GOOD BROWNIE: AFI 100

Thursday, June 21, 2007

I didn't know until this day that it was Rosebud all along.

The American Film Institute has released a ten-year anniversary update to their list of 100 Years... 100 Films. Citizen Kane remains at #1, but there are many new films on the list, including The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring at #50.

The top ten:
01. Citizen Kane
02. The Godfather
03. Casablanca
04. Raging Bull
05. Singin' in the Rain
06. Gone With the Wind
07. Lawrence of Arabia
08. Schindler's List
09. Vertigo
10. The Wizard of Oz

I was shocked to discover I've only seen 40 of these films in their entirety. I've seen bits and pieces of many of the films, though. A couple years ago, I started to watch Annie Hall but I just grew bored with it. I've decided to give it another chance, though.

Of the films on this list that I've seen, there's only one that I absolutely hated: Pulp Fiction.

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

"I want to live again.... I want to live again..."

I will be out for the better part of this evening, so I won't be able to watch the latest list from the American Film Institute - this year, it's "100 Years, 100 Cheers." AFI examines the movies that have been deemed the most inspiring - 100 films culled from 300. I'm betting that Rocky, Shawshank Redemption, and It's a Wonderful Life will be near the top.

Here are the past "100 Years..." lists, and the #1 film for each (starting at most recent):

... Quotes - "Frankly, my dear...", from Gone With the Wind
... Songs - "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz
... Heroes & Villains - Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird & Dr. Hannibal Lecter from The Silence of the Lambs
... Passions - Casablanca
.... Thrills - Psycho
... Laughs - Some Like it Hot
... Stars - Katharine Hepburn & Humphrey Bogart
... Years - Citizen Kane

I'm sure that Ann Althouse and the crew from ALOTT5MA will be live-blogging the show.

Update: Well, Ann apparently had other shows to watch, but Adam at ALOTT5MA did indeed see it.

The top five:

It's a Wonderful Life
To Kill a Mockingbird
Schindler's List
Rocky
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Although I'm not a Hoosier myself (I'm a Buckeye), I was pleased to see Hoosiers make it in at #13. I was surprised that Shawshank only made it as high as #23 - I thought it would have cracked the top ten.