AFI asked you, the voting public, to decide which one of the top ‘heart-pounding’ movies from AFI’s 100 Years...100 Thrills that you'd like us to screen on Halloween night. We've tallied your choices, and the winner is...Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO!

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Just know this: That implied contradiction in the title is no mistake. In fact, there is nothing but precision in director Paulo Caldas' look at the creeping desperation of rural life, from the gorgeous cinematography to the innovative visual storytelling. Young actress Nash Laila delivers a devastating performance as Jessica, a girl who is driven by her longing for more into a very dark place. More...

In attendance:  Michael Addis, Jamie Kennedy

If it's only a thin line between such disparate ideas as love and hate, then what's the difference between the Cahiers du cinema and some drunk jerk at a comedy showcase? Director Michael Addis joins forces with renowned punching bag Jamie Kennedy to examine why the critical community so enjoys savaging his films. A fascinating and often hilarious dissection of the relationship between art, criticism and society that features interviews with people such as Carrot Top and Joel Schumacher. More...

In attendance: Joan Chen, Nancy Kwan, Amy Tan, Justin Lin, Lisa Lu, James Hong, Tsai Chin, Mai Lon,  Gittlesohn & Marcella Wong-Yasuhiro (daughters of Violet Wong, star of the 1916 film, “The Curse of Quon Gwon”), James Leong, Jr. (son of James B. Leong, producer/writer of the 1921 film, “Lotus Blossom”)

Arthur Dong critically re-examines the history of Hollywood’s construction of the stereotypic Chinese identity on film. He artfully weaves together over a century of film-clips with the commentary of Ang Lee, Joan Chen, Wayne Wang, Justin Lin and others who are reshaping the image of Chinese people in the cinema of today. More...

In attendance:  Maggie Renzi, John Sayles

During the cotton harvest in 1950s Alabama it's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone Pine Top Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure young migrant farmers and local Army recruits to his juke joint as a way to keep his business alive. Indie master John Sayles directs a superlative cast including Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Lisa Gay Hamilton and Mary Steenburgen as well as such notable musicians as Keb' Mo' and Dr. Mable John. More...

The short documentary features an interview and a museum tour with the master of the airbrush, the inventor of "biomechanics" and the creator of the Academy Award winning ALIEN. The artist talks openly about his fascination with the morbid; his fame and cult following; his fears and nightmares; and about his visions of the future. More...

Each winter Tub hunts with childhood friends Frank and Kenny. Middle-aged and still the butt of every joke, Tub wants this year to be different. And it is: deep inside a snow-covered forest, his long-buried aggression comes raging to the surface. Based on the Tobias Wolff short story 'Hunters in the Snow'. More...