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awards, popularity over time, histori-
cal significance and cultural impact.
Special to The Jewish News
"I had a lot of fun doing this show,
mmy Award-winning pro-
talking to people, filming them,
ducer Gary Smith has given
watching movies and finding the right
a lot of thought to movies
scenes to use," Smith said.
lately, and he wants other
"People loved talking about movies
film fans to do the same.
they've enjoyed and remembered the
As executive producer, director and
first one they saw, who was with them
writer of "AFI's 100 Years ... 100
at a particular movie and what the
Movies," Smith has planned a three-
movie meant to them. It was very fas-
hour special that pays tribute to a cen-
cinating and very emotional."
tury of Hollywood movie making.
Smith selected celebrities to discuss
The show, which airs 8-11 p.m.
their personal favorites by searching his
Tuesday, June 16, has a countdown
talent files and looking for newsmakers.
and clips of the 100 films voted best
He told them to speak strictly as fans.
by people associated with the film
"We did all our interviews of nota-
community. It also features interviews
bles at length, and we talked about
with celebrities dis-
which films impacted
cussing their favorites.
their lives, which films
Until the show airs,
they would have chosen
the choices are all top
to be America's greatest
secret, kept under
and what criteria they
wraps by hosts Jodie
used," explained Smith,
Foster, Richard Gere
who is one-half of
and Sally Field.
Smith-Hemion
"We realized that if
Productions, a team that
we had any kind of a
has won 23 Emmys.
concept that would
"I felt it was impor-
keep people tuned in
tant to look at the peo-
for three hours, it was
ple who, because of
going to be the count-
what they represent or
down aspect," said
what they accom-
Smith, 63, whose 30-
plished, would be inter-
Gary Smith, ex ecutive pro-
plus years of television ducer, director and writer of
esting.
productions range
I really wanted to
!AFI's 100 Yeal. s ... 100
from the Tony Awards Movies."
know what President
to the Streisand spe-
Clinton's favorite movie
cials. "We started at
is and what Walter
Cronkite's favorite movie is."
film 100 and moved up to the film
voted No. 1."
Among those discussing favorites are
Anne Bancroft, Candice Bergen, Sarah
Voting was in the hands of 1,500
Ferguson, Whoopi Goldberg, James
hand-picked people — performers,
Earl Jones, Susan Lucci, Martin
critics, historians and studio execu-
Scorcese, Julia Roberts, Brooke Shields,
tives, responding in a system similar to
Donald Trump and Ted Turner.
the way Oscars are decided. They
"If the movies are kind of our
made their selections from a list of
magic carpet ride and cover just about
400 movies compiled by the American
every single area of our likes and dis-
Film Institute (AFI), the organization
likes, then we can probably tell a lot
dedicated to advancing and preserving
about a personality by knowing [his or
the art of film.
her] favorite movies," Smith said.
AFI board members and researchers
Although Smith's personal prefer-
went through a rigorous process to
ence list includes Harold and Maude,
select the 400 from 75,000 American-
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,
made moving pictures produced since
Singin' in the Rain and Field of
cinema's inception in 1896. They con-
Dreams, he found himself consistently
sidered critical recognition, major
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