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So, what's your favorite romantic movie? (re: American Film Institute (AFI) )
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| November 16, 2001
Posted on 11/16/2001 1:23:51 PM PST by Stand Watch Listen
Will it be Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara? The dying young woman who claims love "means never having to say you're sorry'? Or the star-crossed Italian lovers from Verona?
The search for America's 100 greatest love movies was launched on Wednesday by the American Film Institute (AFI) as part of series celebrating 100 years of cinema.
The AFI sent out ballots to 1,800 actors, screenwriters, critics and historians for its "100 Years...100 passions" feature, linked to a CBS television special to be aired in June 2002.
The event follows searches over the last four years by the AFI for the top movies of the past century, the most beloved stars, the best comedies, and the scariest thrillers.
AFI director Jean Picker Firstenberg said the theme of romance was chosen for the cinema centennial series before the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
But she added "As we move forward we are now -- more than ever-- reminded that the movies tell stories that move us and bring us together; and though the lovers on screen may end up apart when the lights come up, we, the movie lovers, remain bound by their emotional journey."
Jurors are asked to choose their top 100 romantic movies from a list of 400 provided by the AFI and return their ballots by December 14.
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To: Stand Watch Listen
Roman Holiday
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Tai_Chung
To: Stand Watch Listen
Casablanca
To: Stand Watch Listen
Wuthering Heights, That Hamilton Woman or Jane Eyre.
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11/16/2001 1:23:53 PM PST
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pubmom
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Almost all of the stuff that comes out of Follywood is crap IMHO.
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Roman Holiday, Crossing Delancey
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Juleigh
To: Tai_Chung
'Full Metal Jacket'
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Dirty Harry?
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2banana
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Doctor Zhivago
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Petronski
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African Queen w/ Katherine Hepburn and H. Bogart
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rface
To: MilspecRob
Jane Austen books/flicks portray women as strong and virtuous, not manipulative and winning the man of her dreams on her terms.
A&E's Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. It is long but so well worth the time. Great chick-flick!!
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Sophie
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Conan the Barbarian. Angel and the Badman.
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jwfiv
To: Stand Watch Listen
1. Casablanca
2. Guys and Dolls
3. As Good as it Gets (I know, I know, but I really liked the romantic sentiment in the movie.)
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Brief Encounter (the original, 1940 version, not the remake)
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Stirner
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Robin and Marian.
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Stentor
To: Sophie
A&E's Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. It is long but so well worth the time. Great chick-flick!!I agree with you, any of Jane Austin's works are tops. I loved Sense and Sensibilities.
Gone With the Wind will always be my very favorite though. No matter how many times I watch it, it still jerks tears out of me!
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Princes Bride. So what if it's a comedy?
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js1138
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Behind The Green Door
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hobbes1
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"PATTON"
Springtime was definitely in the air for this WWII love story starring Patton and Monty...
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Dirty Harry. I love his gun.
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eFudd
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