The AFI - who must, once a year, publish a top-100 list to remind us that they exist - has revised their earlier list of the top 100 American films of all time. Fellowship of the Ring is on there now (American how?), but not its successors (hum-nu?), as are various concessions to populism like Titanic and The Sixth Sense, and other concessions to earlier omissions like Intolerance and Spartacus.

Oddly, my own lists (and my own need to remind you that I exist) have been churning quite a bit in the past few months as well:

My favourite movie is obviously not actually going to remain Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, but for the time being... it so very, very is. I love that movie in ways that are not rational, sensible, or explainable. (Reminds me of a girl I used to take out.) I am as happy as a pig in slop that this thing came along and forced its way past Return of the Jedi, though more reasonably it will end up spending its time in the #3 position (behind Seven Samurai) for several years before eventually falling out of favour. Raiders has moved up a step too, by the way.

The current list:

1. Return of the Jedi
2. Seven Samurai
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark
5. Lawrence of Arabia

My favourite book has suffered a clean upset. His Dark Materials displaced Heart of Darkness and In the Skin of a Lion for the top slot about three months ago. This means Potter is out of the top three as well, and in the Potterverse, Goblet of Fire is being given a run for its money by Order of the Phoenix - which itself would have been heresy just a year ago.

The list:

1. His Dark Materials
2. In the Skin of a Lion
3. Heart of Darkness
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

My favourite TV show is the only thing that's pretty much unassailable. Ain't nothin' gonna knock MSCL off the top of that list. Six Feet Under did, however, get past Firefly and The Simpsons for the #4 spot.

1. My So-Called Life
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
4. Six Feet Under
5. Firefly

THE GOBLIN DANCES HERE!!!