Wrestler, Wendy and Lucy among AFI’s Top 10 of 2008

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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

Eric Lavallée
Eric Lavalléehttps://www.ericlavallee.com
Eric Lavallée is the founder, CEO, editor-in-chief, film journalist, and critic at IONCINEMA.com, established in 2000. A regular at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice, Eric holds a BFA in film studies from the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema. In 2013, he served on the narrative competition jury at the SXSW Film Festival. He was an associate producer on Mark Jackson’s "This Teacher" (2018 LA Film Festival, 2018 BFI London). He is a Golden Globes Voter, member of the ICS (International Cinephile Society) and AQCC (Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma).

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