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18 June 2008 10:35 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

The American Film Institute has selected the top ten films in 10 classic genres, featuring them Tuesday night in a three-hour special that aired on CBS. (AFI launched a website today at www.afi.com that features over 400 video clips from all of the 100 movies.) The top two in each category: Animation: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio; Fantasy: The Wizard of Oz, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; Gangster: The Godfather, Goodfellas; Science Fiction: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars: Episode IV (the original); Western: The Searchers, High Noon; Sports: Raging Bull, Rocky; Mystery: Vertigo, Chinatown; Romantic Comedy: City Lights, Annie Hall; Courtroom Drama: To Kill a Mockingbird, 12 Angry Men; Epic: Lawrence of Arabia, Ben-Hur.

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29 May 2008 9:14 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Latest: Executives at clothing company American Apparel have hit back at Woody Allen's claims they used his image in their advertising without permission, insisting the campaign was meant as a parody.

The veteran director sued the company in March, claiming he was never contacted by the firm - which is known for its provocative ads - about the billboard and online advertisements. The ads featured an image - taken from the 1977 movie Annie Hall - of Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew.

But, according to the New York Daily News, bosses at the company have filed their response in Manhattan Federal Court, stating that their billboards were meant in jest.

The company's lawyer Stuart Slotnick says, "American Apparel is certainly not marketing their casual wear to Orthodox, black hat rabbis."

Billboards in New York and Los Angeles have since been taken down, but the image can still be viewed on the Internet.

The filmmaker is seeking damages of more than $10 million (GBP5 million).

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31 March 2008 6:33 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Veteran filmmaker Woody Allen has filed legal papers accusing clothing company American Apparel of using his image in its advertising without his permission.

The comedian claims he was never contacted by an American Apparel representative about the billboard and online advertisements, which featured an image - taken from the Oscar-winning 1977 movie Annie Hall - of Allen dressed as a Hasidic Jew.

In legal documents filed in U.S. District Court in New York on Monday, Allen says he doesn't endorse commercial products in the U.S. and that American Apparel hasn't compensated him for the use of his likeness.

Allen is seeking damages of more than $10 million (GBP5 million).

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