MEDIA: “‘Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!’ Added to National Film Registry”
Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!/Por Favor, No Me Entierren Vivo! (1976) directed by Efraín Gutiérrez has been selected for induction into the National Film Registry. On December 17 the Library of Congress named 25 films of “cultural, historic, or aesthetic significance” to America’s cinematic heritage for preservation for future generations. There are now 650 films in the registry.
Considered the first Chicano feature, the film was recovered by CSRC director Chon A. Noriega in the late 1990s and then restored and preserved by the CSRC in collaboration with the UCLA Film & Television Archive. Numerous media outlets covered the announcement of the registry list for 2015; several paid special attention to Gutiérrez’s film.
Coverage with special attention to “Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!”:
VOXXI, “National Film Registry Adds First Chicano Film,” January 5, 2015
Deadline Hollywood, “‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘Ferris Beuller’ & More Added to National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
The Hollywood Reporter,”‘Ferris Bueller,’ ‘Big Lebowski,’ ‘Rio Bravo’ Enter National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
San Antonio Express-News, “S.A. Filmmaker Gutierrez’s ‘Please, Don’t Bury Me Alive!’ Inducted into National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
USA Today, “‘Lebowski,’ ‘Beuller,’ Added to Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
Variety, “‘Big Lebowski,’ ‘Willy Wonka’ Among National Film Registry’s 25 Selections,” December 17, 2014
The Washington Post, “Library of Congress Adds ‘Big Lebowski,’ 24 Others to National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
General coverage:
Boston Herald, “‘Big Lebowski,’ ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Among National Film Registry’s 25 Selections,” December 17, 2014
CNN, “‘The Big Lebowski’ Now Preserved for All Time,” December 18, 2014
L.A. Entertainment Insider Examiner, “Latest Films Added to Library of Congress’ National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
Los Angeles Times, “25 Titles Added to National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
Moviezine, “‘Big Lebowski,’ ‘Willy Wonka’ Among National Film Registry’s 25 Selections,” December 17, 2014
New Jersey Herald National News, “‘Saving Private Ryan’ Among 25 Films Being Preserved,” December 17, 2014 (AP reprint)
New York Daily News, “‘Big Lebowski,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ and ‘Ferris Beuller’s Day Off’ Added to National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014 (AP reprint)
Studio Daily, “Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Archive,” December 17, 2014
Media Releases:
Library of Congress News Release, “Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry,” December 17, 2014
CSRC Media Release, “First Chicano Feature Made in U.S. Added to National Film Registry: UCLA Played Key Role in Film’s Recovery and Preservation,” December 18, 2014 (PDF)
