The original 1976 (and still the best) Rocky was named to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress this year. They chose 25 films made between 1913 and 1996 to to be preserved forever, which according to long haired Swedish rocker Yngwie Malmsteem is “a long time.”

The registry was created in 1989 to preserve films of cultural, historical or artistic significance. The Coens’ “funny-lookin” Oscar winner Fargo, Mel Brooks offensive to everyone spoof western Blazing Saddles, John Carpenter’s original slasher Halloween, and best ever Bill Murray film Groundhog Day all made the list this year, as did Hitchcock’s Notorious and (alliteration alert) Soderbergh’s Sundance senstation sex, lies and videotape.

Click here for the complete list of films up until 2005, and here for the 25 films added this year. And forward this to anyone having trouble filling their Netflix list.

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