"Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman will host this new entertainment special counting down the greatest movies of all time. During the broadcast the confidential list of the 100 greatest American films of all time will be revealed by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Those scheduled to be included in the special are Tim Allen, Halle Berry, Peter Bogdanovich, Jeff Bridges, Laurence Fishburne, Peter Fonda, Harrison Ford, William Friedkin, Dennis Hopper, Norman Jewison, Spike Lee, Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm McDowell, Eva Mendes, Liza Minnelli, Sydney Pollack, Debbie Reynolds, Martin Scorsese, Martin Sheen and M. Night Shyamalan.
In this 10th annual installment of the Emmy Award-winning series, both classic favorites and newly eligible films released from 1996 to 2006 will be considered. New entries to the ballot include titles such as "American Beauty," "The Aviator," "Brokeback Mountain," "Lord of the Rings," "The Matrix," "Saving Private Ryan," "Sideways," "Traffic" and "Titantic.""
Hopefully a couple of the Star Wars films will not only be on the list, but will crack the top 10.
UPDATE: Friend of TFN, Jessica, wrote to point out that a clip of "A New Hope" is shown on the video preview, which can be viewed at the link above. Safe to say at least Episode 4 made the list....Now how about Empire?
Thanks Jessica.
Update #2: Well, the special ran last night. Star Wars: A New Hope made the list at #13, which is up 2 from the list 10 years ago. Raiders of the Lost Ark also made the list at #66. (down 6 from the previous list) No Empire? Blast!
Click here to go to the AFI website to see the list for yourself. Note: You have to register to view the list.
UPDATE #3: Friend of TFN, Phil Z., sent us a link to CinemaBlend.com for the full list without having to register.
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