Quote unquote.A night at the bar just wouldn't be the same without movie quotes like "No wire hangers, ever!" "And your little dog too! and "Oh, Mary, don't ask" to toss into the conversation. So Hollywood's greatest lines (of dialogue) will be praised during AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. June 21. Hosted by Pierce Brosnan, the three-hour special features a cornucopia of Hollywood talent--including Burr Reynolds, James Brolin, and George Lucas--discussing clips of the 100 most quotable quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot quotes. Selected by a confidential jury through an extensive balloting process (see all 400 nominated quotes on the American Film Institute American Film Institute (AFI), nonprofit organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1967 by the National Endowment for the Arts to preserve and catalog American films and television, to provide work grants for new and established filmmakers, and to increase Web site), the top 100 will be kept secret until airing, says Bob Gazzale, director of AFI AFI American Film Institute AFI Awaiting Further Instructions AFI Armed Forces Insurance AFI A Fire Inside (band) AFI Air Force Instruction AFI Australian Film Institute AFI Agencia Federal de Investigación Productions. He did reveal that several gay favorites made the cut, including The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. , All About Eve, Funny Girl, and--of course--Mommie Dearest. "These are lines people carried from the theater into their everyday lives," says Gazzale. "We've never had a greater interest." |
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