Another best off list that is mildly amusing to look at is the annual American Film Institute’s AFI list of the 10 Most Outstanding Motion Pictures and TV Programs of the Year. Indiewood and comic book movies shared the same space among year-end kudos: The jury drank the kool-aid and added Dark Knight and Iron Man alongside the likes of Frozen River, Wendy and Lucy and The Wrestler. My only question: where’s Ballast?
The honorees are listed below in alphabetical order:
AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR—OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
THE DARK KNIGHT
FROST/NIXON
FROZEN RIVER
GRAN TORINO
IRON MAN
MILK
WALL•E
WENDY AND LUCY
THE WRESTLER
AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR—OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
BREAKING BAD
IN TREATMENT
JOHN ADAMS
LIFE
LOST
MAD MEN
THE OFFICE
RECOUNT
THE SHIELD
THE WIRE