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	American Film Institute - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Film Institute (AFI) is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act.
		The American Film Institute focuses on training through hands-on experience with established figures in the AFI Conservatory, as well as on preserving old film, which is subject to degradation of its film stock.
		In 1998, the 100th anniversary of American film, AFI began its 100 Years Series, celebrating and promoting interest in film history.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Film_Institute (235 words)

	AFI's 100 YEARS...100 MOVIE QUOTES
		The American Film Institute (AFI) revealed the top movie quotes of all time in AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes, a three-hour special television event on CBS hosted by actor and action star Pierce Brosnan with commentary from many of Hollywood's most celebrated actors and filmmakers.
		A jury of 1,500 film artists, critics and historians selected "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," spoken by Clark Gable in the celebrated Civil War epic, GONE WITH THE WIND as the most memorable movie quote of all time.
		When you consider that any phrase from American film is eligible, you realize this is our most subjective topic to date.
	www.afi.com /tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx (464 words)

	The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney (1974) (TV)
		Each year since 1973, the American Film Institute has given its Lifetime Achievement Award to a prominent film star or director.
		And, just to be accurate: in the 1932 film "Taxi!", Cagney said to actor David Landau: "Take that, you dirty yellow rat!" That's the closest he ever got to speaking the line he "never" said.
		Ronald Reagan (former governor of California, not yet President) presents a clip from "Boy Meets Girl" in which he and Cagney appeared together.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0156992 (548 words)

	Review: The American President
		While neither bad nor unwatchable, The American President is nevertheless the second straight disappointment from director Rob Reiner (his previous effort being North).
		It's hard to believe that The American President was made by the same man responsible for the no-holds-barred satire of This Is Spinal Tap.
		It's an election year, and the incumbent Democratic President, Andrew Shepherd (Michael Douglas), is counting on his much-ballyhooed crime bill to cinch the result of the upcoming political struggle.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/a/american_pres.html (581 words)

	The Fourth Region / Software / Reviews / DVD / The American President
		The American President is framed at 2:35:1 and is 16:9 enhanced.
		There were quite a few film artifacts present in the form of some grain, lines and specks at various times in the movie.
		Michael Douglas stars as President Andrew Shepherd who falls in love with Sydney Ellen Wade (Annette Benning) a political advisor.
	thefourthregion.tripod.com /DVDReviews/American_President_Review.htm (581 words)

	CNN.com - 'King Kong,' 'Lost' among AFI honorees - Dec 11, 2005
		LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -- Critics' darling "Brokeback Mountain," the upcoming effects extravaganza "King Kong" and the raucous comedy "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" are among the 10 films that the American Film Institute has judged as the most outstanding motion pictures of the year.
		The film jury was: producer Robert G. Rehme, director Martha Coolidge, critic David Denby, scholar Anna Everett, director Norman Jewison, producer Tom Pollock, director Jay Roach, critic Lisa Schwarzbaum, scholar Vivian Sobchack, author David Thomson, critic Kenneth Turan, scholar Stephen Ujlaki and producer Laura Ziskin.
		The official selections of AFI Awards 2005 for top films and TV programs were announced Sunday after two days of deliberations by two juries that selected the year's best in film and television.
	www.cnn.com /2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/11/afi.awards.reut (367 words)

	The American President (1995) - MovieWeb
		MICHAEL DOUGLAS stars as President Andrew Shepherd who, quite unexpectedly, falls in love with ANNETTE BENING starring as Sydney Wade, an environmental lobbyist, In "The American President." The film offers a rare glimpse at an uncommon romance involving a most powerful man who must overcome obstacles not faced by average citizens.
		Only this American President can find a way to fulfill the responsibilities of the office as well as the needs of the woman he loves.
		The question arises: Will the media, the public and his advisors allow Andrew Shepherd to be the President of the country and a single adult man at the same time?
	movieweb.com /movie/amerpres (269 words)

	world in progress...: The American President
		Firstly, The American President is a love story first and a political drama second, so a less nuanced portrayal of the political spectrum is forgivable.
		More importantly however, President Shepherd's core fight is not with the Republican Party as epitomised by the loathsame Bob Rumson, who is, after all, portrayed as a blowhard and revealed as a lightweight by film's end.
		As some have pointed out, The American President does take a more simplistic approach to partisanship than The West Wing.
	www.worldinprogress.org /wip/archives/2005/04/the_american_pr.html (512 words)

	ICT [2005/06/02] American Indian Genocide Museum hosts first film festival
		Steve Melendez, Pyramid Lake Paiute and president of the American Indian Genocide Museum, said the film festival is the first of its kind for Houston and planned as an annual event.
		''The film depicts disturbing parallels between these two holocausts and explores the historical, social and religious roots of America's own 'ethnic cleansing.' The film also examines the long-term effects of this on-going destructive process and possible ramifications to the future of American Indian people in the 21st century,'' according to the filmmaker's statement.
		Melendez said the film festival is the latest exciting development for the emerging museum.
	www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1096411013 (512 words)

	Film Festival Channel - North American Film Festival
		Formerly known as the Acapulco Black Film Festival, it was founded in 1997 by Jeff Friday, President and CEO, Film Life Inc. The festival was born out of a belief in the need to stimulate independent Black film development and promote cultural diversity within the film industry.
		Background: North America northern most independent film festival is getting ready for it's third year of bringing hungry moviegoers in from the cold and dark to watch fresh hot films from around the globe.
		Background: The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival is the oldest gay and lesbian film festival in the Southwest.
	www.filmfestivalchannel.com /spanish/northamerica_a.html (512 words)

	Film Scouts Interviews
		They did at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival: Depardieu was president of the jury and the Festival had decided to show "Opening Night" as a tribute to Cassavetes.
		Soon followed such films as "Lonely Are the Brave" and "A Child is Waiting" in which she was directed by her husband, the first of seven such collaborations that include "Faces," "Minnie and Moskowitz", "Opening Night" and "Love Streams", and for which she got two Oscar nominations and innumerable international awards.
		No wonder: in practically all our films, there are scenes that were shot here."
	www.filmscouts.com /scripts/interview.cfm?File=gen-row (512 words)

	American President
		"'Capraesque' has inevitably been affixed to The American President, but that phrase, with its implications of facile hokum, doesn't do the film justice."
		"The American President becomes a pretty darn entertaining and affecting movie after its first simpering 20 minutes."
		* Certain "American President" article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/american_president (671 words)

	The American President
		The American President is a light, entertaining romantic comedy set in our very own White House.
		Reviewed July 15, 1996 - Check out the American President Web Site.
		This is the President, and it's an election year...
	www.fuzzydog.com /zzamerpres.htm (666 words)

	The Aviator Flies High and Ray Makes Music Taking Top Prizes at the 55th Annual ACE Eddie Awards Presented by American Cinema Editors
		The ACE Eddie Awards, presented by American Cinema Editors, recognizes outstanding editing in seven categories of film, television and documentary.
		The evening was presided over by President of American Cinema Editors, Alan Heim, A.C.E. Presenters included Oscar nominee Alexander Payne, who co-presented the ACE Student Editing award with wife and star of Sideways, Sandra Oh).
		The Aviator (edited by Thelma Schoonmacher, A.C.E.) and Ray (edited by Paul Hirsch, A.C.E.) took top film honors at the 55th Annual ACE Eddie Awards (www.americancinemaeditors.com) at the Beverly Hilton Hotel for Best Edited Feature Film/Drama and Best Edited Feature Film/Musical or Comedy respectively.
	millimeter.com /pressroom/ace_winners_022205 (666 words)

	Hour.ca - Film - Movie details - Head of State
		I recall vaguely going to see the premiere of the film "Head Of State" and getting a ruler with all the American Presidents including Chris Rock who is the first black USA president in history and his friend Bernie Mac is the vice president.
		The film shows how it would be like if the USA president was a black man. Head Of State has many laughs throughout the film and it will not disappoint you.
		Head of State shows funny man Chris Rock running for President and winning the election as Bernie Mac being the vice president.
	www.hour.ca /film/movie.aspx?iIDFilm=4980 (745 words)

	Teacher Resources - Collection - Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley, 1901
		Because the films are silent, students can assume the role of TV news anchor, and research, write and narrate a report to accompany footage on President William McKinley's second inauguration, his speech at the Exposition, or his assassination and funeral.
		Search on speech for both the film and text of President McKinley's speech at the Exposition in which he examines the "unexampled prosperity" of the United States.
		Throughout American history, what other presidents were unable to fulfill their constitutional responsibilities?
	frontiers.loc.gov /learn/collections/mckfilm/file.html (745 words)

	The Conspiracy Thrillers of the 1970s: Paranoid Time - Article - Stylus Magazine
		The film is less a response to any one political event than it is a generalized commentary on the erosion of privacy and individuality in American society.
		All power is essentially tied together, the film suggests, to the point where even a man as rich and powerful as the President’s father (John Huston, in a masterfully grotesque performance) is trapped by the crooks and corporate interests he associates with.
		Unfriendly critics and right-wing pundits hurl the word “paranoid” at the film as a term of approbation, apparently in the belief that suspicion of power isn’t, shall we say, the American way.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /feature.php?ID=1092 (3512 words)

	USS LIBERTY
		President Johnson went on television and announced to the American people that TEN sailors were killed in the "six minute accidental" attack.
		It was shown at the Vancouver Film Festival in September and October 2002, the Cannes Film Festival in late October 2002, the Gloria International Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, on October 2003 and the "Israel and the Media" Film Festival at San Luis Obispo, CA.
		On Wednesday, June 8, 2005, the attorney for the USS Liberty Veterans Association filed a report with the Department of Defense detailing the war crimes the Israelis committed during their June 8, 1967 attack on the USS Liberty.
	home.cfl.rr.com /gidusko/liberty (4853 words)

	Film Festival to Highlight “American Originals”
		Seven films, highlighting truly American themes and movie heroes, such as Katharine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks, will be presented by the University of Hartford in conjunction with its hosting of “American Originals: Treasures from the National Archives,” an incredible collection of the documents that helped shape America.
		Leading the discussions will be film maven Kathleen McGrory, past president of Hartford College for Women and current chair of the University’s department of rhetoric, language and culture.
		Tickets for individual showings in the American Originals Film Festival are $7 for adults and $5 for students and children.
	www.hartford.edu /newsevents/releases/print.asp?id=521 (4853 words)

	American Graffiti (1973)
		Young George Lucas' influential hallmark film American Graffiti (1973) recreates the feel, landscape, and sounds of early 60s, small-town America - an historical time period (of JFK's Presidency and the New Frontier before the jarring assassination of late 1963 and the rest of an unpredictable era) that has since been irretrievably lost.
		The trailer for the PG-rated film begins with the opening of a 1962 high school yearbook, accompanied by the voice of Wolfman Jack announcing: "American Graffiti.
		Creating a demand for other popular teen-oriented films, a less successful sequel was also produced - director Bill W. Norton's More American Graffiti (1979) that covered the years 1964-67.
	www.filmsite.org /amerg.html (2861 words)

	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
		As the only Anglo-American professional organization founded to promote and advance excellence in film, television and interactive media, BAFTA/LA serves as a bridge between the Hollywood and British entertainment communities, and is a vital link with BAFTA in London.
		"Having been a member of BAFTA/LA for many years and having had many business dealings with the British film and television industries, it gives me great pleasure to see this year's nominees celebrated with this new event," said Academy President Todd Leavitt.
		The British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles (BAFTA/LA) will join the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in co-hosting the first annual Tea Party on Emmy weekend.
	www.emmys.org /news/2003/august/bafta.php (328 words)

	BBC - Storyville - Why We Fight
		Why We Fight is the title of a series of propaganda films that Frank Capra began making in 1942, with the aim of encouraging the American war effort against Nazism.
		Director Eugene Jarecki (The Trials of Henry Kissinger) has used the films as a commentary on the contemporary obsession of the American elite with military power.
		This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine.
	www.bbc.co.uk /bbcfour/documentaries/storyville/why-we-fight.shtml (289 words)

	CafeArabica :: The Arab-American Online Community Center
		The Arab Film Festival is now accepting submissions for the 10th Annual Arab Film Festival to be held in the San Francisco Bay Area in September 2006.
		I first realized the enormous pressures on American journalists in the Middle East when I went some years ago to say goodbye to a colleague from the Boston Globe.
		Davis’ character, Mackenzie Allen, who begins the show as vice president, assumes the role of commander in chief upon the sudden death of the president.
	www.cafearabica.com (1253 words)

	JFK (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film suggests that President Kennedy was killed by a group opposed to Kennedy's policies, especially his reluctance to invade Cuba (the CIA had planned to overthrow Cuba's communist president Fidel Castro since 1959) and his plan to withdraw American armed forces from Vietnam.
		JFK is a film, first released in Canada and the United States on December 20, 1991, which purports to tell the history surrounding the President of the United States John F. Kennedy's assassination.
		The film follows the 1967 to 1969 investigation led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) and interweaves flashbacks of the theories behind the assassination with actual assassination movie films footage, such as the Zapruder film.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/JFK_(movie) (1478 words)

	The Hunting Of The President Review
		But, as the film serves to remind, the public overwhelmingly continued to support the president, and he was subsequently absolved of all charges.
		More disturbingly, the film explores the way in which the American media slowly gave in to pressure from right-wing interest groups and began reporting the news with a definite bias.
		Beginning as Clinton prepared to take office after the 1992 election, "The Hunting of the President" follows the new Commander in Chief to a party, where he made a speech about restoring ideals to the White House.
	www.contactmusic.com /new/film.nsf/reviews/huntingpres (1478 words)

	Newsletter - Member Edition
		American Lion also shows interviews with two of TR's granddaughters, Edith Derby Williams and Nancy Roosevelt Jackson; and two of the President's great grandsons, Tweed Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, IV.
		TR: An American Lion, a dynamic and epic new four-hour documentary on the life of Theodore Roosevelt, will be seen on The History Channel on two successive evenings in January, Monday, January 20 and Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 9:00 PM (ET).
		American Lion promises to be the most complete documentary ever done on TR's life.
	www.imakenews.com /etra/index000025092.cfm (731 words)

	English Usage Archives Page
		Former President Bill Clinton used the phrase "a big deal" all the time - on more than 75 occasions between January 1993 and May 1996, in fact, to describe everything from a pending crime bill to a Western buffalo preserve to the joys of homeownership to the deer population of Arkansas.
		The holdings complement the field recordings of the American Folklife Center and the moving image collections served in the Motion Picture and Television Reading Room.
		Examples of some changes from 1978 to 2002: "sons of God" to "children of God" in Matthew 5:9, and "a man is justified by faith" to "a person is justified by faith" in Romans 3:28.
	www.yaelf.com /archives.shtml (731 words)

	Movies, Television, and Plays featuring the President
		Film and History League: The American Presidency in Film and TV Plays having a President as protagonist
		The American President - PBS TV series I
		Listing of films featuring the President by infoplease.com
	www.presidentsusa.net /movies.html (148 words)

	Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Wins Top Honor at Cannes Film Festiva
		American director Michael Moore poses with the Palme d'Or awarded for the film 'Fahrenheit 911', while jury president American director Quentin Tarantino stands next to him during the award ceremony of the 57th Film Festival in Cannes, on the French Riviera, Saturday May 22, 2004.
		CANNES, France &; American filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept. 11 attacks, won the top prize Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival.
		Fourteen-year-old Yagira Yuuya was named best actor for the Japanese film "Nobody Knows," in which he plays the eldest of four sibling raised in isolation, who must take charge of the family when their mother leaves.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines04/0522-05.htm (706 words)

	Film Resources
		Includes film clips and histories of the films from: President William McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition of 1901; Early films of New York City; San Francisco Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire; Inside an American Factory; and 61 film clips of vaudeville acts from The American Variety Stage Collection.
		This is one of the best biographic sources for women in film, covering the early and later directors, well-known and lesser-known, and going on to cover film producers, writers, editors, animators, stunt women, foreign, and unsung women of cinema.
		Sampson’s book collects data on all-black cast motion pictures produced between 1910 and 1950 by small, independent film companies for showing in segregated theaters.
	www.library.wwu.edu /ref/subjguides/filmweb.htm (4768 words)

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