AFI Announces 10 Top 10's
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AFI Announces 10 Top 10's
The American Film Institute has announced the subject, or rather subjects, of its annual film list which is typically one of the summer's most popular televised events.
Instead of one list, the AFI will countdown the top 10 films from 10 classic genres (animation, fantasy, romantic comedy, epic, gangster, legal, mystery, science fiction, sports and western). The show will be three hours long on CBS some time in June.
As usual, the AFI will start with a master list of 50 or so films in each category for their panel of voters to select from. Write-in votes are allowed, but rarely succeed. Obviously, the selection of certain genres and the films to place in them is somewhat arbitrary. In earlier years, the AFI picked separate lists of the 100 most thrilling, funny, romantic and inspirational films of all time.
It's interesting that science fiction and fantasy are on here as separate categories, but horror isn't.
Instead of one list, the AFI will countdown the top 10 films from 10 classic genres (animation, fantasy, romantic comedy, epic, gangster, legal, mystery, science fiction, sports and western). The show will be three hours long on CBS some time in June.
As usual, the AFI will start with a master list of 50 or so films in each category for their panel of voters to select from. Write-in votes are allowed, but rarely succeed. Obviously, the selection of certain genres and the films to place in them is somewhat arbitrary. In earlier years, the AFI picked separate lists of the 100 most thrilling, funny, romantic and inspirational films of all time.
It's interesting that science fiction and fantasy are on here as separate categories, but horror isn't.
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Missing category!
They don't have a "gladiator movies" category. Humph!
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These AFI specials have been very successful in the past at driving sales and rentals of older movies. Virtually all the marketing at video stores is devoted to the top one or two releases of the week. With the exception of Disney films and a handful of major classics, older films don't do well at all (almost all the sales/rentals of newly released movies come in the first six months on the shelf).NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Oh, joy... the AFI is releasing more of those WGAS lists...
Studios also advertise summer blockbusters heavily during the special too.
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It helps some of us weed through the choices by giving us a starting point.NellyLunatic1980 wrote:Oh, joy... the AFI is releasing more of those WGAS lists...
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Wow, I was surprised when I filled out my ballot.
The two hardest categories to get down to the "Ten Best" were Sports and Courtroom Drama, especially Sports. I hated having to sweep the leg of The Karate Kid.
I had trouble finding 10 that I saw and really liked on the Sci Fi list (I would have written in more than one if allowed the chance).
I totally skipped Westerns. (No way that I could honestly name 10)
BTW, my number #1 sports movie was not even listed.
The two hardest categories to get down to the "Ten Best" were Sports and Courtroom Drama, especially Sports. I hated having to sweep the leg of The Karate Kid.
I had trouble finding 10 that I saw and really liked on the Sci Fi list (I would have written in more than one if allowed the chance).
I totally skipped Westerns. (No way that I could honestly name 10)
BTW, my number #1 sports movie was not even listed.
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And that is...?Appa23 wrote:BTW, my number #1 sports movie was not even listed.
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I was breezing through my ballot until I got to the Mysteries. Not only did I write in Double Indemnity, I put it as my number one. And I would have written in a couple of more choices that weren't among the 50 if it had been allowed....Appa23 wrote:Wow, I was surprised when I filled out my ballot.
The two hardest categories to get down to the "Ten Best" were Sports and Courtroom Drama, especially Sports. I hated having to sweep the leg of The Karate Kid.
I had trouble finding 10 that I saw and really liked on the Sci Fi list (I would have written in more than one if allowed the chance).
I totally skipped Westerns. (No way that I could honestly name 10)
BTW, my number #1 sports movie was not even listed.
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It's not Victory (with Michael Caine and Sly Stallone) is it? I'm looking at the list, trying to figure out what's not listed...Appa23 wrote:Guess?Bob Juch wrote:And that is...?Appa23 wrote:BTW, my number #1 sports movie was not even listed.
(A million points for the first correct answer. Hundred million bonus points if you link to my favorite website related to the movie.)
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danielh41 wrote:It's not Victory (with Michael Caine and Sly Stallone) is it? I'm looking at the list, trying to figure out what's not listed...Appa23 wrote:Guess?Bob Juch wrote: And that is...?
(A million points for the first correct answer. Hundred million bonus points if you link to my favorite website related to the movie.)
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Collect your million make-believe points. (Though these do not qualify you for a cruise.)
However, that should be Victory (with Michael Caine & Pele,) (mention of Max Von Sydow also is acceptable.)
However, that should be Victory (with Michael Caine & Pele,) (mention of Max Von Sydow also is acceptable.)