American Film Institute's 100 Years...100 Movies

Published on Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 4:14pm

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Question:
What do the films Psycho, Gone with the Wind, Dr. Strangelove and Forrest Gump all have in common?

Answer:
All are included in the American Film Institute’s 100 Years… 100 Movies list.

Starting in May, Georgetown Neighborhood Library is counting down AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Movies list! They will all be shown in the lower level meeting room Tuesdays.

AFI’s list contains the best and most critically acclaimed films of all time.  The list was determined by over 1,000 film critics, historians and artists.

The films for May and June are:

  • May 3rd at 5 p.m.
 Ben-Hur (NR) 1959
212 minutes
  • May 10th at 6 p.m.
 Toy Story (G)
1995
89 minutes
  • May 17th at 6 p.m.
 Yankee Doodle Dandy (NR)
1942 126 minutes
  • May 24th at 6 p.m.
 Last Picture Show (R) 1971 118 minutes
  • May 31st at 6 p.m.
 Pulp Fiction (R)
1994
153 minutes
  • June 7th at 6 p.m.
Goodfellas (R) 
1990
145 minutes
  •  June 14th at 6 p.m.
 Sophie’s Choice (R)
1982
157 minutes
  • June 21st at 6 p.m. 
Swing Time (NR)
1936
109 minutes
  • June 28th at 6 p.m.
 Sixth Sense (PG-13) 1999
107 minutes

We hope you can join us for this exciting film series.

Georgetown Library