American Film Institute picks 2008 winners

The American Film Institute picked its top 10 movies of 2008. David Fincher's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was the first one on the list, with "The Dark Knight" and "Frost/Nixon" following second and third, respectively.

Also part of the list were Courtney Hunt's directorial debut "Frozen River," Clint Eastwood's "Gran Torino" and Jon Favreau's "Iron Man."

Gus Van Sant's drama "Milk," Pixar's "WALL-E," Kelly Reichardt's "Wendy and Lucy" and Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" rounded out the top 10.

Read more about AFI on the official AFI Web site.

AFI L.A. Film Festival announces lineup

Danny Ledonne’s documentary “Playing Columbine” is one of 15 films screening at this year’s AFI Los Angeles Film Festival, according to Variety.

“Columbine” chronicles the history of the game “Super Columbine Massacre RPG!” through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College, in which it was mentioned as a major influence on the shooter.

Also premiering at the festival are Fernando Eimbcke’s “Lake Tahoe,” Margarita Jimeno’s “Gogol Bordello Non-Stop” and Rodrigo Pla’s “The Desert Within.”

Here are some other films you’ll be able to catch at the AFI Fest: Paul Schrader’s “Adam Resurrected;” Arnaud Desplechin’s “A Christmas Tale;” Matteo Garrone’s “Gomorrah;” and Anthony Fabian’s “Skin.”

The AFI Los Angeles Film Festival runs Oct. 30 – Nov. 9, 2008. Click here to check out the official Web site.