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Reading the Film Registry: “Halloween” (1978)

October 16, 2018 by Cary O’Dell

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis on the set of “Halloween” (1978)

With its much-anticipated sequel arriving in theaters October 18th, author Murray Leeder looks back at the original 1978 “Halloween”–added to the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry in 2006–and how it was a cut above so many other films of its time.

See the essay below:

//www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-film-preservation-board/documents/halloween.pdf

2 Comments

Jacinda Gill
October 16, 2018 at 9:49 am
Thrilled to see this horror cult movie make it to the film registry!
Kelly Dowhower
October 16, 2018 at 10:21 am
‘Bout time! =) GREAT! =)

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