring shmorky

He's got a new career now of making comics that alternate between pandering to tumblr people and being unintentionally creepy.

A step up from making cartoons that tell people to gently caress off and can be intentionally creepy, obviously.

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:23

gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

about drat time, I say

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:25

gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

also I don't care if it's fake or not, Doom House is in the film registry of my heart

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:28

ChickenHeart: Nov 28, 2007; Take me at your own risk.; Kiss From a Hog

Doomhouse will always stay with me no matter what, on account of the fact that a portion of the Doomhouse DVD was lodged in my skull when it detonated inside my player at home.

# ? Dec 18, 2014 03:36