TERMINATOR TO HOST "HEROES & VILLAINS"!
Arnold back in the host seat at AFI!
Reported By: Ulf Kristensson
Wednesday, April 16, 2003

The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced "AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains" to be the annual theme for AFI's on-going celebration of 100 years of American movies. Schwarzenegger, up for a few nominations himself, will host this three hour event to air Tuesday, June 3, 2003.

Among those interviewed for the special are Kathy Bates, Carl Bernstein, Erin Brockovich, Hayden Christensen, Wes Craven, Geena Davis, Kirk Douglas, Robert Englund, Sally Field, Louise Fletcher, Harrison Ford, Milos Forman, Jodie Foster, William Friedkin, Celeste Holm, Dennis Hopper, Frank Langella, Angela Lansbury, Janet Leigh, Elmore Leonard, Malcolm McDowell, Peter O¹Toole, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, Ridley Scott, Sylvester Stallone, Oliver Stone and Sigourney Weaver.

"AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains" will countdown America's 50 greatest heroes and 50 greatest villains in film, as chosen by experts of the motion picture community, in a three-hour television event on the CBS Television Network in June 2003.

Each year, the AFI program has garnered the highest rating for its time slot. Previous programs within this series have included: "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions" (2002); "AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills" (2001); "AFI's 100 Years...100 Laughs" (2000); "AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars" (1999) and "AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies" (1998).

"The AFI 100 Years... series has become an event on every movie lover's calendar, often sparking extraordinary national debate and driving millions of people to the experience of watching classic American movies," stated AFI's Director and CEO Jean Picker Firstenberg. "This is the institute's ultimate goal, to introduce and reintroduce generations of movie audiences to our rich cultural heritage."

Today, AFI distributed a ballot with 400 nominated screen characters to a jury of 1,500 leaders from the creative community, including film artists (directors, screenwriters, actors, editors, cinematographers) critics and historians. Additionally, the national membership of AFI will receive one collective vote.

This year, the jury will be asked to choose 50 heroes and 50 villains from an extensive list of characters such as The Terminator, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Hannibal Lecter and The Wicked Witch of the West.

For more AFI info, go to their official website HERE!

Thanks to Jacob and Bill for the tip!

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Ulf Kristensson