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AFI’s 100 Years…100 Cheers

In 2006 the AFI unveiled its 100 Years…100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies list of the most inspiring films. Some interesting choices here. Nice to see the quirky and inventively shot Breaking Away on the list and the classic of American cinema The Right Stuff which I might well have placed at no. 1! Buy – Afi’s 100 Years 100 Cheers (DVD)

1 It’s a Wonderful Life Frank Capra 1946
2 To Kill a Mockingbird Robert Mulligan 1962
3 Schindler’s List Steven Spielberg 1993
4 Rocky John G. Avildsen 1976
5 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Frank Capra 1939
6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 1982
7 The Grapes of Wrath John Ford 1940
8 Breaking Away Peter Yates 1979
9 Miracle on 34th Street George Seaton 1947
10 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg 1998
11 The Best Years of Our Lives William Wyler 1946
12 Apollo 13 Ron Howard 1995
13 Hoosiers David Anspaugh 1986
14 The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean 1957
15 The Miracle Worker Arthur Penn 1962
16 Norma Rae Martin Ritt 1979
17 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Miloš Forman 1975
18 The Diary of Anne Frank George Stevens 1959
19 The Right Stuff Philip Kaufman 1983
20 Philadelphia Jonathan Demme 1993
21 In the Heat of the Night Norman Jewison 1967
22 The Pride of the Yankees Sam Wood 1942
23 The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont 1994
24 National Velvet Clarence Brown 1944
25 Sullivan’s Travels Preston Sturges 1941
26 The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming 1939
27 High Noon Fred Zinnemann 1952
28 Field of Dreams Phil Alden Robinson 1989
29 Gandhi Richard Attenborough 1982
30 Lawrence of Arabia David Lean 1962
31 Glory Edward Zwick 1989
32 Casablanca Michael Curtiz 1942
33 City Lights Charlie Chaplin 1931
34 All the President’s Men Alan J. Pakula 1976
35 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Stanley Kramer 1967
36 On the Waterfront Elia Kazan 1954
37 Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis 1994
38 Pinocchio Ben Sharpsteen
Hamilton Luske		 1940
39 Star Wars George Lucas 1977
40 Mrs. Miniver William Wyler 1942
41 The Sound of Music Robert Wise 1965
42 12 Angry Men Sidney Lumet 1957
43 Gone with the Wind Victor Fleming 1939
44 Spartacus Stanley Kubrick 1960
45 On Golden Pond Mark Rydell 1981
46 Lilies of the Field Ralph Nelson 1963
47 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick 1968
48 The African Queen John Huston 1951
49 Meet John Doe Frank Capra 1941
50 Seabiscuit Gary Ross 2003




51 The Color Purple Steven Spielberg 1985
52 Dead Poets Society Peter Weir 1989
53 Shane George Stevens 1953
54 Rudy David Anspaugh 1993
55 The Defiant Ones Stanley Kramer 1958
56 Ben-Hur William Wyler 1959
57 Sergeant York Howard Hawks 1941
58 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg 1977
59 Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner 1990
60 The Killing Fields Roland Joffé 1984
61 Sounder Martin Ritt 1972
62 Braveheart Mel Gibson 1995
63 Rain Man Barry Levinson 1988
64 The Black Stallion Carroll Ballard 1979
65 A Raisin in the Sun Daniel Petrie 1961
66 Silkwood Mike Nichols 1983
67 The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise 1951
68 An Officer and a Gentleman Taylor Hackford 1982
69 The Spirit of St. Louis Billy Wilder 1957
70 Coal Miner’s Daughter Michael Apted 1980
71 Cool Hand Luke Stuart Rosenberg 1967
72 Dark Victory Edmund Goulding 1939
73 Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh 2000
74 Gunga Din George Stevens 1939
75 The Verdict Sidney Lumet 1982
76 Birdman of Alcatraz John Frankenheimer 1962
77 Driving Miss Daisy Bruce Beresford 1989
78 Thelma & Louise Ridley Scott 1991
79 The Ten Commandments Cecil B. DeMille 1956
80 Babe Chris Noonan 1995
81 Boys Town Norman Taurog 1938
82 Fiddler on the Roof Norman Jewison 1971
83 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Frank Capra 1936
84 Serpico Sidney Lumet 1973
85 What’s Love Got to Do with It Brian Gibson 1993
86 Stand and Deliver Ramón Menéndez 1988
87 Working Girl Mike Nichols 1988
88 Yankee Doodle Dandy Michael Curtiz 1942
89 Harold and Maude Hal Ashby 1971
90 Hotel Rwanda Terry George 2004
91 The Paper Chase James Bridges 1973
92 Fame Alan Parker 1980
93 A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard 2001
94 Captains Courageous Victor Fleming 1937
95 Places in the Heart Robert Benton 1984
96 Searching for Bobby Fischer Steven Zaillian 1993
97 Madame Curie Mervyn LeRoy 1943
98 The Karate Kid John G. Avildsen 1984
99 Ray Taylor Hackford 2004
100 Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson 1981

Becoming AFI: 50 Years Inside the American Film Institute (book)
AFI’s 100 Years – 100 Movies (CBS Television Special) (DVD)
AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special) (DVD)
[(AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in Movies)] [Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation] published on (March, 2007) (book)
AFI-100 Years of Movies POSTER (27″ x 40″)




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AFI’s 100 Years of Film Scores

In 2005, as part of the AFI 100 Years… series, the AFI unveiled its 100 Years of Film Scores list of the top 25 film scores in American cinema. There’s some great film composers not represented, Hans Zimmer and Howard Shore are maybe too recent with Morricone’s work on The Mission from 1986 being the most modern score on the list. John Williams stands out as having three mentions.

1 Star Wars 1977 20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm Ltd. John Williams
2 Gone with the Wind 1939 MGM, Selznick International Max Steiner
3 Lawrence of Arabia 1962 Columbia, Horizon Pictures Maurice Jarre
4 Psycho 1960 Paramount Bernard Herrmann
5 The Godfather 1972 Paramount Nino Rota
6 Jaws 1975 Universal John Williams
7 Laura 1944 20th Century Fox David Raksin
8 The Magnificent Seven 1960 United Artists, Mirisch Company Elmer Bernstein
9 Chinatown 1974 Paramount Jerry Goldsmith
10 High Noon 1952 United Artists, Stanley Kramer Productions Dimitri Tiomkin
11 The Adventures of Robin Hood 1938 Warner Bros. Erich Wolfgang Korngold
12 Vertigo 1958 Paramount Bernard Herrmann
13 King Kong 1933 RKO Max Steiner
14 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 Universal, Amblin Entertainment John Williams
15 Out of Africa 1985 Universal John Barry
16 Sunset Boulevard 1950 Paramount Franz Waxman
17 To Kill a Mockingbird 1962 Universal Elmer Bernstein
18 Planet of the Apes 1968 20th Century Fox Jerry Goldsmith
19 A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Warner Bros. Alex North
20 The Pink Panther 1964 United Artists, Mirisch Company Henry Mancini
21 Ben-Hur 1959 MGM Miklós Rózsa
22 On the Waterfront 1954 Columbia, Horizon Pictures Leonard Bernstein
23 The Mission 1986 Warner Bros., Goldcrest Films Ennio Morricone
24 On Golden Pond 1981 Universal, ITC Entertainment Dave Grusin
25 How the West Was Won 1962 MGM, Cinerama Releasing Alfred Newman, Ken Darby

AFI’s Top 100 Movie Songs: E-Z Play Today Volume 134 (Paperback)
AFI’s 100 Years – 100 Movies (CBS Television Special) DVD
AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special) DVD
Becoming AFI: 50 Years Inside the American Film Institute (Hardcover)

 




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AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs

In 2004, as part of the AFI 100 Years… series, the AFI unveiled their 100 Years…100 Songs list of the top 100 songs in American cinema of the 20th century. No surprises here, it’s the classics that get the recognition, with nothing after the 1970s in the Top 10. In fact Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic is the only song post the 70s in the top 25! Buy –  AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in Movies [Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation] published on (book)

1 “Over the Rainbow“ The Wizard of Oz 1939
2 “As Time Goes By“ Casablanca 1942
3 “Singin’ in the Rain“ Singin’ in the Rain 1952
4 “Moon River“ Breakfast at Tiffany’s 1961
5 “White Christmas“ Holiday Inn 1942
6 “Mrs. Robinson“ The Graduate 1967
7 “When You Wish upon a Star“ Pinocchio 1940
8 “The Way We Were“ The Way We Were 1973
9 “Stayin’ Alive“ Saturday Night Fever 1977
10 “The Sound of Music“ The Sound of Music 1965
11 “The Man That Got Away“ A Star Is Born 1954
12 “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend“ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
13 “People“ Funny Girl 1968
14 “My Heart Will Go On“ Titanic 1997
15 “Cheek to Cheek“ Top Hat 1935
16 “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)“ A Star Is Born 1976
17 “I Could Have Danced All Night“ My Fair Lady 1964
18 “Cabaret“ Cabaret 1972
19 “Someday My Prince Will Come“ Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
20 “Somewhere“ West Side Story 1961
21 “Jailhouse Rock“ Jailhouse Rock 1957
22 “Everybody’s Talkin’“ Midnight Cowboy 1969
23 “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head“ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
24 “Ol’ Man River“ Show Boat 1936
25 “High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’)“ High Noon 1952
26 “The Trolley Song“ Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
27 “Unchained Melody“ Ghost 1990
28 “Some Enchanted Evening“ South Pacific 1958
29 “Born to Be Wild“ Easy Rider 1969
30 “Stormy Weather“ Stormy Weather 1943
31 “Theme from New York, New York“ New York, New York 1977
32 “I Got Rhythm“ An American in Paris 1951
33 “Aquarius“ Hair 1979
34 “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off“ Shall We Dance 1937
35 “America“ West Side Story 1961
36 “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious“ Mary Poppins 1964
37 “Swinging on a Star“ Going My Way 1944
38 “Theme from Shaft“ Shaft 1971
39 “Days of Wine and Roses“ Days of Wine and Roses 1962
40 “Fight the Power“ Do the Right Thing 1989
41 “New York, New York“ On the Town 1949
42 “Luck Be a Lady“ Guys and Dolls 1955
43 “The Way You Look Tonight“ Swing Time 1936
44 “Wind Beneath My Wings“ Beaches 1988
45 “That’s Entertainment“ The Band Wagon 1953
46 “Don’t Rain on My Parade“ Funny Girl 1968
47 “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah“ Song of the South 1947
48 “Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)“ The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956
49 “Make ‘Em Laugh“ Singin’ in the Rain 1952
50 “Rock Around the Clock“ Blackboard Jungle 1955




51 “Fame“ Fame 1980
52 “Summertime“ Porgy and Bess 1959
53 “Goldfinger“ Goldfinger 1964
54 “Shall We Dance?“ The King and I 1956
55 “Flashdance… What a Feeling“ Flashdance 1983
56 “Thank Heaven for Little Girls“ Gigi 1958
57 “The Windmills of Your Mind“ The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
58 “Gonna Fly Now“ Rocky 1976
59 “Tonight“ West Side Story 1961
60 “It Had to Be You“ When Harry Met Sally… 1989
61 “Get Happy“ Summer Stock 1950
62 “Beauty and the Beast“ Beauty and the Beast 1991
63 “Thanks for the Memory“ The Big Broadcast of 1938 1938
64 “My Favorite Things“ The Sound of Music 1965
65 “I Will Always Love You“ The Bodyguard 1992
66 “Suicide Is Painless“ MASH 1970
67 “Nobody Does It Better“ The Spy Who Loved Me 1977
68 “Streets of Philadelphia“ Philadelphia 1993
69 “On the Good Ship Lollipop“ Bright Eyes 1934
70 “Summer Nights“ Grease 1978
71 “(I’m a) Yankee Doodle Dandy“ Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
72 “Good Morning“ Singin’ in the Rain 1952
73 “Isn’t It Romantic?“ Love Me Tonight 1932
74 “Rainbow Connection“ The Muppet Movie 1979
75 “Up Where We Belong“ An Officer and a Gentleman 1982
76 “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas“ Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
77 “The Shadow of Your Smile“ The Sandpiper 1965
78 “9 to 5“ Nine to Five 1980
79 “Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)“ Arthur 1981
80 “Springtime for Hitler“ The Producers 1967
81 “I’m Easy“ Nashville 1975
82 “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead“ The Wizard of Oz 1939
83 “The Rose“ The Rose 1979
84 “Put the Blame on Mame“ Gilda 1946
85 “Come What May“ Moulin Rouge! 2001
86 “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life“ Dirty Dancing 1987
87 “Buttons and Bows“ The Paleface 1948
88 “Do Re Mi“ The Sound of Music 1965
89 “Puttin’ on the Ritz“ Young Frankenstein 1974
90 “Seems Like Old Times“ Annie Hall 1977
91 “Let the River Run“ Working Girl 1988
92 “Long Ago (and Far Away)“ Cover Girl 1944
93 “Lose Yourself“ 8 Mile 2002
94 “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg“ The Big Chill 1983
95 “(We’re Off on the) Road to Morocco“ Road to Morocco 1942
96 “Footloose“ Footloose 1984
97 “42nd Street“ 42nd Street 1933
98 “All That Jazz“ Chicago 2002
99 “Hakuna Matata“ The Lion King 1994
100 “Old Time Rock and Roll“ Risky Business 1983

Becoming AFI: 50 Years Inside the American Film Institute (book)
AFI’s 100 Years – 100 Movies (CBS Television Special) (DVD)
AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Stars: American Film Institute (CBS Television Special) (DVD)
[(AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Songs: America’s Greatest Music in Movies)] [Author: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation] published on (March, 2007) (book)
AFI-100 Years of Movies POSTER (27″ x 40″)