By Mike Snider The Godfather is remembered as a dark picture. But over the years it has become less dark than intended. The opening scene of the best-picture Oscar winner is the ultimate example.

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES - Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing among the American Film Institute's best genre movies. Films featuring those characters were among the No.