Apparentley it’s been 10 years since the first American Film Institute tv special on CBS. Since then they’ve had ones for thrills, laughs, songs, heroes and villains and a bunch of others. Last night they showed off their new and improved list of the 100 greatest American movies. Some movies got added and some got dropped. Anyway here they are, feel free to disagree.
1
CITIZEN KANE
2
GODFATHER, THE
3
CASABLANCA
4
RAGING BULL
5
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
6
GONE WITH THE WIND
7
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
8
SCHINDLER’S LIST
9
VERTIGO
10
WIZARD OF OZ, THE
11
CITY LIGHTS
12
SEARCHERS, THE
13
STAR WARS
14
PSYCHO
15
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
16
SUNSET BLVD.
17
GRADUATE, THE
18
GENERAL, THE
19
ON THE WATERFRONT
20
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
21
CHINATOWN
22
SOME LIKE IT HOT
23
GRAPES OF WRATH, THE
24
E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
25
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
26
MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON
27
HIGH NOON
28
ALL ABOUT EVE
29
DOUBLE INDEMNITY
30
APOCALYPSE NOW
31
MALTESE FALCON, THE
32
GODFATHER PART II, THE
33
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST
34
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
35
ANNIE HALL
36
BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE
37
BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES, THE
38
TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE
39
DR. STRANGELOVE
40
SOUND OF MUSIC, THE
41
KING KONG
42
BONNIE AND CLYDE
43
MIDNIGHT COWBOY
44
PHILADELPHIA STORY, THE
45
SHANE
46
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
47
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A
48
REAR WINDOW
49
INTOLERANCE
50
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE
