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BALTIMORE - Darth Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, Tony Manero preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist speaking in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry.
The 25 films selected this year include "The Empire Strikes Back," the 1980 sequel to "Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six "Star Wars" films. "Empire" shocked moviegoers with the revelation that masked villain Darth Vader was the father of hero Skywalker.See the full content of this document
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'Empire Strikes Back' Picked for Film Registry
While Lucas didn't direct "Empire" - he entrusted it to the late Irvin Kershner - he got another film selected for the registry: the student short "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB." Lucas'"St...
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