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DVD AFI's 100 Years - 100 Movies (CBS Television Special)
In 1998, the American Film Institute undertook to determine, by vote of 1,500 of America's movie professionals, filmmakers, historians, critics, agents, actors, executives, and the like, bona fide film people all, the 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. That is, by commemorating the last century, which encapsulates the entire history of American narrative film (not really a century, beginning in the teens, and extending through the end of 1997 for voting purposes---you do the math), the AFI attempted to establish a definitive list of the top 100 by a popular vote of the industry. The result was aired on CBS in June 1998, in this 145-minute TV special. Top-loaded as it is with sentimental favorites, the list serves best as a celebration of American film, with short clips of favorite moments from the films, annotated by filmmakers as august as Martin Scorsese and Sidney Lumet, among many, many others. Learn what makes Dustin Hoffman or Burt Reynolds weep, if you must. But as a list of the "greatest" American films of all time, the list is greatly lacking---no Buster Keaton, no Lubitsch, scant silents... these are a few of the objections a knowledgeable filmgoer might make. Better to use this program to whet one's appetite for more films, to re-view past favorites, and explore those of others, to argue with it for its omissions and slights. That's if one can get past the constant reminders of our hosts, Jodi Foster, Richard Gere, and Sally Field, that what we are seeing are THE GREATEST AMERICAN FILMS OF ALL TIME. --Jim Gay
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A disgrace...
A few years ago, the AFI (American Film Institute) paid a tribute to America's 100 "greatest" films. Well, I have some strong opinions about the 100 movies chosen. First off, where's The Exorcist? It's only the greatest horror movie ever made, and also one of the most influencial films of all time, it's almost laughable it didn't make the list. I personally consider The Exorcist to be the greatest movie ever made, period. What is Forrest Gump and Fargo doing on this list? Okay, I can see Fargo, maybe, but Forrest Gump? Please, it's only on the list becuase of it's many "technical acheivements." To make this short, I disagree with almost the entire list of films chosen, and if you like boring, ancient, black & white movies...well, this is for you.
songs I missed
Love is a Many Splendored thing Dream Lover Smoke Gets in Your Eyes All That Jazz songs from The Music Man, Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Carousel, The show was wonderful, but I would like to see the list of the 400 nominated songs. How would I fin dthis?
A Great Show With Great Movies
This show is the result of nominations and votes, what AFI chose as the Top 100 American movies. It's a good list. It goes without saying that Tom, Dick, or Harry's theoretical lists may vary, but what AFI has done is compile a very solid list of 100 movies that have touched the lives of many.
The show itself is a very nice presentation. The list starts at 100 and goes to 1, giving each movies its own little section, explaining what the movie is about, who the major players are, and why the movie is so beloved. A movie isn't on the list if it isn't a must-see. "AFI's 100 Years, 100 Movies" is a fun, for some informative, romp through cinema's past, and one would have to be a film snob trying not to enjoy it to not enjoy it.
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I think AFI was trying to spark controversy instead of treating it fairly. One of the guidelines for the stars was popularity. Well, if John Wayne isn't popular enough to make the top 10, I don't know who is! It was a bit surprising to see Bogey finish first, but it sure was exciting. I thought Stewart or Grant would have the title. No matter what, you need to know that even though there are mistakes, the clips of the stars are a lot longer than the 100 Movies list. They take about two or three minutes to profile each. If you get this film, and don't get too upset about surprises, you'll love it! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Afi's 100 Years-100 Stars - Shirley Temple Black DVD Release Date: Released the 08 August 2000 Usually ships within 24 hours
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"I can only talk about what has moved me or intrigued me," says filmmaker Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull) at the beginning of this four-hour documentary about his passion for U.S. cinema. "I can't really be objective here." Hallelujah! A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies is the perfect antidote to the forced and artificial doctrine of the American Film Institute's so-called 100 best films. The AFI's English cousin, the British Film Institute, did a brilliant thing in enlisting Scorsese--probably the most famous student of cinema in the U.S.--to open up and speak at length for this project about the history of artistic survival among Hollywood directors. Working with cowriter and codirector Michael Henry Wilson, Scorsese takes a highly intuitive and... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Martin Scorsese Director(s): Michael Henry Wilson - Martin Scorsese DVD Release Date: Released the 12 September 2000 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The proper title isn't so much Hidden Hollywood as Cool Stuff We Found in the Vault at Twentieth Century Fox. This grab bag consists of segments snipped from Fox pictures for reasons of length or content, and the results are uneven but fascinating. Musical numbers abound and provide some fun, but Fox wasn't exactly MGM (and remember, this is the material deemed expendable). The jewels in the first volume include two routines from Café Metropole, starring the graceful dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and a bizarre patter song by Bert Lahr that qualifies as authentic American surrealism (as host Joan Collins admits, the studio cut the song because they were completely bewildered by it). There's also an entire, self-contained sequence from the omnibus film... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 04 March 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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