新世纪的脚步声已越来越清晰可闻,处于世纪之交的人们现在都开始忙于总结过去一百年发生在人类社会的种种荣辱沉浮。对于正好有百年历史的电影业来说,进行这样的总结似乎更具有名正言顺的意义和一种巧合的味道。美国电影行业的权威机构之一美国电影学会(The American Film Institute)宣布,将于今年六月上旬揭晓本世纪一百位银幕传奇人物和当代影星的评选结果。这一举动被视为是对美国乃至全球电影 The footsteps of the new century have become clearer and clearer. People at the turn of the century are now busy summing up the ups and downs of humankind that have taken place in the past century. For the film industry, which is exactly one hundred years old, such summaries seem to be more phony and coincidental. The American Film Institute, one of the leading authorities in the U.S. film industry, announced the result of the selection of 100 screen sagas and contemporary movie stars this century in early June this year. This move is seen as a film on the United States and the world