American Film Institute Ranks Their Top 100 Movies Ever, Journey Gets A Boost From The Sopranos, and More – June 21, 2007

Movie box office numbers for last weekend. 1. Fantastic Four – $58 million. 2. Ocean’s Thirteen – $19.7 million. 3. Knocked Up – $14 million. 4. Pirates Of The Caribbean – $12.4 million. 5. Surf’s Up – $9.2 million. 6. Shrek The Third – $9.0 million. 7. Nancy Drew – $6.8 million. 8. Hostel: Part II – $3.0 million. 9. Mr. Brooks – $2.9 million. 10. Spiderman 3 – $2.5 million.

How did the Fantastic Four sequel hold up to its original release? Just about the same but more. The original Fantastic Four movie opened with $56.1 million and the sequel opened with $58 million so the series is holding up just fine.

The American Film Institute has released their newest list of their top 100 movies ever. Here is their list:

1. “Citizen Kane,” 1941.
2. “The Godfather,” 1972.
3. “Casablanca,” 1942.
4. “Raging Bull,” 1980.
5. “Singin’ in the Rain,” 1952.
6. “Gone With the Wind,” 1939.
7. “Lawrence of Arabia,” 1962.
8. “Schindler’s List,” 1993.
9. “Vertigo,” 1958.
10. “The Wizard of Oz,” 1939.
11. “City Lights,” 1931.
12. “The Searchers,” 1956.
13. “Star Wars,” 1977.
14. “Psycho,” 1960.
15. “2001: A Space Odyssey,” 1968.
16. “Sunset Blvd.”, 1950.
17. “The Graduate,” 1967.
18. “The General,” 1927.
19. “On the Waterfront,” 1954.
20. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1946.
21. “Chinatown,” 1974.
22. “Some Like It Hot,” 1959.
23. “The Grapes of Wrath,” 1940.
24. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” 1982.
25. “To Kill a Mockingbird,” 1962.
26. “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” 1939.
27. “High Noon,” 1952.
28. “All About Eve,” 1950.
29. “Double Indemnity,” 1944.
30. “Apocalypse Now,” 1979.
31. “The Maltese Falcon,” 1941.
32. “The Godfather Part II,” 1974.
33. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” 1975.
34. “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” 1937.
35. “Annie Hall,” 1977.
36. “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” 1957.
37. “The Best Years of Our Lives,” 1946.
38. “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” 1948.
39. “Dr. Strangelove,” 1964.
40. “The Sound of Music,” 1965.
41. “King Kong,” 1933.
42. “Bonnie and Clyde,” 1967.
43. “Midnight Cowboy,” 1969.
44. “The Philadelphia Story,” 1940.
45. “Shane,” 1953.
46. “It Happened One Night,” 1934.
47. “A Streetcar Named Desire,” 1951.
48. “Rear Window,” 1954.
49. “Intolerance,” 1916.
50. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” 2001.
51. “West Side Story,” 1961.
52. “Taxi Driver,” 1976.
53. “The Deer Hunter,” 1978.
54. “M-A-S-H,” 1970.
55. “North by Northwest,” 1959.
56. “Jaws,” 1975.
57. “Rocky,” 1976.
58. “The Gold Rush,” 1925.
59. “Nashville,” 1975.
60. “Duck Soup,” 1933.
61. “Sullivan’s Travels,” 1941.
62. “American Graffiti,” 1973.
63. “Cabaret,” 1972.
64. “Network,” 1976.
65. “The African Queen,” 1951.
66. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” 1981.
67. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”, 1966.
68. “Unforgiven,” 1992.
69. “Tootsie,” 1982.
70. “A Clockwork Orange,” 1971.
71. “Saving Private Ryan,” 1998.
72. “The Shawshank Redemption,” 1994.
73. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” 1969.
74. “The Silence of the Lambs,” 1991.
75. “In the Heat of the Night,” 1967.
76. “Forrest Gump,” 1994.
77. “All the President’s Men,” 1976.
78. “Modern Times,” 1936.
79. “The Wild Bunch,” 1969.
80. “The Apartment, 1960.
81. “Spartacus,” 1960.
82. “Sunrise,” 1927.
83. “Titanic,” 1997.
84. “Easy Rider,” 1969.
85. “A Night at the Opera,” 1935.
86. “Platoon,” 1986.
87. “12 Angry Men,” 1957.
88. “Bringing Up Baby,” 1938.
89. “The Sixth Sense,” 1999.
90. “Swing Time,” 1936.
91. “Sophie’s Choice,” 1982.
92. “Goodfellas,” 1990.
93. “The French Connection,” 1971.
94. “Pulp Fiction,” 1994.
95. “The Last Picture Show,” 1971.
96. “Do the Right Thing,” 1989.
97. “Blade Runner,” 1982.
98. “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” 1942.
99. “Toy Story,” 1995.
100. “Ben-Hur,” 1959.

I’ve got to think that Journey is THRILLED with their song being used on the Sopranos finale. The scene that everyone is discussing about has “Don’t Stop Believin'” in the background. Fact of the matter is that they are thrilled. When asked if the song could be used, they were for it but wanted to know how it would be used first. Lead singer, Steve Perry, made sure to tell the producers that he didn’t want the song used in a “bloody massacre”. He says that he knew how the show was going to end cause of the fact that the producers said it would be in the final scene and what he agreed to. Did it help Journey’s sales? You’d better believe it. To no surprise, the song jumped up to number 25 on downloaded songs on iTunes. The Journey’s Greatest Hits CD jumped up to number 66 on Amazon.com.

I checked out the ABC show, Fast Cars & Superstars this week. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it is a show where celebrities are teamed with Nascar superstars. A Nascar driver leads the way around the track while the celebrity follows in another car behind. The celebrities compete against each other in three timed laps and have to get a wheel on these arrows on the track as well. The three laps finish with them having to park the car perfectly inside the pit box. Fun show. This week’s episode had Jamie McMurray as the Nascar driver. Competing on this show was John Cena, Jewel, Gabrielle Reece, and Bill Cowher. Cena finished first and had a strong showing. Reece was eliminated. This Sunday is the finale. It will be six people competing for the win between John Cena, Jewel, Bill Cowher, John Elway, Ty Murray, and Tony Hawk.

TBS has acquired the cable rights for the reruns of My Name Is Earl and The Office. The shows will begin airing five days a week beginning in 2009.

The premiere of The Closer broke its own previous record becoming the highest rated ad-supported basic-cable series show ever with its third season premiere on Monday night. The show had 8.8 million viewers and TNT had more viewers for the night than any of the broadcast networks.

Some new faces will be appearing on Heroes this season. Coming to the show will be David Anders, Barry Shabaka Henley, Holt McCallany, Lyndsy Fonseca, and Dianna Argon. Anders will play an ancient samurai warrior who is also Hiro’s childhood hero. Henley will play a New York city detective. McCallany will play the leader of an Irish gang. Fonseca and Argon will be playing cheerleaders involving the storyline of Claire.

AOL has a TV Themes radio station. It is a lot of fun to listen to!!

I’m currently watching the last episode of The Wonder Years as the reruns are airing on ION Network. I’ve seen it before but I bet it has been at least ten years since I’ve seen the last episode. The ending to the story of what happened on into the future is still depressing. Kevin and Winnie don’t end up together??!! What was that about??!! We went through six seasons of Kevin and Winnie only for them to not end up together!! Other things we find out is that Wayne took over the family business after their dad passes away two years after that last episode took place. Sad!! Winnie went to school overseas and her and Kevin wrote letters to each other every week. Eight years later, she came home and Kevin met her at the airport with his wife and kids. Paul went to Harvard. I always enjoyed watching this show as a kid and all these years later, I still enjoy it. It was a unique show with the way it was done especially with the narration. When How I Met Your Mother premiered, my first thought was how it was sort of the modern day Wonder Years as far as how it is written with the narration.

What were the top ten movies at the box office ten years ago? Well, here you go.

1. Batman and Robin – $42.8 million. 2. My Best Friend’s Wedding – $21.6 million. 3. Con Air – $10.4 million. 4. The Lost World: Jurassic Park – $8 million. 5. Speed II: Cruise Control – $7.4 million. 6. Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery – $1.2 million. 7. Gone Fishin’ – $1.1 million. 8. Addicted To Love – $0.9 million. 9. The Fifth Element – $0.86 million. 10. Buddy – $0.85 million.

Anybody remember the cult movie classic, The Monster Squad? I loved this movie and it is finally coming to DVD. The 2 disc DVD will be released on July 24th. Lots of bonus features to be had. This is what I have heard for them. Two different audio commentary tracks. One with the film makers and the other has some of the actors. Also included is a making of the movie, a reunion featurette with the cast looking back on the movie, deleted and extended scenes, and more. I’ll for sure be picking this DVD up. I can’t even remember the last time that I saw this movie as it never airs on TV. Don’t remember the movie, maybe this trailer for the DVD will help you remember it?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIn4HQwsUfU

TV on DVD releases for Tuesday, June 26th. Bozo’s Circus (Bozo: The World’s Most Famous Clown), Captain N & The Adventures Of Super Mario Bros. 3 (Complete Series), Casper (Best Of Volumes 1 & 2), Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C. (Season 2), Hannah Montana (Volume 2: Pop Star Profile), Miami Vice (Season 5), Monk (Season 5), My Little Pony & Friends (Pony Puppy), Mystery Science Theatre 3000 (Collection: Volume 11), The New Adventures of Batman (Complete Series), The New Adventures Of Superman (New Adventures Of Superman), The New Statesmen (Complete Series), Psych (Season 1), Reno 911! (Season 4), Spenser For Hire (Ceremony; Pale Kings & Princes), Wild Chronicles (Season 1 Collection).

You Tube Video Of The Week: Robot Chicken spoofs Star Wars. This has a little strong language in it so be warned on where you are watching it. I watched this over the weekend and found it to be funny and cleverly written. I laughed out loud several times at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkc0UhsNaC8

That is all I have for this week. Have a great weekend!!

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