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Jaspers · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 6

Every year for the past eleven years, the members of the American Film Institute has been collaborating and making top 100 film lists that remind me that even though I am a film geek, there are those far geekier.

And according to spell check, geekier is a word.

Anyway, this year they're doing something a little different. The AFI picked ten different film genres (technically, nine genres and one medium), and asked its members to select the ten best films that represent the genre.

These genres are Animation, Romantic Comedy, Western, Sports Movie, Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Gangster, Courtroom Drama, and Epics.

http://connect.afi.com/site/DocSe...df?docID=381&AddInterest=1781Here is the list of nominees in PDF form (I think you'll be able to see it without registering; I'm not certain.) 50 films from each category.

The final countdown airs Tuesday, June 17 at 8:00 p.m, and wouldn't you know it, I'll have to work. Ah well. Until then, I'll be submitting my own top tens of the selected genres, and I encourage you to do the same.

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caoxueer1r · Joined: 05 Aug 2009 Posts: 5

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flyT · Joined: 31 Aug 2009 Posts: 5

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