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Filmmaker Nichols graduates to AFI lifetime honor

Director Mike Nichols has been chosen to receive the 38th American Film Institute's life-achievement award.

TV Land to broadcast AFI salute to Michael Douglas

TV Land has scored the rights to broadcast the moment when Michael Douglas accepts his lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.

'Dark Knight,' 'Milk' make AFI film list

The Batman epic "The Dark Knight," the political biopic "Milk" and the gritty drama "The Wrestler" were among critical favorites that landed on the American Film Institute's list of the year's 10 best movies.

Best of 10: AFI releases top-10 genre film lists

The American Film Institute's top-10 lists of the best in 10 film genres:

`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre films

Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing among the American Film Institute's best genre movies.

Beatty receives AFI's lifetime achievement award

Bill Clinton was among those saluting Warren Beatty as the Oscar-winning actor-director received a lifetime achievement award from the American Film Institute.

No Pressure for AFI Awards Winners

Talk of the writers strike buzzed around a Four Seasons ballroom Friday as George Clooney, Javier Bardem and other stars gathered for a no-pressure awards lunch hosted by the American Film Institute.

Strike Tops AFI `Significance' List

The Hollywood writers strike, the iPhone and the "hyper-tabloidization" of television news are among the American Film Institute's "Moments of Significance" for 2007.

American Film Institute to Honor Beatty

Warren Beatty had two words to describe his reaction at learning he would receive the American Film Institute's career honor: "Concealed weepiness."

Film Institute Honors Longtime Chief

The woman who has overseen more than two dozen career-achievement awards given by the American Film Institute was honored Thursday for her own life's work.

Eastwood Film Tops L.A. Critics List

Clint Eastwood's "Letters From Iwo Jima," the second of his two World War II sagas this year, was picked as the top movie of 2006 Sunday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.

Sean Connery Honored With Lifetime Award

Kilted bagpipers inspired Sean Connery to perform an impromptu jig on the Kodak Theatre stage as he accepted the American Film Institute's highest honor.

Connery Given Lifetime Achievement Award

Hollywood's elite gathered to pay tribute to Sean Connery, who received The American Film Institute's annual lifetime achievement award.

The Vine

The All-Time Top Ten Westerns - and Newsvine's Choice for No. 1

AS SOME Newsviners know, I am a minor movie buff, with a penchant for writing up Top Ten lists. They're almost always subjective as hell, but they are a great opportunity for a (largely) non-political discussion, and I always find some new gems to keep an eye out for.

It's a Wonderful Life for 'Zuzu' Today

The American Film Institute voted 'It's A Wonderful Life' as the most inspirational movie ever made. No surprise there. James Stewart's portrayal of George Bailey is a holiday tradition.

My Top Ten Fantasy Films

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FILMS WERE SELECTED BASED ON THE 50 ELIGIBLE FILMS FOR THIS YEARS AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE LIST FOR THE TOP TEN FANTASY FILMS. THEY ARE ALSO ONLY BASED ON FILMS I HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN.

The American Film Institute's Latest List

Okay, so for the eleventh year in a row the American Film Institute (AFI) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of American cinema (which I thought occured 11 years ago when these specials started) with a special list, voted on by all of the AFI's members all around the nation.

Wilder's 'Ace' is a buried treasure
Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

A journalist could learn a lot from the newspaper reporter played by Kirk Douglas in the 1951 Billy Wilder movie "Ace in the Hole." Unfortunately, none of it would be ethical or good.

American Film Institute Raises Kane Again
Source: Associated Content

A look at the updated American Film Institute Top 100 Greatest Films list--and what AFI plans to do with their lists in the future...

Here is the Complete List of AFI's New Top 100 Films
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If you missed the CBS special of the top 100 movies don't worry. We have the list for you right here on Screenhead. Coming at number one was 'Citizen Kane' and 'Godfather' coming in at number two.

Second life: Which films become rental blockbusters?
Source: Chicago Tribune

From the article: Few filmmakers ever pack the commercial-critical one-two punch of Steven Soderbergh in 2000.

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