June 9, 2023
LEGALLY BLONDE (2001) – AFI Movie Club
Starring the effervescent Reese Witherspoon as an instantly iconic Elle Woods alongside a supporting cast that includes Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge, director Robert Luketic’s LEGALLY BLONDE (2001) brought its bend and snap to AFI Movie Club with a special introduction by Chloë Grace Moretz. The candy-colored comedy follows an underestimated...
June 8, 2023
JOKER (2019) – AFI Movie Club
Directed by Todd Phillips and co-written by Phillips and AFI Alum Scott Silver (AFI Class of 1992), JOKER (2019) features a transformative and terrifying central performance from Joaquin Phoenix, headlining a stunning supporting cast that includes Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brian Tyree Henry and AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Robert De Niro. The film was...
June 7, 2023
WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) – AFI Movie Club
A meticulously wrought thriller pitting a blind woman against two determined criminals in a cruel and fascinating game of cat-and-mouse, WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967) earned its spot on the American Film Institute’s accounting of the most heart-pounding narratives in the history of the art form. Embodying both the vulnerability and strength of her character when...
June 6, 2023
ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) – AFI Movie Club
Returning to a cinematic Sherwood Forest with a raucous and rousing retelling of the legendary outlaw’s exploits, ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES (1991) features Kevin Costner in the title role, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as the Lady Marian and Alan Rickman as the dastardly Sheriff of Nottingham, with AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman joining...
June 5, 2023
WHAT A WAY TO GO! (1964) – AFI Movie Club
A romantic, candy-colored cinematic confection that sparkles with intoxicating champagne charm across its performances, costumes (from the legendary Edith Head), cinematography and production design, WHAT A WAY TO GO! (1965) stars effervescent AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Shirley MacLaine opposite a staggering assembly line of inarguable leading men – including Paul Newman, Robert Mitchum, Dean...
June 4, 2023
TO DIE FOR (1995) – AFI Movie Club
A pitch-black satire from director Gus Van Sant and writer Buck Henry, TO DIE FOR (1995) features Joaquin Phoenix, Matt Dillon, Casey Affleck, Dan Hedaya, Illeana Douglas and Wayne Knight – all brilliantly aglow in the supernova light of a stone-cold iconic, ice-cold terrifying performance from Nicole Kidman, soon to be honored as the 49th...
June 3, 2023
ROMA (2018) – AFI Movie Club
Alfonso Cuarón’s love letter to his homeland of Mexico, ROMA (2018) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI SPECIAL AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “ROMA is an ode to life, love and loss – a monument to the power of...
June 2, 2023
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) – AFI Movie Club
An epic descent into a heart of darkness characterized by greed, compulsion and power above all else, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) culminates in a harrowing confrontation in a private bowling alley – in which the struggle between ambition and morality reaches its conclusion. The film was recognized in the year...
June 1, 2023
What to Watch: June 2023 | AFI Alumni Projects
Wondering what to watch this June? We've got a list of projects by AFI Conservatory Alumni for you to check out! About AFI: Ranked the #1 film school in the nation, the AFI Conservatory has over 50 years of history training filmmakers who have gone on to create award-winning and critically acclaimed films and television...
June 1, 2023
Alla Nazimova – AFI Catalog Spotlight
In celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, the AFI Catalog shines a spotlight on the trailblazing queer actress Alla Nazimova, who would have celebrated her 144th birthday this June 4. Hailed by modern scholars as “the founding mother of Sapphic Hollywood,” Nazimova was known as a brilliant artiste and non-conformist, who performed in over 20 films in her time,...
June 1, 2023
Spotlight on AFI Alum Roxine Helberg Whose New Film Premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival
With the 22nd Tribeca Film Festival right around the corner, AFI caught up with writer/director Roxine Helberg (AFI Class of 2011) whose feature directorial debut COLD COPY, starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Bel Powley, will have its World Premiere at the festival this year. Her dramatic thriller follows Mia Scott, a young broadcast journalism student...
June 1, 2023
PARIS IS BURNING (1990) – AFI Movie Club
A groundbreaking documentary from director Jennie Livingston, PARIS IS BURNING (1991) gives audiences an inside look into the vibrant New York drag scene of the 1980s – shining a proper light on the celebration and spectacle that provided the backdrop for an unprecedented sense of community. In addition to screening the film itself at the...
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