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The Force is strong with "The Empire Strikes Back"... and the 24 other motion pictures that were named to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry on Tuesday, bringing the list's grand total to 550 movies.

Also making the Registry were Alan J. Pakula's 1976 Woodward-and-Bernstein Watergate thriller "All the President's Men," the wacky 1980 comedy "Airplane!," the 1973 horror blockbuster "The Exorcist," Spike Lee's 1992 biopic "Malcolm X," Blake Edwards' 1964 comedy "The Pink Panther," Robert Altman's 1971 Western "McCabe and Mrs. Miller," John Huston's 1946 war doc "Let There Be Light" and Elia Kazan's 1945 feature debut "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and John Badham's 1977 John Travolta-starring disco flick "Saturday Night Fever," "The Front Page" (1931), "It's a Gift" (1934), "Make Way for Tomorrow" (1937), "Cry of Jazz" (1959) and "I Am Joaquin" (1969). Read more...

Tags airplane, all the president's men, malcolm x, national film registry, saturday night fever, the empire strikes back, the pink panther

I haven't seen "Vampires Suck" so I have nothing to say against it. I'm not big on Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's most recent spoof flicks, but all credit goes to them for starting a fun series with "Scary Movie." I think my problem with subsequent efforts, like "Date Movie," "Disaster Movie" and "Meet the Spartans," is the lack of a strong narrative thread. Most of the greatest classic send-ups tell a story first and mix in the humor second.

I hear that "Vampires Suck" does that as well, following the basic story beats laid out in "Twilight" and "New Moon." I can't say if they've been taking notes from some of the classics, but whenever one of these movies comes out I always thumb through my catalog and pull out some favorites to watch again. I figure with "Vampires Suck" out tomorrow, now's a good time to share the latest spoof movie playlist I've put together. Read more...

Tags airplane, Johnny Dangerously, Leonard Part 6, Murder by Death, Spaceballs, Vampires Suck

What a one-two punch of a day. First Henry Gibson, now Mary Travers. My guess is that the music of Peter, Paul & Mary in some way touched the childhood of just about anyone over the age of 25. I don't know if "Puff the Magic Dragon" is still popular among kids today, but it was a staple of my childhood. It took on a different meaning entirely later in life, but that's another story...

"Puff" popped up in a couple of noted movies -- "Good Morning Vietnam" (1987) and "Meet the Parents" (2000) -- and spawned a trio of animated made-for-TV movies, between 1978 and 1982. Of course, the best Peter, Paul & Mary movie appearance came in the 1980 Zucker/Abrahams comedy "Airplane!" It gets me every time when Maureen McGovern's nun kicks up her rendition of "River of Jordan" a notch and knocks free a sick girl's IV with her swaying guitar. Read more...

Tags airplane, Mary Travers, Peter Paul & Mary, Puff the Magic Dragon

- “Pirates” collaborators Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski reunite for “Rango,” the animated story of a household pet sent on a wild adventure. (Variety)

- Arnold Schwarzenegger visits “Terminator: Salvation” set, continuing to fuel rumors he actually appears in the film. (/film)

- Wes Anderson to write, possibly direct “My Best Friend,” a remake of a French film about a man who realizes that nobody likes him. (Variety)

- The cast of “Airplane” re-unite to talk about the very funny film. Surely, you can’t be serious? I am, and don’t call me Shirley. (MSNBC)

Tags airplane, Arnold Schwarzenegger, gore verbinski, johnny depp, my best friend, pirates of the caribbean, terminator salvation, Wes Anderson