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AFI to list 100 greatest movies

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The American Film Institute in Los Angeles will mark the 10th anniversary of its "100 Years ... 100 Movies" series by naming the "Greatest Movie of All Time."

It's a replay of the AFI's first "100 Years" event, but this time around the list of 400 nominated movies has been changed to include pictures that came out since the 1997 balloting.

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In a news release Thursday, the AFI said it would update its "Greatest Movie of All Time" every 10 years from now on, to account for changing cultural perspectives.

Movie fans can download the official ballot of films eligible this year at the AFI Web site.

The ballot includes such older classics as Cecil B. De Mille's "The Cheat" (1915) to more recent films such as "Crash," "Brokeback Mountain," "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Hotel Rwanda."

"AFI has created the most comprehensive and credible examination of excellence in American film with the AFI's 100 Years... series," said AFI President Jean Picker Firstenberg, "and, whether you agree with these lists or not, they have sparked a 10-year conversation on what makes a great movie and why."

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The "100 Years ... 100 Movies" countdown will be televised on CBS in June.

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