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Reading the Film Registry: “Halloween” (1978)

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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:

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

 

 

Comments (2)

  1. Thrilled to see this horror cult movie make it to the film registry!

  2. ‘Bout time! =) GREAT! =)

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