AFI's 10 Top 10

If it's June, it must be time for another AFI "list" television special. As with everything that goes on too long, I was getting sick of these but as time wore on I got used to them happening and now I look forward to them! That's not to say that they don't continue to get more and more outlandish. This year it's the top ten of ten genres, except they don't do genres that have been already done as their own specials and they include dubious ones like "courtroom drama" (not exactly a biggie in the genre area). Plus, several bona fide classics, such as say um Citizen Kane, don't fit any of these genres!

But what are you gonna do? I know what I'll do, tune in on June 17, sit back and relax, and have fun watching those great clips.

It's also time for One Line Review's summer hiatus. Time to take in some of the summer sun, away from the laptop. I'll be back on June 22nd with more on the movies...In the meantime, below is my thinking on what AFI will pick for each #1 film of their geners (and also my personal favorites in each category).

AFI's 10 Top 10
Animation: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz
Romantic Comedy: The Philadelphia Story
Sci-Fi:2001: A Space Odyssey
Western:The Searchers
Gangster:The Godfather
Sports: Raging Bull
Courtroom Drama:To Kill a Mockingbird
Mystery:Vertigo
Epic: Lawrence of Arabia

My 10 Top 10
Animation: Bambi
Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz
Romantic Comedy:Annie Hall
Sci-Fi: Star Wars
Western:The Wild Bunch
Gangster:The Godfather
Sports: Rocky
Courtroom Drama:To Kill a Mockingbird
Mystery:The Maltese Falcon
Epic: The Bridge on the River Kwai