AFI Releases 2000 Top 10 Film List

LOS ANGELES (AP) â€” The American Film Institute honored two of director Steven Soderbergh's films â€” ``Traffic'' and ``Erin Brockovich'' â€” in its first-ever list of the 10 best

Wednesday, January 10th 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

LOS ANGELES (AP) â€” The American Film Institute honored two of director Steven Soderbergh's films â€” ``Traffic'' and ``Erin Brockovich'' â€” in its first-ever list of the 10 best movies of the year 2000.

AFI's best film list, assembled in alphabetical order and released Tuesday, included a summary of why each movie was recognized.

The eclectic list included the blockbuster epic ``Gladiator'' alongside the low-budget sibling-reunion drama ``You Can Count on Me.''

The AFI also honored two critically praised comedies â€” the record store romance ``High Fidelity'' and the dog-lover's farce ``Best in Show.''

In addition to ``Traffic,'' which chronicles the nation's drug trade, the institute honored three other movies that depicted the perils of narcotics use.

Those films included the bleak addiction drama ``Requiem for a Dream,'' the 1970s-era rock 'n' roll story ``Almost Famous,'' and ``Wonder Boys,'' which stars Michael Douglas as a pot-smoking professor.

The AFI also honored ``Before Night Falls,'' a true-life account of a gay Cuban writer who fled Fidel Castro's regime.

The 13 people who decide the inaugural AFI honors included the institute's chairman, three filmmakers, three film historians, three film critics and three AFI trustees.

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