March 20, 2025
AVATAR (2009) – AFI Movie Club
An immersive interplanetary trip to the intoxicating alien world of Pandora, director James Cameron’s AVATAR (2009) was a cultural phenomenon brought to the screen by armies of innovative artists – among whom were two graduates of the AFI Conservatory, supervising art director Todd Cherniawsky (AFI Class of 1993) and visual effects producer Maricel Pargulayan (AFI...
March 19, 2025
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – AFI Movie Club
Adapting Homer’s epic, Joel and Ethan Coel brought “The Odyssey” to 1930s Mississippi in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000) – featuring an all-star cast of players that includes John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, John Goodman, Holly Hunter and, as the film’s “man of constant sorrow” and front man for the...
March 18, 2025
MAMMA MIA! (2008) – AFI Movie Club
A joyous jukebox musical exploding with exuberance and color, MAMMA MIA! (2008) features the multi-hyphenate talents of AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Meryl Streep, as well as the stunning cinematography of AFI Alum Haris Zambarloukos (AFI Class of 1994). Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about MAMMA MIA! Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 17, 2025
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) – AFI Movie Club
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN An anguished Irish fable from director Martin McDonagh, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) was honored with an AFI SPECIAL AWARD, recognizing it as one of the most outstanding achievements in the art of the of moving image in the year of its release. According to the official rationale, “THE BANSHEES OF...
March 16, 2025
THE APARTMENT (1960) – AFI Movie Club
THE APARTMENT (1960) features no fewer than three AFI Life Achievement Award recipients – director, producer and co-writer Billy Wilder, as well as stars Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine! THE APARTMENT also appears on four of the American Film Institute’s lists of the greatest America films – including both the original and 10th anniversary edition,...
March 15, 2025
RAIN MAN (1988) – AFI Movie Club
Pairing Tom Cruise and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Dustin Hoffman for an unforgettable road trip, Barry Levinson’s RAIN MAN (1988) earned a place on the American Film Institute’s list of the most triumphantly inspiring films of all time. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about RAIN MAN. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 14, 2025
BASIC INSTINCT (1992) – AFI Movie Club
An erotic thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven, BASIC INSTICT (1992) featured the iconic pairing of Sharon Stone and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Michael Douglas – and included an ice pick among the sordid details of its murder plot. Visit the AFI Catalog to learn more about BASIC INSTINCT. Have Get The Picture delivered to...
March 13, 2025
THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) – AFI Movie Club
Based on a bestseller by Tom Wolfe about real-life test pilots and astronauts, THE RIGHT STUFF (1983) was named by the American Film Institute among the most inspiring films of all time – and was shot by AFI Alum Caleb Deschanel (AFI Class of 1969), recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Alumni Medal for embodying...
March 12, 2025
AIRPLANE! (1980) – AFI Movie Club
Written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker, AIRPLANE! (1980) is surely one of the art form’s most groundbreaking, gut-busting comedies, landing it on the American Film Institute’s list of the greatest comedies of all time – with the hilariously iconic exchange between Robert Hays’ Striker and Leslie Nielsen’s Dr. Rumack also appearing on AFI’s...
March 11, 2025
EASY RIDER (1969) – AFI Movie Club
Included on AFI’s original and 10th anniversary lists of the greatest American films of all time, EASY RIDER (1969) also featured an iconic usage of Steppenwolf’s rock anthem “Born to Be Wild,” recognized by AFI as one of the greatest songs ever featured in a film. EASY RIDER’s journey to the big screen included AFI...
March 10, 2025
MOONSTRUCK (1987) – AFI Movie Club
A magical romance starring Cher, Nicolas Cage, Danny Aiello and Olympia Dukakis, MOONSTRUCK (1987) appears among the American Film Institute’s accounting of cinema’s most beautiful love stories and greatest romantic comedies, as well as on AFI’s list of the funniest comedies of all time, with Cher’s iconic line – “Snap out of it!” – counted...
March 9, 2025
THE TERMINATOR (1984) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by James Cameron, produced by AFI Trustee Emeritus Gale Anne Hurd and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in a breakout role, THE TERMINATOR (1984) earned a place on the AFI’s ranking of the art form’s greatest thrills – with Schwarzenegger’s portrayal of the inexorable, unstoppable cybernetic assassin appearing among cinema’s most terrifying villains. A machine of...
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