AFI Countdown Challenge #17: The African Queen
Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn sail down an African river to do their part in World War I in this romance/adventure film.
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AFI Countdown Challenge #26: Dr. Strangelove
Nuclear war between the two superpowers is imminent, and this film is a comedy.
AFI Countdown Challenge #33: High Noon
Marshall Will Kane stands alone when an outlaw he once sent away comes back for revenge in this Western allegory.
AFI Countdown Challenge #63: Stagecoach
John Wayne and a random assortment of travelers travel through dangerous Indian territory in the title vehicle in this 1939 Western.
AFI Countdown Challenge #79: The Deer Hunter
Three men go to war, and only one of them seems to come back in any way whole.
AFI Challenge Countdown #96: The Searchers
John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter won’t give up the search for a girl kidnapped by Comanches in this John Ford Western.
AFI Challenge Countdown #97: Bringing Up Baby
Cary Grant is a quiet scientist who catches the eye of ditzy socialite Katherine Hepburn in this 1938 screwball comedy.
AFI Challenge Countdown #98: Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood rode off into the sunset with this, his last Western and a beautiful meditation on the effects of legend and violence on the West.
Stars Who Only Play Themselves
Some actors have great range. They disappear into their roles like chameleons with such success, you forget they are acting. Then there are the people who don’t know how to … Read More