Tonight the American Film Institute announce their revised 100 Greatest American Movies on CBS with a 3-hour special. The original list of the 100 Greatest American Movies was issued in 1998, and there have been some remarkable films from the past decade that merit inclusion. The 44 new films from the past decade that are eligible are:
LA CONFIDENTIAL, GOODWILL HUNTING, TITANIC, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY, BOOGIE NIGHTS, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, RUSHMORE, THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, THREE KINGS, THE SIXTH SENSE, THE INSIDER, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, GLADIATOR, TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH, SHREK, MOULIN ROUGE!, MEMENTO, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, CHICAGO, THE HOURS, FINDING NEMO, MYSTIC RIVER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, LOST IN TRANSLATION, SIDEWAYS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, THE AVIATOR, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SPIDER-MAN 2, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, CRASH and HOTEL RWANDA.
You could drop that whole list into your Netflix or Zip.ca line and be set for the summer with quality movies. So take a look and figure what films should or will go on the list, and what films come off the original list of the 100 Greatest American Movies in order to make room.
I think it's a safe bet that a least one Pixar contribution (Nemo) will be added rather than Shrek. I can see one of the Lord of The Rings films making the list, but which one? Probably Return if the King. Eternal Sunshine would be wonderful to see on there, but is there room for that and Being John Malkovich? And as much as I loathe it, Titanic may be a lock as a sentimental favourite. Fight Club, American Beauty, Brokeback Mountain, L.A. Confidential, and Good Will Hunting are all quality films.
What are your picks? Let me mull it over and I'll follow this up in the comments.
source: ALOTT5MA - Meet Me in Montauk
LA CONFIDENTIAL, GOODWILL HUNTING, TITANIC, AS GOOD AS IT GETS, AUSTIN POWERS: INTERNATIONAL MAN OF MYSTERY, BOOGIE NIGHTS, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, RUSHMORE, THE MATRIX, FIGHT CLUB, THREE KINGS, THE SIXTH SENSE, THE INSIDER, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, AMERICAN BEAUTY, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, GLADIATOR, TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH, SHREK, MOULIN ROUGE!, MEMENTO, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS, CHICAGO, THE HOURS, FINDING NEMO, MYSTIC RIVER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, LOST IN TRANSLATION, SIDEWAYS, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, MILLION DOLLAR BABY, THE AVIATOR, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, SPIDER-MAN 2, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK, CRASH and HOTEL RWANDA.
You could drop that whole list into your Netflix or Zip.ca line and be set for the summer with quality movies. So take a look and figure what films should or will go on the list, and what films come off the original list of the 100 Greatest American Movies in order to make room.
I think it's a safe bet that a least one Pixar contribution (Nemo) will be added rather than Shrek. I can see one of the Lord of The Rings films making the list, but which one? Probably Return if the King. Eternal Sunshine would be wonderful to see on there, but is there room for that and Being John Malkovich? And as much as I loathe it, Titanic may be a lock as a sentimental favourite. Fight Club, American Beauty, Brokeback Mountain, L.A. Confidential, and Good Will Hunting are all quality films.
What are your picks? Let me mull it over and I'll follow this up in the comments.
source: ALOTT5MA - Meet Me in Montauk
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The 1998 Top 100 America’s Greatest Movies
1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)
2. CASABLANCA (1942)
3. GODFATHER, THE (1972)
4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
6. WIZARD OF OZ, THE (1939)
7. GRADUATE, THE (1967)
8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)
9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)
10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)
11. IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946)
12. SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950)
13. BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE (1957)
14. SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959)
15. STAR WARS (1977)
16. ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
17. AFRICAN QUEEN, THE (1951)
18. PSYCHO (1960)
19. CHINATOWN (1974)
20. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)
21. GRAPES OF WRATH, THE (1940)
22. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
23. MALTESE FALCON, THE (1941)
24. RAGING BULL (1980)
25. E. T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982)
26. DR. STRANGELOVE (1964)
27. BONNIE & CLYDE (1967)
28. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
29. MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939)
30. TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948)
31. ANNIE HALL (1977)
32. GODFATHER PART II, THE (1974)
33. HIGH NOON (1952)
34. TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962)
35. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)
36. MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969)
37. BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE (1946)
38. DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
39. DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
40. NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
41. WEST SIDE STORY (1961)
42. REAR WINDOW (1954)
43. KING KONG (1933)
44. BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (1915)
45. STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A (1951)
46. CLOCKWORK ORANGE, A (1971)
47. TAXI DRIVER (1976)
48. JAWS (1975)
49. SNOW WHITE & THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937)
50. BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)
51. PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE(1940)
52. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
53. AMADEUS (1984)
54. ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930)
55. SOUND OF MUSIC, THE (1965)
56. M*A*S*H(1970)
57. THIRD MAN, THE (1949)
58. FANTASIA (1940)
59. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE (1955)
60. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
61. VERTIGO (1958)
62. TOOTSIE (1982)
63. STAGECOACH (1939)
64. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977)
65. SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THE (1991)
66. NETWORK (1976)
67. MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE, THE (1962)
68. AMERICAN IN PARIS, AN (1951)
69. SHANE (1953)
70. FRENCH CONNECTION, THE (1971)
71. FORREST GUMP (1994)
72. BEN-HUR (1959)
73. WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939)
74. GOLD RUSH, THE (1925)
75. DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
76. CITY LIGHTS (1931)
77. AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973)
78. ROCKY (1976)
79. DEER HUNTER, THE (1978)
80. WILD BUNCH, THE (1969)
81. MODERN TIMES (1936)
82. GIANT (1956)
83. PLATOON (1986)
84. FARGO (1996)
85. DUCK SOUP (1933)
86. MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)
87. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)
88. EASY RIDER (1969)
89. PATTON (1970)
90. JAZZ SINGER, THE (1927)
91. MY FAIR LADY (1964)
92. PLACE IN THE SUN, A(1951)
93. APARTMENT, THE (1960)
94. GOODFELLAS (1990)
95. PULP FICTION (1994)
96. SEARCHERS, THE (1956)
97. BRINGING UP BABY (1938)
98. UNFORGIVEN (1992)
99. GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER (1967)
100. YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Wings of Desire not on there? Boo-urns!
Or, is this only American Cinema? Oh. Never mind.
Yes, it's America's greatest movies. So Wim Wender's masterpiece, despite Peter Falk's role, is one of dem foreigner pictures. Also accounts for "Life is Beautiful", "Seven Samurai", and "Crouching Tiger" being absent.
Wings of Desire = German masterpiece
City of Angels = Hollywood sachrine date movie
I'm stumped what to drop off the list aside from Tootsie. The list is tied in more with the "movie experience" rather than cinematic quality. All I can suggest is up it to 200 movies and see what happens.
BTW: No "SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION"!? That's cold man.
It's pretty tough. All the things I'd drop would be personal choices, but I accept that SOMEONE thinks Citizen Kane, Dr. Zhivago, and It's a Wonderful Life are great(I think they're dogshit, but again, thats just me).
Where's "All The Kings Men"?
Where's "Hallowe'en"? Ok, maybe not, but what about "Night of the Living Dead"?
And any list that leaves off "Big Trouble In Little China" is incomplete in my books! ;)
I think "All The King's Men", "Big Trouble" and "Night of the Living Dead" will find a home in the proposed "100 Great Movies That Kick So Much Ass They Should Be Arrested For Assault". Movies that made you pump your fist in the air and shout "Hell Yeah!" a minumum of 3 times.
Also to be added to that "Die Hard", "Seven Samurai", "Cool Hand Luke", "Kung Fu Hustle", and "Red Dawn"
Wolverines!!!
(All right start pondering, I'll start up the list on the blog this weekend)
Uh... Netflix? Aren't you in Canada? Here's a scoop: Netflix isn't.
Fine, Zip.ca then. Gosh!
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