For those of you who may not know what AFI is, it stands for “American Film Institute”.
What is it?
“AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media.” (excerpt from AFI website)
If you would like to read more about the institute, go to my links and click on it. To view their lists, which I think are fascinating, you have to register to be a member. This comprises of you giving them your email address and such. No credit card/first born required.
Due to licensing and copyright reasons, I’m not going to copy their lists on my page. I do however want to showcase the winners of the “10 top 10” list. I saw the telecast Tuesday night and found it interesting. Of course. I would wouldn’t I?
If you want to see the rest of the winners (2-10), go to the site and take a look. They have all sorts of great lists like “100 years, 100 movies”, “100 years, 100 Movie Quotes” and “100 Heroes and Villains”.
So here’s who won #1 for each category:
-ANIMATION: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
-FANTASY: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
-GANGSTER: The Godfather (1972)
-SCIENCE FICTION: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
-WESTERN: The Searchers (1956)
-SPORTS: Raging Bull (1980)
-MYSTERY: Vertigo (1958) (one of my favourites!)
-ROMANTIC COMEDY: City Lights (1931)
-COURTROOM DRAMA: To Kill A Mockingbird (1963)
-EPIC: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
If you want to see the rest of the winners for each category (2-10), go to the site and take a look. They have all sorts of great lists like “100 years, 100 Movies”, “100 Heroes and Villains” and “100 years, 100 Movie Quotes”.
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” is classic!