December 3, 2021
“Now Playing”: Projects by AFI Filmmakers Available to Watch Online in Dec. 2021
Looking for a new film or TV series to watch online? Support AFI alumni by checking out our Now Playing section, which we update regularly each month. Whether it’s a theatrical release now premiering on VOD or a scheduled digital launch, we want to get the word out. New Projects for December 2021 ...
December 3, 2021
AFI Movie Club: ACE IN THE HOLE
Directed by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Billy Wilder, today’s unflinching satire ACE IN THE HOLE chronicles an opportunistic journalist who orchestrates a media circus for his own personal gain – taking its inspiration from the tragic true story of legendary spelunker Floyd Collins. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream ACE IN...
December 2, 2021
AFI Movie Club: PI
With the help of his fellow AFI Alums – cinematographer Matthew Libatique and producer Eric Watson (both AFI Class of 1992) – director Darren Aronofsky was able to bring his vision of the film PI to life. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream PI PI - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB AFI Movie Club is a global, virtual gathering of film...
December 1, 2021
New Date Set for AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute to Julie Andrews
Gala Tribute To Take Place June 9, 2022 Tribute to Premiere on TNT and Encore on Turner Classic Movies The American Film Institute announced today that the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute celebrating Julie Andrews will take place June 9, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The event was originally scheduled…
December 1, 2021
AFI Catalog Spotlight: PARTING GLANCES
In honor of World AIDS day, the AFI Catalog spotlights PARTING GLANCES (1986), one of the first American films to cast its gaze on the AIDS crisis. Released 35 years ago this month, PARTING GLANCES was written, edited and directed by first-time filmmaker Bill Sherwood, who tragically died from complications with AIDS before he was...
December 1, 2021
AFI Spotlight Interview With Robert Elswit
Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977) is one of the most versatile and dynamic cinematographers working today. Cutting his teeth as a visual effects camera operator on landmark films such as THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK and E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, Elswit graduated with an MFA in Cinematography from AFI and transitioned to working as a full-time...
December 1, 2021
AFI Movie Club: THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Based on the 1920 novel by American author Edith Wharton, THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1993) was directed by Martin Scorsese, the recipient of the 25th AFI Life Achievement Award. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream THE AGE OF INNOCENCE THE AGE OF INNOCENCE - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
November 30, 2021
AFI Movie Club: IRON MAN
With cinematography by Matthew Libatique (AFI Class of 1992) and directed by Jon Favreau, IRON MAN (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr. was honored with an AFI AWARD in 2008 – recognizing it as one of the 10 outstanding films deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the...
November 29, 2021
AFI Movie Club: MISSISSIPPI MASALA
Starring AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Denzel Washington and Sarita Choudhury, director Mira Nair’s MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1992) explores a clash of cultures after Uganda’s exiled Indian population relocated to the southern United States. Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream MISSISSIPPI MASALA MISSISSIPPI MASALA - Reelgood GET THE LATEST FROM AFI MOVIE CLUB...
November 28, 2021
AFI Movie Club Rewind: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
This film was originally selected as an AFI Movie Club pick on May 25, 2021. Norman Jewison’s rousing film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF stars Topol as a poor, Jewish milkman in a village in Czarist Russia whose daughters wish to break with tradition by marrying for love rather than having their...
November 26, 2021
AFI Movie Club: Native American Heritage Day SMOKE SIGNALS
SMOKE SIGNALS (1998) marked the theatrical debut of director Chris Eyre – a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Nations – and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” Close Close Close Close Close HOW TO WATCH Where to stream SMOKE SIGNALS SMOKE SIGNALS -...
November 25, 2021
AFI Movie Club: SOUL FOOD
Written and directed by George Tillman Jr., SOUL FOOD celebrates the importance of family dinners – and recognizes that they’re about more than just the meal on the table. Starring Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long and Mehki Phifer, the film was produced by AFI Trustee emerita Tracey E. Edmonds. Close Close Close HOW TO...
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