'Saving Private Ryan' among films being preserved
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By BRETT ZONGKER
WASHINGTON (AP) — "Saving Private Ryan" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" are among 25 movies being inducted this year into the National Film Registry for long-term preservation, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday.
The library selected films for their cultural, historic or aesthetic qualities. This year's selections span the years 1913 to 2004. They include such familiar and popular titles as "The Big Lebowski" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," while others were milestones in film history.
Stephen Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" from 1998 was chosen in part for its ultra-realism with scenes depicting "war as hell." On a lighter note, the comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" from 1986 was chosen as the first film on the registry from the late director John Hughes. Curators noted Ferris Bueller emerged as one of the great teen heroes of film.
The oldest selection dates to 1913 and is believed to be the earliest surviving feature film starring black actors. Vaudevillian Bert Williams gathered with black performers in New York City to make the film "Bert Williams Lime Kiln Club Field Day." The film was discovered 100 years later in the film vault at the Museum of Modern Art.
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FILE - This photo released by DreamWorks shows a scene form the 1998 film "Saving Private Ryan." {201c}Saving Private Ryan{201d} and {201c}Ferris Bueller{2019}s Day Off{201d} are among 25 movies being inducted this year into the National Film Registry for long-term preservation, the Library of Congress announced Wednesday Dec. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/DreamWorks, David James, File)
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That's a classic in mediocrity. 
