They just updated the list (tenth anniverary) a few months ago. There were 18 new movies that wernt on the list the first time around. A few Charlie Chaplin movies were added. and of course a few that had come out since the last list. They also have a list of the 400 hundred movies that were considered. Have any of you ever seen a movie called 'A Face in the Crowd' with Andy Griffith? An absolutly brilliant movie that should have made the list.
After having read Trumans Bio by David Mcouglah he laid it out as two reasons, and both have been stated here…the saving of American lives and showing Russia they had better tread carefully with the United States.
It is in AFI's top 100. I downloaded there list and checked off all the ones I have already seen and am now trying to work through all of them. There are a few I dont look forward to, A few I have seen and wondered why they were on the list at all.
HBO is doing a mini series based on the book 'Bury my Heart at wounded Knee' by Dee Brown (if you havent read it, its one of the classics on Indian history) Also hear Bill Paxton and Val Kilmer are doing Lewis and Clark and one supposed to be coming out about John Adams.
I watched this movie last night....I was thouroghly disapointed. The movies ending was anti climactic showing Wounded knee in flash backs. I do have to say the scene showing the arrest of Sitting Bull and murder was well done. They could have made a classic but dropped the ball big time.
November 5, 2007 at 10:43 am
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