From IMdb sources: December 14, 2016:
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Birds
ecarle — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 09:14 PM)
From IMdb sources: December 14, 2016:
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With the addition of 25 new films including The Birds, The Lion King, The Breakfast Club and Thelma & Louise the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress now includes 700 films that span more than a century.
The 2016 inductees into the registry include movies long considered classics, obscure documentaries and films once too racy or avant-garde to be accepted by the mainstream. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden made the selections after consulting with a panel of experts who make up the National Film Preservation Board.
Congress established the registry in 1988 with the National Film Preservation Act of 1988 requiring the Library of Congress to designate and preserve films that are culturally, historically or aesthetically significant. Films must be at least 10 years old to be chosen.
Director Ridley Scott said he was honored and proud to have the 1991 feminist empowerment ode, Thelma & Louise, selected, noting it joined another of his films on the list
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Congratulations to The Birds! AndHitchcock still matters. and I guess now The Birds will have more protection than "Topaz." Hah.
I would be interested in learning how many years ago the "better reviewed classics" in the Hitchcock canon made the registry. I'm thinking/guessing that Rear Window, Vertigo, Psycho and North by Northwest are already in there, probably Rebecca(a Best Picture winner) and perhaps Notorious.
In any event, The Birds finally made it. I'd say it is the most famous Hitchcock title after Psycho with the general public today, but I do think it has some script flaws that hurt its reputation even as it has historically great special effects and many, many exciting set-pieces.