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Tag: AFI Top 100

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark ignited my imagination as a child, launching a lifelong love of cinema. Spielberg’s direction, John Williams’ score, and unforgettable characters made Raiders a keystone film—one that still thrills, inspires, and earns its place among the greatest American movies ever made.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    When your relationship persists in misery, do you suppress it in silence or does it lead to the occasional lash out? Or, perhaps you can push through the negative and rediscover the positive that created the relationship in the first place. Number 67 on AFI’s Top 100 American Films of All Time is Who’s Afraid…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Unforgiven

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Unforgiven

    It’s hard to fathom a movie could contain the celluloid greatness of Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, and Morgan Freeman. But the feat was accomplished in 1992 with the release of Unforgiven, #68 on the AFI’s 100 greatest American films of all time.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Tootsie

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Tootsie

    I didn’t trust that I’d like Tootsie, but that could be a side effect of my sentiment toward the state of disappointing new releases. However, there’s a reason Tootsie is #69 on AFI’s top 100 list. Let’s see if a trip back in time to 1980s NYC can rekindle the cinematic flame in my heart.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

    Saturday Morning Cinema – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a well-known, iconic film, with a story and performances that keep the film alive and relevant since its release in 1975. The most memorable character, in name anyway, Nurse Ratched, is cast in pop culture as a diabolical villain. Watching the film, however, rocked that assumption.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – A Clockwork Orange

    Saturday Morning Cinema – A Clockwork Orange

    I will admit, I had little desire to watch A Clockwork Orange. It was the hurdle preventing me from continuing to move through the American Film Institute’s (AFI) 100 Greatest American Films of All Time. The list had me jump from a favorite, intense watch like Saving Private Ryan at number 71, to a fever…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – Saving Private Ryan

    Saturday Morning Cinema – Saving Private Ryan

    Twenty-five years after its release, Saving Private Ryan still has the power to transport viewers back to 1944 and immerse them in hell with thrilling practical effects, amazing performances, and revolutionary cinematography.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema – The Shawshank Redemption

    Saturday Morning Cinema – The Shawshank Redemption

    As number 72 on the AFI Top 100, Shawshank Redemption feels as though it could be higher on the list. While it is more of a modern classic (if the 90’s can still be considered ‘modern’), that should not discredit it from being higher than 72.

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Saturday Morning Cinema: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Legends of the Wild West, those individuals who fueled the mystique of horse-riding gangs robbing banks and trains, or getting in shootouts with posses, make for great storytelling. Those on the wrong side of the law are viewed as masters of the outlaw lifestyle who only meet their end after betrayal or at the hands…

  • Saturday Morning Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

    Saturday Morning Cinema: The Silence of the Lambs

    Watching this movie is like jumping into deep water. You may be a capable swimmer, confident in your abilities, but the watery blackness below hides many terrors. The first plunge into that unknown pushes you beyond your comfort zone.