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Article: OUR CRITIC COUNTERS: MAL VINCENT BEGS TO DIFFER WITH THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE'S LIST OF TTHE 100 BEST MOVIEW EVER. HERE'S WHAT HE SAYS...(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- June 20, 1998
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Byline: MAL VINCENT, ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
THERE WERE several moments during the unveiling of the American Film Institute's choices for the top 100 movies that I thought I was going to throw up. Physical illness was avoided by an urge to get up and throw something against the wall.
Brooke Shields as a commentator on film history? Larry King talking about how he thought ``The Godfather'' was ``familia?'' And Burt Reynolds breaking into tears?
Give me a break. These are our experts?
And then we have Bill Clinton telling us how his favorite movie, ``High Noon,'' featured a man who did the right thing in spite of the odds. We've seen Gary ...