Michael Moore's auto industry doc 'Roger and Me' among 25 U.S. films to be preserved

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AP, via the Detroit Free Press:



Just in time for a new movie about the making of "Mary Poppins," the 1964 Disney classic starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke has been selected for preservation at the Library of Congress so future generations of Americans can see it.

Original prints of even newer movies, such as Michael Moore's "Roger and Me" from 1989, have become endangered. In a statement to the library, Moore said he learned last year that there were no more usable prints left of his film about the hemorrhaging of jobs at General Motors in Flint.

"Over the years, this movie has received many acknowledgements, but this is certainly the one I cherish the most," Moore said of the movie's selection for preservation. "The true regret I have is that the cities of Flint and Detroit, which are at the center of my film, are now in much worse shape — as is the American middle class in general."

On Wednesday, the library is inducting 25 films into the National Film Registry to be preserved for their cultural, historical or cinematic significance. This year's selections include Quentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction" and the space race film "The Right Stuff.” ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20131218/ENT01/312180089/Michael-Moore-s-auto-industry-doc-Roger-and-Me-among-25-U-S-films-to-be-preserved