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The AFI's most revered comedy is the 55th edition of the T100P. Billy Wilder's screwball cross-dressing flick has a fantastic trio in the starring roles (Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and especially Jack Lemmon). It's also one of the most enjoyable movies on this list. Go to it!

One of our most contentious editions yet is the 54th AFI Top 100 podcast, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. It was an unloved flop in 1958, but it's a revered classic 56 years later. Settle in for a lengthy gab-gab about Hitch, Kim, Jimmy Stew, and their tale of love, lust and lunacy.

Bridge On The River Kwai is the T100P's 53rd podcast and it's a jolly good show. War movies on the AFI list are always compelling, especially when David Lean is at the helm and Alec Guinness is losing his proper mind out in the Burmese jungle. So dust off your hat and your Geneva Conventions pamphlet and start collaborating with the enemy whilst hearing our chatter!

Get furious a dozen times because 12 Angry Men is the 52nd edition of the T100P. Director Sidney Lumet's first film is a revered classic, despite its simplicity and black-and-whiteness. Sequester yourself with your listening device and find out if we dug Henry Fonda & friends doing their civic duty!

Podcast #51 hits us with racism, sexism and probably 1 or 2 other Giant Rock Hudson "isms". The Texas soap opera ends the run of AFI movies for director George Stevens and star James Dean, maybe not a moment too soon. There's much to discuss in this 200-moment movie, so time's a-wastin'.

We jump back on the John Wayne horse and cover another western in podcast #50. The Searchers is the AFI swan song for both the Duke and director John Ford. Their flick is a Bible for other film-makers. It isn't perfect though. Our thoughts? They await you!

You're tearing the T100P apart! Jimmy Dean brings his angst to the party in Rebel Without A Cause, the 49th look at AFI classics. But is this a true classic or just an overwrought guilty pleasure? You need to know, so hit that button!

Rear Window peeps into YOUR window as the 48th podcast from the T100P. Alfred Hitchcock teams up with Jimmy Stewart for the 1st time and one of us thinks it's a home run. The other is not convinced. Controversy! There might even be a few bad impressions thrown around. Go to it!

It's the return of The Not 100 Project! No AFI movies need apply. This week we review 3 Canadian flicks: The Sweet Hereafter, Cube and The Barbarian Invasions. We even have an interview with the co-writer of Cube, Andre Bijelic! Tune us in, eh!

On The Waterfront is the subject of podcast #47! It's Marlon Brando in top form. His co-stars? Great too. And the flick's got a message. Not since Pinocchio has a Hollywood movie talked about this much "conscience". Plus, let's not forget the subtext of Elia Kazan's Commie-ratting. Were we split on OTW's virtues? Find out!

Edition #46 of the T100P is the star-studded From Here To Eternity. Boxing, bullets, bugles, babes, buddies, and bombs before breakfast, this one has almost everything that starts with a B. It also has Burt (Lancaster) in his only AFIer and Monty Clift in his last. Activate!

Podcast #45 is a simple title for a complex movie: Shane. This sod-busting western has an abundance of depth. The movie was so effective, it even made one of us misty-eyed. Who was it? Also, is Shane the Batman of the old west? Dial us up and find out!

For the first time since last August, we're in the old west. Our 44th Top 100 podcast finds Gary Cooper fighting for his life in High Noon. The highly regarded western is on eight (8!) different AFI lists, so they obviously dig it. What about the T100P perspective? Well, stand up for what's right and listen to our take!

Our 43rd Top 100 podcast is an almost perfect musical and it's Singin' In The Rain! Even hard-hearted musical-haters have got to surrender to this one. Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and friends certainly wowed us. You too? Come on...you too!

The T100P's podcast #42 might not be the answer to all of life's questions, but it DOES end Humphrey Bogart's AFI run...and it's John Huston's final AFIer as a director. It also marks the return of Katharine Hepburn. The Institute adores this movie. Did we? You must find out!

We take our 4th break from the AFI Top 100 and review a movie that didn't make their list. This time it's one of the best pictures of recent memory, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind! This is a strange, challenging, funny, yearning, aching, lost-love story...and it's just in time for Valentine's Day! Bonus: you can read Ryan's gushy 2004 review on the IMDb and on www.top100project.com.

We are 1/3rd of the way through The Top 100 Project with this 41st podcast, An American In Paris! There's no point in denying that we didn't find this one worthy of the AFI list. At least Gene Kelly's remarkable talents are put to better use when we get to Singin' In The Rain in a few weeks. Anyway, you...got...rhythm, so give us a listen!

No AFI Top 100 films here! This time we peruse and analyse 2 controversial Oscar nominees. The Wolf Of Wall Street, of course, stars Leo DiCaprio and was directed by the living legend Marty Scorsese, while the star-laden American Hustle was helmed by David O. Russell. Bring on the sex, drugs and swearing!

The 40th Top 100 Project podcast has so much to offer, highlighted by all the Method acting and Marlon Brando's screams of "Stella!" The flick is sexy, it's violent, it's controversial and it's very complicated. It's also one of AFI's more memorable pictures. Stranger, activate your kindness!

Melodrama alert! A Place In The Sun is our 39th Top 100 Project podcast. This might be our kissiest movie yet. At least it's Monty Clift and Liz Taylor doing the kissing. They are pretty. Our thoughts about the movie? Maybe not so pretty. Listen!

The 38th Top 100 Project podcast explores the backstabbing world of Broadway with All About Eve! This is our only Bette Davis movie, but we have a lot more to talk about than just her great performance. We managed to weave homosexuality, thin-skinned supporting actresses and Jay Leno into this conversation. We're each battling colds, so fasten your seatbelts...it's going to be a croaky podcast.

The Top 100 Project enters the '50s with one of the most-celebrated films of the decade, Sunset Boulevard! Join us as we discuss Norma's insanity, Joe's selfishness, and Billy Wilder's oh-so-cynical take on a Hollywood has-been and a never-was. Tune in!

For the 3rd time we take a break from AFI's Top 100 and review a movie they snubbed. When Harry Met Sally is one of the best rom-coms of the modern era, right? Since they ranked it highly on 5 of their other lists (Laughs, Passions, Quotes, etc), the AFI seems to agree. Join the Ellises and our special guest star (long-time listener, first-time podcaster, Bev's sister, Pam) and gush about Harry, S...

The AFI's Top 100 takes a back seat as we talk about zeitgeisty flicks you can find at the box office right now! We won't reveal anything important until the end of the 'cast when we tell you spoilers are coming. This 5th Now Playing Project takes on the Coen Brothers music dramedy Inside Llewyn Davis (with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan) and Spike Jonze's newest offbeat creation, Her (with Joaqui...

The 36th Top 100 Project podcast is the mystery noir, The Third Man! Citizen Kane pals Joseph Cotten and Orson Welles re-team in Austria to discuss black-market business opportunities and to ride Ferris wheels. What did we think of Welles as the snaky Harry Lime, of Cotten as the weaselly Holly Martins and of the legitimately ravaged streets of postwar Vienna? You know the only way to find out the...