December 3, 2020
AFI Movie Club: HALF NELSON
Directed by Ryan Fleck and starring Ryan Gosling and Shareeka Epps, HALF NELSON earned a 2006 AFI AWARD as one of the year’s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch HALF NELSON Now HALF NELSON – Reelgood Watch Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck talk…
December 2, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE DEER HUNTER
AFI named THE DEER HUNTER one of the great films in cinematic history – including the film on both 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES lists, as well as on the list of the most thrilling movies of all time. AFI also has honored two of the film’s stars – Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep – with the AFI…
December 1, 2020
AFI Movie Club: GAS FOOD LODGING
An indie slice-of-life drama written and directed by Allison Anders, GAS FOOD LODGING follows a single mother who moves to New Mexico with her two teenaged daughters, played by Ione Skye and Fairuza Balk – as they navigate their growing independence and burgeoning sexuality. The film’s executive producer is none other than AFI alum Carl…
December 1, 2020
DID YOU KNOW? This popular holiday film released 74 years ago this month was co-written by the prolific Pulitzer Prize-winning author Frances Goodrich.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946), which ranked #1 on AFI’s 100 YEARS… 100 CHEERS list of the most inspiring films of all time, and #20 on AFI’s 100 YEARS… 100 MOVIES list of the greatest films of all time, was co-written by Frances Goodrich, who would have celebrated her 130th birthday this month. Goodrich was…
November 30, 2020
AFI Movie Club: ON GOLDEN POND
The story of a New England summer that brings generations of a family together – while also revealing the emotional baggage between them – ON GOLDEN POND stars father and daughter AFI Life Achievement Award recipients Henry and Jane Fonda, as well as AFI’s #1 ranked screen legend of all time, Katharine Hepburn. The film…
November 29, 2020
Contribute to the Legacy of the AFI
The Estate of Scott L. Lange recently bequeathed the American Film Institute a generous gift in support of our work. An AFI member since the 1970s, Scott had wanted to contribute to AFI’s mission of educating and inspiring artists and audiences alike. In a heartfelt letter, Scott’s wife Linda said that she and Scott “support…
November 29, 2020
AFI Movie Club: YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
Screened at AFI FEST presented by Audi in 2000, this heart-warming snapshot of a fractured yet resolute family received honors for Best New Writer and the New Directions Award. YOU CAN COUNT ON ME also won an AFI AWARD, which celebrates the year’s most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image. According to…
November 28, 2020
AFI Movie Club: MARY POPPINS
MARY POPPINS appears on two of AFI’s lists of the greatest America films – ranking #6 on AFI’S GREATEST MOVIE MUSICALS and #36 on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Songs, with “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.” Julie Andrews will be the 48th recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch MARY POPPINS Now MARY…
November 27, 2020
AFI Movie Club: An Exclusive Conversation With Director Chris Eyre on Native American Identity in the Movies
In honor of Native American Heritage Day, AFI Movie Club hosts an exclusive conversation on Native American identity in the movies with award-winning director and producer Chris Eyre and AFI Conservatory Fellows. Eyre – a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Nations – made his theatrical directing debut with SMOKE SIGNALS, which was selected…
November 26, 2020
AFI Movie Club: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
AFI Honorary Degree recipient Jodie Foster directs an all-star cast, including Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft and Robert Downey Jr., for Thanksgiving in this holiday treat – HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Click Here to Find Out How to Watch HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Now HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – Reelgood Watch this exclusive video from the…
November 25, 2020
AFI Movie Club: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)
THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Walter Matthau as police lieutenant Zachary Garber, is a nail-biting thriller that also captures the sights, sounds and character of New York City in the 1970s. Sargent served as the senior filmmaker in residence for the Directing discipline at the AFI Conservatory, educating…
November 24, 2020
Meet Syreeta Greene, AFI’s New Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
AFI is excited to welcome Syreeta Greene, our new Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to help further our mission and continue the essential work of elevating diverse voices that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized. With a Doctorate in Education and a Masters of Social Work, Greene has 20 years of experience in higher…
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