AFI's Top 100 Films

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I generally like this list, but I don't take it any more seriously than the kind of lists that appear over and over in places like Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone. First of all, by its very definition, it omits non-American movies. In recent years, Rules of the Game has beaten Citizen Kane in many international lists. Secondly, a list like this will have absolutely no impact on my movie watching (or rewatching) except to perhaps remind me that I haven't seen Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in a zillion years, and might be a worthwhile way to kill a couple of hours.

One thing that I do find interesting about the list is that there are many directors who make multiple appearances. Almost half of my DVD collection is organized by director, and it strikes me that there are surprisingly few great artists out there.